Experience and Qualification:
• Evaluate, design, implement, and deploy SAN, NAS & DAS hardware and software, to include Dell PowerMax, Unity, PURE, Cisco and Brocade fabric architectures in tiered multi-protocol storage models.
• Create designs and documentation of backup/restore strategies.
• Provide support for all Storage Infrastructure (to include installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and monitoring).
• Designing and implementing storage for one or more enterprise services such as, MS SQL, Active Directory, Windows Server, Oracle, Linux, Fileshare, BLOB file repos.
• Managing storage in a On-Prem VMware, Cloud VMware (VMC-A), containers, and client Metal virtualization environment.
• Managing and providing near real time storage usage statistics, storage management and capacity management and providing future projected growth estimates.
• Following Enterprise Architecture Procedures.
• Recommending, implementing, and deliver technology solutions based on analysis and business requirements aligned with IT Strategy.
• Managing storage provisioning process and documentation (including, but not limited to, Windows, Linux, and virtualized servers).
• Managing fiber channel network; must be well versed in fiber channel, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS.
• Monitoring, report and correct storage performance issues.
• Responsible for capacity planning and performance analysis.
• Aiding cross-functionally in support of Windows, Linux, and ESXi disk performance troubleshooting and optimization.
• Partner with vendors to review new technology offering and troubleshoot problems as needed.
Required Skills
• 10 years of experience in the plan, design, configuring, optimizing and supporting large and diverse enterprise storage systems. Including creating dashboard, reporting and capacity planning.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience Designing, Configuring and Supporting Dell PowerMax and Unity storage systems.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience Designing, Configuring and Supporting NetApp and PURE, storage systems.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience Designing, Configuring and Supporting Cisco and Brocade SAN Fabric systems.
• 7+ years hands-on experience with enterprise hierarchical storage system management
• 5+ years of knowledge and support of storage systems in a VMware ESX environment, others hypervisors is a plus.
• 4+ years hands-on experience with Cisco MDS backbone switches.
• Strong understanding of Oracle Linux, Windows, Ununtu operating systems and how they relate to storage infrastructure.
• Knowledge and experience with current compute/ network/ storage modeling.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Key Skills: Storage, Cisco MDS ,PowerMax ,NetApp and PURE