Manager of Storage

Manager of Storage

Pay: $120,000 - $150,000 annually, with opportunities for overtime pay (time and a half) and double pay on holidays, potentially earning significantly above base salary through overtime and bonuses.

Location: Downtown Dallas (Hybrid work arrangement)

Summary:

Join a leading national law firm as a Manager of Storage and be at the forefront of building and managing a cutting-edge storage infrastructure. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to lead storage deployment, optimization, and disaster recovery across multiple data centers. With a strong emphasis on professional growth, excellent benefits, and a collaborative environment, this position is ideal for a strategic storage expert looking to make a lasting impact in a dynamic organization.

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing SAN, NAS, DAS, and cloud storage solutions
• Hands-on expertise with storage protocols like Fiber Channel, iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, and object storage (S3)
• Strong knowledge of storage hardware from vendors such as NetApp, Dell EMC, Cohesity, HPE
• Experience with storage virtualization solutions (e.g., VMware vSAN)
• Knowledge of storage performance tuning, capacity planning, and security compliance
• Ability to manage multi-site storage environments within physical data centers
• Experience leading storage migrations, upgrades, and disaster recovery projects
• Excellent troubleshooting and team collaboration skills
• Ability to strategically plan storage architectures and oversee deployments
• Familiarity with the use of storage for supporting high-volume data environments (5+ terabytes)

Responsibilities:

• Manage and optimize SAN, NAS, DAS, and cloud storage environments to ensure high availability and performance
• Lead storage project planning and execution, including deployments, upgrades, and system migrations
• Coordinate storage capacity planning, ensuring scalability and redundancy in physical data centers located in Dallas
• Oversee procurement and vendor relationships for storage hardware and solutions
• Develop and implement disaster recovery and backup strategies, utilizing Cohesity for replication and Nimble or upcoming storage solutions
• Enforce data security controls and ensure compliance with industry standards (HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS)
• Monitor storage performance metrics, diagnose issues, and optimize storage environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop integrated storage and infrastructure solutions
• Mentor and develop team members fostering continuous improvement and technical excellence

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with overtime and holiday pay enhancements, allowing high earning potential
• Fully paid health insurance and 401(k) matching
• Profit sharing and bonus programs recognizing team contributions
• Long-tenure team environment with most members having over 10 years of service
• Growth opportunities through building new teams and infrastructure from scratch
• Supportive and innovative company culture emphasizing work-life balance and professional development