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San Engineer (x3)- Chicago, Direct, 5163

San Engineer
Position Overview:
Provide technical leadership in the Storage & Data Protection infrastructure domain. Utilize extensive knowledge of multiple technologies and solutions in the areas of SAN, NAS, Backup/Restore and Disaster Recovery to provide technical design recommendations with a goal of advancing storage and data protection capabilities within the environment. Support long-term IT organizational strategy and evolution of technology. Review and assist the Architecture community with defining high level requirements and conducting cost/benefits analysis to maximize utilization of available resources. Make recommendations for the establishment/update of standards and guidelines for the design of technology solutions including integration of storage technologies across multiple platforms and operating systems, including, but not limited to: Linux, AIX, z/OS, and Windows
This position is the first level in the Architecture family and is viewed as an internal consultant, technology advocate, mentor, and change agent. Responsibilities:
1. Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership to infrastructure and applications/systems development teams to advance infrastructure technology. Utilizing extensive knowledge of multiple technologies and platforms, provide technical design recommendations based on long-term IT organizational strategy and evolution of technology.
2. Mentoring: Takes responsibility for personal and team technical and professional growth. Serves as a technical resource providing guidance and advice to associates on storage and data protection capabilities for utilizing the full capability of technology in designing effective solutions. Provides technical assistance and follow through to team members on complex problems. Review design and development work, instructing team members as needed.
3. Analysis/Design: Analyze high level requirements and apply knowledge of business needs and technical architecture to determine appropriate course of action. Plan, design, and drive delivery for technologies that reduce costs or improve capabilities within the organization.
4. Business Knowledge: Assist the Enterprise & Application Architects in defining high level requirements. Refine ability to combine knowledge of business environment with the architecture of technology solutions. Bridge the current technical capabilities with the business strategy of the organization. Evaluate possible implementation of new technology, consistent with the goal of improving existing systems and technologies and in meeting the needs of the business.
5. Technology Knowledge: Maintain a strong knowledge of IT systems and architectures. Research, collect and disseminate information on emerging technologies and key learning throughout the IT organization.
6. Communication: Provides input to peers, management and customers for recommendations and alternate solutions and/or improvements. Conveys and insures the understanding of technical strategies and vision to project participants. Conveys problems, solutions, updates and project status to their peers, customers and management. Researches and presents detailed information for cost justification of new purchases to management. Develops and reviews program, systems, user, operations and disaster recovery documentation. Provides feedback on team and individual performance against established assignments. Participates in hiring process, conducts technical interviews, contributes to overall evaluation of candidates and makes recommendations for hiring.
7. Testing: Plans, coordinates and develops proper testing environments within and across various systems and platforms throughout the development lifecycle. Develop acceptance test methodology for complex design projects.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job. The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Bachelor degree in computer science or a related discipline preferred with 9-10 years of infrastructure/systems/application analysis and design OR demonstrated ability to meet job requirements through a comparable number of years of technical work experience. Previous experience and proven ability to define infrastructure/systems/application architectures is preferred. Must have very good understanding of Architecture design process, methodology, and high level of understanding of business environment, strategy and needs. Must have a high degree of understanding in the theories, methodologies and principals underlying technical analysis, design and implementation of software applications, systems, and/or databases. Must have proven expert analytical and design skills at multi-product/multi-environment levels as well as an in-depth experience in research and analysis, project planning and implementation. High understanding of entire development process, including specification, documentation and quality assurance. Aware of business issues as they impact overall project plans. Recognized reference and central point for technical issues across groups and products. Strong communications and interpersonal skills. Must have strong knowledge of job specific technical skills specified in the requisition and be able to apply them to specific software and/or database development efforts.

If qualified and interested in this position, please call 312-424-0300 and reference job number 5163.

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