Job Description

Job Description and Duties

As part of a talented, high-performing and diverse team, the Information Technology Specialist I will serve as a Data Protection and Storage Engineer responsible for the operational management of the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and California Natural Resource Agency’s (CNRA) backup/recovery and storage systems.  This includes implementing and operating  the DWR/CNRA backup/recovery and disaster recovery infrastructures in public, private and hybrid cloud environments as well as supporting all remote sites throughout the DWR/CNRA statewide network. This critical position ensures the availability, reliability, scalability and manageability of DWR and CNRA's backup/recovery and data storage environments that support the information technology infrastructure of DWR and CNRA in alignment with the Department’s programs, strategic goals and business objectives.  This position will work closely with other infrastructure teams, engineering architects, business units, outside business partners and vendors to support, administer, and develop enterprise data protection and storage solutions to meet these goals and objectives. The Division of Technology Services values their employees and fosters a rich and innovative culture and enjoys a diverse workforce.

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Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

The ideal candidate will possess: (1) In-depth expertise in managing enterprise level backup and recovery environments and services with products such as Commvault; 2)  strong knowledge of and experience managing highly available, mission critical storage infrastructures in data center and cloud environments; (3) storage expertise with products such as Netapp, ONTAP, Pure Storage, Brocade, OCI, VI, Storage as a Service (STaaS), enterprise Storage Area Network (SAN), enterprise Network Attached Storage (NAS), AWS, Azure and VMC; (4) experience with implementing and supporting disaster recovery solutions for business continuity; (5) ability to perform enterprise backup and storage capacity planning; (6) skills to independently troubleshoot and provide support services; (7) ability to work with other infrastructure teams to resolve production breaks and engineer new solutions; (8) a history of preparing sustainable documentation; (9) strong organizational, analytical and deductive reasoning skills; (10) a passion for process improvement, problem solving and providing excellent customer service.

Benefits

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Special Instructions

To be considered, submit a completed State application (STD. 678), Resume, and a Supplemental Questionnaire.  Please reference SAP Position #50000851 and Job Control #516265 in the “examination(s) or job title(s) for which you are applying” section of your application.

The hiring unit will receive only the documents specified in the Required Application Package Documents section.

The submitted Supplemental Questionnaire information must be two (2) pages (12-point Arial font) or less:

1. Describe your education, working knowledge, and experience with information technology, backup/recovery, and enterprise storage solutions.  Include the platforms and your role with the technology, including the time-period and Department or company.
2. Demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and abilities in the data protection and storage engineering field/domain by providing specific examples of your experience in the implementation, operation and maintenance of enterprise backup/recovery environments running on Commvault or similar platforms and storage solutions including SAN, NAS, STaaS and Cloud storage utilizing Netapp, ONTAP, Pure Storage, AWS, Azure, VMC or other environments. Please provide your role, time period, and Department or company where you performed this work.
3. Describe your experience leading a technical team and working with your infrastructure peers in the implementation of a complex project.  Include detailed example(s); describe the platform(s) and your role, including the time-period and Department or company.
4. Describe your methodology in learning a new technology and becoming a subject matter expert in that area.

The following basis of eligibility will be considered: List eligibility, transfer, LEAP, reinstatement, and SROA/Surplus.

Resumes, cover letters, and/or other attachments will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

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Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Other - See Supplemental Questionnaire information under Special Instructions below.

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