Job Description

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Architecture design and maintenance of the Next Generation Distributed Storage on IP transport, including distributed block storage, object storage, and file storage
* Performance tune storage offering for nationalized EMR and EHR systems
* Build technology policy, engineering standards, methodologies, task-plans, and best practices for Storage Engineering
* Responsible for complex provisioning, advanced maintenance, data replication, disaster recovery, data migration, and documentation for our Storage and Backup environments
* Demonstrate a high level of technical expertise to support complex Storage & Backup devices, including SAN, NAS, and Backup solutions across all tiers
* Operate in complex, highly secure, highly available, Application-centric datacenter environments and interact with other technology domain experts as required, to build and maintain the Storage and Backups solutions in regional data center environments
* Write technical design and build documentation for storage infrastructure
* Using a blend of engineering and curiosity, understand and exploit currently unused features of existing storage related products to extract value from spent capital
* IO and stress test products and technologies to understand and verify their limits to increase understanding and improve stability
* Contribute to the design, configuration, and usage standards
* Work with both the incumbent and emerging vendor community to understand their technologies, offer feedback, and improve or customize solutions to benefit OptumCare
* Work with various OptumCare teams and groups to test technology and features (examples block, NAS, object, network, Data Protection, Container, and Security
* Strong understanding of Datacenter consolidation, IaaS, private cloud, virtualization, assessment and capacity planning technologies, and best practices

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

* 7+ years of substantial experience working in SAN/IP-Storage/Backup Administration
* 7+ years of Brocade fiber channel SAN switches experience, well versed in zoning and masking
* 1+ years of experience working in large, complex, enterprise datacenter environments
* 5+ years of designing, deploying and supporting Enterprise IP based storage system, SAN, NAS, and Backup solutions in a private cloud model
* 1+ years of experience with storage configuration, volume management, and multi-path management software tools
* 1+ years of hands-on experience with NetApp and HPE storage arrays

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience with PowerShell scripting is preferred
* Experience with Backup Solutions like Cohesity, Rubrik and Veeam
* 1+ year Hand-on experience with implementing PFC and DCBX protocols
* Experience with UNIX/Linux, Windows, VMware ESXi, and other hypervisors environment
* Experience with Disaster Recovery as it relates to storage systems and data recovery techniques, including disk replication, snapshots, and disaster recovery best practices
* Hands-on experience with Dell/EMC and Pure storage system
* Ability to write technical design and build documentation for all aspects of Storage and Backup infrastructure
* Expert analysis and troubleshooting skills for the end-to-end storage and backup stack (VMs, hosts, SAN switches, Storage & Backup devices)

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.SM

Colorado Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $94,500 to $171,700. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, In addition to your salary, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Job Keywords: SAN, storage configuration, volume management