Manager, Storage and Virtualization

University of Chicago Professional Education

Manager of Storage and Virtualization at University of Chicago overseeing enterprise data protection. Collaborating with engineers and leading storage infrastructure projects within IT Services.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $167,811 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

VMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages the enterprise storage environment including SAN, NAS, and object storage platforms.
Directs capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management to ensure data availability, integrity, and compliance with institutional requirements.
Oversees the virtualization platform including VMware vSphere, vSAN, and hyperconverged infrastructure.
Plans and executes hardware refresh cycles, platform migrations, and consolidation initiatives to optimize cost and performance.
Directs the enterprise backup and data protection program including backup infrastructure, disaster recovery planning, and ransomware protection capabilities.
Ensures recovery objectives are met across all production workloads.
Leads vendor evaluation, RFP processes, and contract negotiations for storage, virtualization, and data protection technologies.
Manages cross-departmental infrastructure projects including platform consolidations, datacenter migrations, and workload transitions.
Supervises, mentors, and develops a team of storage engineers and systems administrators; conducts performance evaluations, identifies skills gaps, and implements training and professional development plans.
Establishes and maintains operational standards, procedures, and documentation for storage, virtualization, and backup environments; drives automation and process improvement to enhance reliability and reduce manual effort.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
7+ years of work experience in enterprise storage, virtualization, or data center infrastructure preferred.
Minimum 2 years in a supervisory or team lead capacity preferred.
Effective communicator able to present technical concepts and business cases to senior leadership.
Demonstrated success leading infrastructure refresh and consolidation projects with multi-stakeholder coordination.
Managing vendor relationships, conducting RFPs, and negotiating enterprise technology contracts.
Background in higher education or research-intensive environments preferred.
VMware VCP, Dell/EMC, or equivalent storage certifications preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

enterprise storageSANNASobject storagecapacity planningperformance tuninglifecycle managementdisaster recovery planningbackup infrastructureautomation

Soft Skills

effective communicatorleadershipmentoringteam developmentproject managementvendor managementnegotiationprocess improvementcross-departmental collaborationstakeholder coordination

Certifications

VMware VCPDell/EMC certification