Storage Administrator; Information Technology Analyst

Overview

Are you an Information Technology professional looking for the next step in your career? If so, we encourage you to read the posting below and apply today! The State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Bureau of Information Technology Solutions (BITS) is seeking a highly motivated and well‑organized individual to join the Platform Services Team for the position of Storage Administrator (Information Technology Analyst
3) in Hartford, CT.

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

• Full time, 40 hours per week
• Monday through Friday schedule
• First shift
• Located in Hartford, CT
• This hybrid position is eligible to apply for telework in accordance with the Telework Policy. The Policy can be found HERE.

• Monitors data‑center health and conducts system performance analysis, tuning, and storage management.
• Diagnoses and coordinates resolutions for host system problems.
• Performs core server administration tasks, including user/group management, security permissions, group policies, and print services.
• Manages planning, analysis, design, selection, installation, and implementation of new technologies, including SAN and NAS systems.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations for hardware and/or software purchases and new technologies related to storage infrastructure.
• Acts as a liaison to hardware and/or software vendors, system developers, programmers, and management.
• Develops and implements system security guidelines for host systems and data storage.
• Makes recommendations for system migration and upgrade directions, including data replication, snapshots, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Trains IT staff, operators, systems developers, and users on new procedures.
• Acts as a project coordinator overseeing other technical staff and support personnel.
• Assists in the development and implementation of information technology policies, procedures, and standards.
• Manages data backup, recovery, and archival processes, ensuring integrity, availability, and compliance with organizational disaster recovery plans.
• Performs related duties as required.

The Platform Services Team, within the Compute Services division of DAS BITS, is responsible for overseeing enterprise storage infrastructure that supports applications and services for state agencies. In this position, the successful candidate, along with a team of peers, will play a key role in managing and maintaining storage platforms, ensuring data availability, reliability, and performance across the State’s systems. Responsibilities include standardizing processes and procedures for storage operations, capacity planning, and data protection.

The successful candidate will collaborate with peers, technology managers, directors, and other key stakeholders to ensure the State’s storage solutions deliver timely, secure, and cost‑effective services that meet the needs of the State and its constituents.

Seven (7) years of experience in information technology (IT) operations, programming, systems/software development or another IT‑related field.

• Experience administering VMware, Hyper V, and managing Windows Server and UNIX/Linux, RHEL, Solaris, AIX.
• Experience in architecting and deploying storage replication solutions, backup, and recovery strategies.
• Experience with Power Shell, Python, Bash for automation, reporting, configuration, and system management.
• Experience integrating virtualization with enterprise storage, SAN, NAS, virtual storage, cloud storage, AWS S3 and Azure Blob.
• Experience with enterprise storage hardware/software, Dell Isilon, Pure Storage, IBM, and protocols, Fiber Channel and iSCSI.

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.