Senior Infrastructure Domain Architect (Storage) at Centene

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose:

Manages the enterprise-wide storage and data protection platforms and technologies. Assists with the creation and ongoing development of the storage and data protection program for the enterprise with focus on scalability, interoperability, and availability to meet the business outcomes.

• Works with vendors to POC (Proof of Concept) new products and enhance capability of existing platforms
• Facilitates capacity planning and perform analysis of the current landscape of storage workloads and storage pools. Define target/future state of storage landscape
• Identifies the data storage, management, protection and disaster recovery requirements of various applications and business systems in use across the core shared infrastructure
• Participates in disaster recovery infrastructure planning, building, and testing
• Supports mission critical projects, leading POCs, implementation and testing plans and working with internal customers on the determination of requirements
• Drives the deployment, maintenance, and support of all infrastructure in scope of the storage team
• Assists with planning, testing and provision of detailed steps to ensure successful completion of storage hardware and software upgrades and maintenance work
• Oversees capacity management of storage systems – both on premise and cloud resources
• Develops backup and disaster recovery policies and procedures as it pertains to the primary storage infrastructure
• Defines the road map for the design of storage solutions for on premise and cloud environment
• Communicates architecture decisions, roadblocks, and timelines to stakeholders
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience:

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science).
Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.

Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• One or more of the following skills are desired:
• Enterprise Storage: Dell PowerMax, Dell Isilon, NetApp ONTAP, SRDF, SnapMirror, Cisco MDS
• Cloud storage: AWS S3, AWS FSx for ONTAP, IAM, AWS EFS, AWS EBS, Azure Blob, Aviatrix
• Automation: Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Lambda
• DevOps/Software Development: PowerShell, Python, JavaScript, Gitlab
• Other/General: VMware, SQL, IP networking
• Experience with Other: designing and implementing enterprise storage systems like EMC
• Experience with Other: data protection architectures, concepts, and solutions
• Experience with Other: cloud storage and backup technologies and approaches
• Knowledge of Information Systems; Information Technology Operations; Linux Operating System; Windows Operating System
• Knowledge of Other: VMware, SQL, IBM AIX, Solaris OS, IP networking

Soft Skills:

• Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Intermediate - Ability to work independently
• Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.