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Some careers shine brighter than others. If you re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions. We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Consultant Specialist. In this role, you will: Design, plan, document, and support the configuration of logical and physical SAN layouts. Open to work in a 24x7 support (rotational weekend night shifts) Perform analysis and develop solutions based on established service agreements for capacity planning and performance tuning. Recommend and oversee projects that expand, change, or improve the systems and related infrastructure. Provide assistance in reviewing performance and capacity requests as well as design solution resolution. Contribute as necessary in a hands-on manner with the implementation of solutions in support of all projects. Work with other infrastructure teams for new systems designed and engineered. Resolve complex issues independently; coordinate and communicate changes and issues with the client and team members and determine root cause. Use automation and scripting to increase productivity. Implement Best Practices across Storage estate. Software upgrade for SAN Infrastructure platform. Complete patching, code-upgrades and vulnerability remediation of any Storage SAN equipment requested. Leads efforts to improve processes and meet strategic goals within the team. Ensures team follows IT processes including Change Release management. Oversees SAN performance and capacity by monitoring, alerting and reporting. Requirements To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements: In depth experience on Enterprise Block Storage Management. Hands-on experience on Block Storage EMC (VMAX, PMAX, XTREMIO) / Pure / HPE/Cisco and Brocade Configuration and troubleshooting of SAN SRDF, Time Finder, Zoning, etc. In depth understanding on Fiber Channel and IP Network concepts such as VLAN, Trunking, LACP, IP addressing and routing, etc. Understanding of VMware infrastructure specifically datastore provisioning and configuration. Should have in-depth knowledge of tools such as Cloud Insights Understand procedures to ensure consistent storage provisioning, uptime, regulatory compliance, and data protection.
