Storage Area Network (SAN) Engineer

The SAN Engineer will carry out his/her tasks within the Platform Support Unit in the Field Technology Service (FTS) at the UN ICT Facility, Valencia (UNICTFV). Under the overall supervision of UNOPS Senior Programme Manager, the incumbent works under the guidance of the Chief Platform Support Unit in the Field Technology Service (FTS) at the UN ICT Facility, Valencia (UNICTFV), provides specific expertise in the definition of the architectural strategy for the storage infrastructure including: storage arrays, SAN switches, tape libraries, fibre I/O adapters and tools to monitor performance, availability and capacity.

The SAN Engineer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Function as the technical expert in storage system implementation, systems upgrade and systems integration
• Monitor Storage System operations and verify systems availability. Interact with network engineers and systems engineers to proactively facilitate integration of storage array systems into enterprise ICT infrastructure
• Perform tasks related to storage provisioning and host integration
• Function as 2nd tier support for analyzing, troubleshooting and implementing solutions related to storage technical problems
• Function as a technical resource in storage system support for storage service continuity solution implementation and provide efficient data recovery capability in case of disaster
• Perform technical evaluation of product and systems related to Storage infrastructure and continuity solutions
• Actively involve with third parties engaged in Storage infrastructure projects to ensure acceptable quality of service delivery and, prevent information security incidents
• Perform the functions of systems backup and recovery administrator, and data replication process owner
• Propose efficient, resilient and reliable data replication solution from UN Missions to UNICTFV
• Propose a highly available storage and backup environment to eliminate single points of failure
• Implement data storage management guidelines, policies, standards, procedures and other documentations for DPKO and DFS field missions
• Responsible for keeping track of existing storage usage and making recommendation for growth
• Support regular maintenance of operational resilience (OR) plans and conduct periodic exercises to verify OR readiness
• Provide necessary training and support missions in storage management, backup and restore operation, as required
• Define technical specifications and assist with capacity planning and budget estimates for SAN equipment
• Assist DPKO and CITS Missions on site or remotely on any ad-hoc projects and tasks as required especially with OR planning and exercises.
• Perform tasks associated with DPKO and United Nations operations as authorized
• Supervise SAN technicians and assess their performance on a regular basis
• Build capacity through on-the-job training or formal training
• Ensure all procedures in handling storage and backup tasks are documented by staff
• Assign duty officer, focal points in various DRX and projects, and backstops
• Perform other duties as required

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and those of UNOPS

Professionalism: Hands-on technical training and problem-solving skills, good knowledge of relevant ICT policies, structure and strategy as it relates to area of assignment; ability to assess storage area network needs; technological background and experience in SAN design and implementation.

Client Orientation: Ability to identify and analyse clients’ needs and develop appropriate technology to meet business requirements.

Commitment to Continuous Learning: Willingness to keep abreast of new developments in the field of information technology.

Planning and Organizing: Ability to organize, plan and implement work assignments, juggle competing demands and work under pressure of frequent and tight deadlines.

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, or relevant field.  A first level University

degree in a relevant field with two additional years of relevant experience may be considered in

lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

Required:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in providing engineering support for IT systems, preferably in large data centres with experience in Operating systems Windows 2008/2012 and Linux
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in enterprise storage infrastructure (EMC VNX, Unity, XtremIO, Isilon, HP 3Par Storage) and layered software that supports  high availability, data safety and storage manipulations (EMC Recover Point, Snap view, SRDF, SAN Copy, among other)
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience with backup and recovery solutions based on EMC NetWorker, EMC Avamar and Netbackup
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in data replication architecture and products
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in enterprise data backup and recovery operations
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a process-oriented service support and delivery environment

Desirable:

• Foundation certification in ITIL Service management

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of a second official UN language is an advantage.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

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