Tier One Technologies is seeking a Sr. Disaster Recovery Administrator to support our US Government client's Data Center and variety of Facilities initiatives. This hybrid position will be located in Eagan, MN. SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT. Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures, and programs for ensuring the security and integrity of company data, databases, information systems, and technology. Conduct risk management analysis and create business continuity, contingency, and disaster recovery plans. Develop and execute the testing processes utilized to validate the disaster recovery plans and to identify weaknesses and failure points in the plans. Develop the organization's resumption plan including identifying and securing necessary off-site resources and ensuring action plans are in place and communicated to IT and operations teams. Work on high-visibility, or mission critical aspects of a given program, and perform all functional duties independently. Oversee the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job. Perform technical leadership role in support of Data Center and facility network projects. Design and implement standards-based physical layer connectivity through complex routing protocols and Voice-over-IP implementations. Responsible for Cisco Nexus 9000 Spine/Leaf, 7000, 5000 and 2000 series and a variety of L2 switches. Create and apply switch and core router configurations i.e. Upgrade IOS and NX-OS images and ensure they are all company's standardized. Work with vPC, Trunking, logging, monitoring and OSPF, EIGRP, Static routing solutions. Plan for placement of network routers, switches, and other equipment in cooperation with other units and personnel; as well as vendors, telecom carriers, and others. Work with counterparts in other locations to duplicate networking in Eagan for Disaster Recovery. Determine locations for new equipment with facilities, plan locations for fiber patch panel infrastructure. Plan cabling connections between equipment and network infrastructure. Produce detailed documentation of cabling requirements for use by installers. Submit wiring Requests for Network equipment to Servers and a variety of other hosts. Maintain documentation of installed network equipment and cabling. Document Data Center with detailed Visio drawings including physical device connectivity through cores and routing. Document IP addressing, Vlans and physical locations for network devices in other locations. Troubleshoot network errors and failures. Optimize network by reviewing performance to identify and correct network issues. Provide on-going maintenance and perform upgrades of network hardware and software. A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred. 13+ years of Network Administration experience. 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field - also 4 additional years of related experience is required. Expert knowledge in performing Disaster Recovery procedures. Proficiency in installing, configuring, and supporting Cisco equipment. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification. Excellent communication and customer support skills. Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance. Must be US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder), and not have traveled outside the US for a combined total of 6 months or more in last 5 years. Must have resided in the US for the last 5 years.
