Sr. Principal Storage and Data Protection Administrator

RTX RTX · Aerospace · tewksbury, MA +1 · Digital Technology

This role is for a Sr. Principal Storage and Data Protection Administrator at RTX. The primary responsibilities include managing and supporting enterprise storage and data protection systems, collaborating with stakeholders on storage performance and capacity, monitoring and troubleshooting backups, and ensuring system compliance with security requirements. The role requires experience with various backup software and storage hardware, as well as operating systems like Linux and Windows. A U.S. government issued secret security clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Champion the Storage & Data Protection standard and establish yourself as the storage hardware and backup software subject matter expert.
  2. Collaborate with program stakeholders and storage architects for storage hardware performance, client connectivity and capacity management. Prioritize client servers and their data to be backed up.
  3. Have a strong background in data storage systems, backup software (NetBackup, CommVault, & Veeam) and Quantum tape library systems.
  4. Monitor and track client and data backups. Troubleshoot, resolve, and restart failed backups ensuring that they have been completed successfully.
  5. Review and update the backup agreement and backup health checklist with the designated stakeholders monthly.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or a master’s degree and minimum of 3 years of prior relevant experience
  • Experience administering and supporting enterprise storage and data protection systems such as Veeam, NetBackup, Commvault, NetApp (ONTAP), IBM, and Dell solutions
  • Experience with Linux Operating System
  • Experience with Windows operating systems, including one or more of the following: Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 2016 - 2019 Server
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Ability to obtain required Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification) within 1 year of hire date
  • In-depth knowledge in NetApp, Veritas, CommVault, and VEEAM systems, integral in the system backup and data protection process.
  • Experience operating and leading in an Agile Scrum environment
  • In-depth experience with Active Directory, Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP,
  • Working knowledge of system update/patch management – WSUS, SCCM, Chef, Puppet, Exchange
  • Strong experience with virtual computing technologies with VMWare, vCenter, vSphere and ESXI virtual computing methodologies
  • Security+ certification or willingness to obtain within 1 year of employment.
  • Working knowledge of thin client technologies
  • Working knowledge of unified OS account management technologies – Centrify
  • Strong understanding of fundamental TCP/IP concepts
  • Scripting / programming experience
  • Strong understanding of fundamental networking/distributed computing environment concepts.
  • CISSP Certification
  • Active US DoD Secret Clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • Start date will set wants interim clearance is issued
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued secret security clearance is required
  • Start date will not be set until interim clearance is issued