IT Capacity Planner - Storage Infrastructure

Company Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond The Richmond Fed is the proud home of the Federal Reserve’s National IT organization—a nationwide team delivering technology solutions and support across the Federal Reserve System. Many National IT employees are located in Richmond, while others are based across the U.S. at other Federal locations. When you join our team, you’ll become part of a culture that welcomes differences, cares about our communities, and empowers each other to lead from where we are to make things better. Bring your passion and we’ll provide challenging and purposeful careers in a variety of fields, opportunities to grow and a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth. It’s all part of what makes #MyRichmondFed a great place to work! About the Opportunity: The Capacity Management team has an immediate opening for an experienced Infrastructure Capacity Planner - Storage. Our team’s role is to deliver infrastructure Capacity recommendations, analysis, and reporting to Business areas throughout the Federal Reserve system with a focus on Dependability, Optimization, and improved Elasticity for the Federal Reserve’s Information infrastructure. Expectations: Hands on expertise - infrastructure capacity management and planning for Storage (SAN/NAS/Object/DASD) plus or more capacity specialties: Compute (Virtualized Windows/Linux/AIX) Backup and Recovery Solutions Network Familiarity with multiple storage vendors and their methods for reporting capacity across their product lines - i.e., impact of compression and deduplication on capacity reporting Experience with these vendors preferred; Hitachi Vantara, Dell/EMC, Commvault, and Cohesity Ability to manage capacity in large disparate environments, critical cross-organizational programs Excellent communication and presentation skills with a customer-focused attitude Able to identify key capacity metrics associated workloads and translate that data across various levels of experience or roles Develop and help execute continual improvement ideologies throughout the capacity space Engages and builds trust with customer, application owner, and engineering to help understand future capacity needs and identify optimization opportunities Experience recommending optimal capacity thresholds across various product solutions Experience with hardware vendors and standard procurement processes Familiarity with AI / ML, Splunk, and modern programming practices Experience with Tableau or equivalent BI tool with experience developing actionable dashboards that are consumable across various consumers Advanced MS Excel skills Ability to use data to tell an accurate story based on business or technical requirements Strong analytical and logic skills Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels of the organization Able to build strong cross-functional relationships Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently Excellent problem-solving skills Ability to prioritize projects based on business impact Proven ability to work productively and efficiently in an independent setting Qualifications: Experience / Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent Strong statistics and mathematical knowledge Experience building BI solutions Critical skills include: Storage Capacity Planning expertise using key capacity and performance metrics Cloud experience (AWS / Azure) a plus R / Python / SAS Discover the Reason Why So Many People Love It Here! When you join Federal Reserve’s National IT organization, not only will you find a challenging and purposeful career, you will also have access to a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth, including: Great medical benefits Pension and 401(k) with employer match Generous paid time off Tuition reimbursement Employee resource networks Paid volunteer leave Flexible work options Onsite amenities that make working here fun Other Requirements and Considerations: Other Requirements and Considerations: A requirement of this position is that the employee must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19; individuals who are unable to be vaccinated due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief may request an accommodation from the Bank. Candidates should review the Bank’s Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions. Sponsorship is not available for this role. The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility for this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship. Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as defined in the job qualifications. The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond provides equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, sex, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. Full Time / Part Time Full time Regular / Temporary Regular Job Exempt (Yes / No) Yes Job Category Information Technology Work Shift First (United States of America) The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences. Privacy Notice