Overview: We are looking for IT professionals with a keen interest in Storage designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining an organization's data storage infrastructure with at least 2 to 3 years of experience in the related field. The primary goal is to ensure data integrity, availability, security, and performance.
Responsibilities:
Design and Implementation:
- Design, architect, and implement robust and scalable storage solutions (SAN, NAS, Object Storage, DAS, cloud storage) to meet current and future business needs.
- Configure and deploy storage hardware (e.g., Huawei, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, HP) and software.
- Integrate new storage systems with existing IT infrastructure.
Management and Maintenance:
- Monitor storage infrastructure performance, capacity, and availability to ensure optimal operation.
- Perform routine maintenance tasks, including firmware updates, patch management, system health checks, and hardware replacements.
- Execute provisioning tasks such as LUN creation and mapping.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex storage-related issues, working with vendors as needed.
Data Protection and Disaster Recovery:
- Implement and manage data backup and recovery operations, ensuring data integrity and business continuity.
- Develop and implement disaster recovery (DR) plans and strategies for storage systems, including data replication and mirroring.
- Conduct regular DR testing.
Performance Optimization and Capacity Planning:
- Conduct performance tuning and optimization of storage systems based on workload and application needs.
- Perform regular capacity planning to anticipate future storage requirements and proactively address them.
Skills & Experience We Are Looking For:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- Preferred at least 2 to 3 years working experience in the Storage team.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., NetApp Certified, EMC Proven Professional, CompTIA Storage+, AWS Certified Storage Specialty) are often highly valued.
- Deep understanding of various storage technologies: SAN (Storage Area Network), NAS (Network-Attached Storage), Object Storage, DAS (Direct Attached Storage).
- Proficiency in storage protocols: Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, NFS, CIFS/SMB, FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet).
- Hands-on experience with major storage vendor hardware and software: Examples include Huawei, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, HP.
- Knowledge of virtualization technologies: VMware vSphere, Redhat Hypervisor, KVM.
- Scripting proficiency: PowerShell, Python, Bash for automation.
- Strong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts: disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID.
- Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, routing protocols.
- Operating system knowledge: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Windows Server.
- Monitoring tools: Nagios, Zabbix, ELK, or similar.
- Troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
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We appreciate your application and will be in touch with shortlisted candidates regarding next steps.
