Storage Backup Architect - NEEDED NOW!! in Boston, MA

WHY WAIT? Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? This may be your lucky day! It is time for a change, and CDI can help! We have an immediate need for a Storage Backup Architect JOB DESCRIPTION Design/architect the next generation consolidated storage and backup solution working closely with various architects and engineers. Storage/backup architect will be responsible for the design and architecture of the next gen storage and backup solution for a new data center. Responsibilities include: to assess the current storage, back up and recovery architecture, processes, inventory with the purpose to identify inefficiencies, gaps and issues; to drive the analysis and documentation of technical requirements; lead the design in collaboration with infrastructure architects, storage, backup and system administrators; provide cost/benefit for proposed solutions. - The storage architect will provide solution presentations to Executives and staff. - Provide design process and approach for storage and backup designs - Provide capacity management/planning approach and capacity plans - Provide storage/backup technical designs Must have proven experience (+8 years as storage architect) in the following: - Assess, plan and design storage consolidation for existing storage infrastructure - Design and implementation of various SAN and NAS solutions - Design of IP SAN solutions for heterogeneous operating systems - Create capacity planning processes and procedures for a SAN solution - Design and implement backup and recovery strategies - Conduct hands on training, present brown bags and mentor data management staff related to storage architecture and best practices - Hands on with industry leader Storage and back up technologies. - Multi-vendor and multi-organization storage architectural design experience - Advanced understanding of storage & backup architecture - Storage consolidation and virtualization - SAN virtualization - Backup to disk, virtual disk, tape and virtual tape - EMC, HP, IBM storage solutions - Networker Legato and other backup solutions - SUN StorageTek tape library - Deduplication - Cisco SAN - SNIA certified General - Proven excellent documentation and presentation skills - Proven excellent facilitation skills - Proven discovery and analysis skills - Good time management and status reporting - Practice SNIA architecture disciplines - Team player and open communicator PLEASE NOTE - This is a 12 month + W2 hourly contract position TAKE ACTION! Why wait another day? It is time to act! Apply NOW and join the CDI Team TODAY!!! To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here