Cyber Recovery Infrastructure (SRE) Lead Consultant - Remote

Allstate • McCullom Lake, IL

5d • Remote

About The Position

The Cyber Recovery Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) is part of a team that manages and operates the Allstate Cyber Recovery Environment. The Cyber Recovery Environment consists of hardware and software platforms required to support the most critical business functions needed when normal production systems are not accessible or available. This role encompasses managing detailed system design as well as implementation, testing and coordination of operational maintenance of virtualized compute infrastructure systems and technologies associated with Cyber Attack Resiliency. The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a storage infrastructure focus works with other SRE’s as well as production infrastructure engineers to support the Cyber Recovery Environment platforms, manage the lifecycle of Cyber Recovery Environment assets, and to orchestrate and regularly test restoration functions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with managing storage platforms (preferred)
• Experience working in a geographically dispersed team environment.
• Experience working with enterprise level IT storage infrastructure platforms – NAS, SAN, and/or S3 Object storage
• Exposure and experience with implementing, managing, and administering enterprise storage platforms.
• Experience with at least one of the following platforms: Hitachi SAN platform, Netapp NAS platforms and/or on-premises S3 object storage platforms or similar.
• (experience with Scality S3 storage is a plus).
• Understanding of network security infrastructure, such as firewall operation.
• Understanding of compute, storage and network infrastructure delivery through automation (IaaS)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the delivery and support of Cyber Resiliency and Recovery.
• Experience with Storage protocols – iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, SMB/CIFS
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• The Ideal Candidate would be experienced with virtualization capabilities in both on-premises data centers as well as in cloud environments and have experience in the building, security hardening, and maintenance of Nutanix AHV
• Relational Database Experience is a plus i.e. Oracle, SQL, MongoDB or other
• Cloud storage – AWS S3/EBS/EFS, Azure Blobs/Files, GCP storage is a plus
• Experience with recovery from a Cyber Recovery Vault or isolated cyber recovery environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build long-term relationships within team and amongst peers by creating an environment of safety, innovation, integrity, and honest open communication.
• Set and execute platform strategy, including objectives, plans, and policies to develop and deliver innovative solutions and systems in support of enterprise goals.
• Coordinate with decision makers in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.
• Drive decisions that have an impact on quality, availability, and effectiveness of business activities beyond immediate teams.
• Initiate and implement continuous improvements in the Cyber Recovery Environment, including automation of complex tasks and delivery of cyber-attack recovery related services
• Influence direct reports, clients, service providers and peers to successfully deliver on cyber resiliency goals and commitments.
• Partner with others in the organization to set and manage expectations associated with Allstate’s Cyber Recovery Environment, continually seek opportunities to be a thought partner and deepen relationships.
• Adapt communication approach for audiences at multiple internal and external levels.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation and architecture diagrams

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed