Associate Director, Storage & Engineering - OIT at Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Storage Management, Project Management, Technical Expertise, Data Protection, Performance Evaluation, Team Management, Vendor Negotiation, Infrastructure Design, High Performance Computing, Application Availability, ITIL Compliance, Capacity Monitoring, Collaboration, Career Development, Metrics Evaluation, Problem Solving

Industry

Higher Education

Description

Discover Your Career at Emory University Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community. Description KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Designs and manages operations, planning and development of the Emory Enterprise storage and critical infrastructure to include high performance computing and electronic medical records systems. Ensures the infrastructure provides the centralized fiber attached and network attached (NAS) storage critical to enterprise-wide applications and systems. Oversees storage-based offsite replication and the enterprise data protection infrastructure. Manages people resources and processes to administer day-to-day operations. Identifies individual and team skill gaps and developmental opportunities to facilitate career development. Ensures direct and indirect reports have documented career goals and detailed plans for achieving these goals to develop these individuals professionally. Conducts performance evaluations consistently and fairly to facilitate open communication and encourage continuous performance improvement. Manages team compliance with division policies and procedures to meet ITIL and enterprise requirements and expectations. Provides technical expertise to support team collaboration for resolving issues and meeting customer expectations. Interacts with division resources to promote the department's role and to ensure adherence to IT governance and ITSM processes for achieving enterprise-wide efficiencies. Evaluates and summarizes departmental metrics to measure performance and forecast future needs. Conducts regular meetings with EHC IT staff to review and clarify current and future storage needs. Acts as storage team project planning representative to provide technical feedback and to ensure storage team resources are available. Interacts with University departments to provide solutions to non-OIT organizations. Provisions storage to maintain application availability. Manages vendor breaks and fixes to maintain storage and application availability. Monitors storage health to maintain application availability. Monitors storage utilization to ensure storage inventory availability for routine application growth. Monitors data protection operations and capacity to maintain application recovery options. Conducts routine vendor meetings to maintain partnerships with the enterprise's major vendors. Negotiates storage purchases to achieve competitive pricing. Performs other related responsibilities as assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor's degree in IT or a related field and seven years of relevant IT experience including demonstrated technical expertise in specific IT areas, project management skills and lead or supervisory experience, OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Extensive experience in the implementation and production support of an enterprise system. NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs. Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee. Additional Details Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: 404-727-9867 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD). Emory University is committed to ensuring equal access and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to seek a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Department of Accessibility Services at accessibility@emory.edu or call 404-727-9877 (Voice) | 404-712-2049 (TDD). We kindly ask that requests be made at least seven business days in advance to allow adequate time for coordination.

Responsibilities

The Associate Director will design and manage operations for Emory's enterprise storage and critical infrastructure, ensuring centralized storage for applications. They will oversee day-to-day operations, manage team compliance, and provide technical expertise to meet customer expectations.