Storage Architect (EMC Storage) at Hunter by HiringAgents.ai

Job title: Storage Architect (EMC Storage) Client: Hunter Scouts Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Hybrid (2–3 days/week onsite) Contract type: Contract, 40 hours/week Contract duration: Not specified Salary: Please provide your expected hourly rate (CAD).

About the role Hunter Scouts is recruiting for a confidential government client in the Ottawa area for a Storage Architect to install, administer, and maintain EMC storage systems in an enterprise/government environment. This hands-on, hybrid role requires an experienced storage engineer/architect who will manage EMC storage platforms, ensure high availability and data integrity, perform upgrades and patches under change control, and participate in an on-call rotation. You will collaborate with onsite teams in Ottawa and document configurations and runbooks for operational support.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, monitor, upgrade, and maintain EMC storage systems in an enterprise/government environment
• Administer storage operating environments, firmware, and management interfaces
• Monitor storage performance and capacity; troubleshoot and resolve storage-related incidents
• Plan and execute upgrades and patches following formal change-control processes
• Ensure high availability, data integrity, security compliance, and participate in disaster recovery activities
• Provide off-hours/on-call support as part of a rotation
• Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, and technical procedures; collaborate onsite in Ottawa
  
  

Requirements

• Must be currently based within a 50-mile radius of Ottawa, ON and able to work onsite in Ottawa 2–3 days per week
• 5+ years of enterprise storage administration/engineering experience, including 3+ years hands-on with EMC storage systems
• Active Government of Canada Secret (Level II) security clearance (mandatory)
• Authorized to work in Canada without employer sponsorship
• Experience administering storage OS/firmware and management tools, executing upgrades/patches under change control, monitoring performance/capacity, troubleshooting incidents, and willing to provide off-hours/on-call support
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Performance tuning and capacity planning for large-scale storage environments
• Experience creating runbooks and technical documentation for operations
• Experience supporting government or other highly regulated environments
• Scripting/automation experience for storage administration (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Ansible)
  
  

Please provide your expected hourly rate (CAD).