Storage administrators

Job Description

Storage administrators are responsible for managing the secure and efficient storage of an organization’s electronic data, including electronic files and storage hardware such as external hard drives. They develop, configure, and maintain storage systems and resources, often involving a combination of onsite storage and offsite virtual or cloud-based solutions. They assess organizational needs, formulate a detailed plan, and ensure there are contingencies and safeguards in place. They maintain and troubleshoot data storage systems, and provide input for capacity planning and assessments. Storage administrators typically have a bachelor’s degree in a computer science field, and a background that includes storage planning and management. These roles require capacity planning and assessment skills, and experience implementing and managing data storage systems. Role & ResponsibilityResponsible for the ongoing maintenance, security, and availability of Storage and SAN infrastructure based on business requirements and adhering to tight operations, security, and procedural modelsCarry out all Infrastructure storage related configuration activities including storage and hosts zoning, storage provisioning, copy services and masking, disaster recovery configuration and replication for the different SAN storage technologies and platforms to provide the bank applications with the required storage with the maximum performance.Provide business critical support and maintenance of the storage environments across the regions.Proactively manage SAN storage environmentsManage automated fault call logging, hardware inventory for maintenance contracts, SAN documentation and diagramsStorage Design and Engineering, Planning, Implementation and Support of all storage networks file systems technologies such as NFS, CIFS, SMB, iSCSI, NDMP and FCoEDevelop and maintaining technical documents and artifacts using MS-Office products (Excel, CSV, Visio, Access, ..) and other CMDB toolsDemonstrating a solid technical understanding of other storage and backup technologies and how they can be used to solve business problemsDemonstrating an in-depth understanding of storage protocols and solutions as they apply to shared and/or cloud storage environmentsDemonstrated skills in thinking out of the box and in developing complete technical solutions from concept to production based on industry experiencePlay a key role in support of all Disaster Recovery, Backup and Recovery and Contingency of operations (Co-op) helping to develop processes, procedures, and strategies as it relates to the current and future storage environmentPerform large scale migrations and upgrades during storage technology refreshes and capacity upgrades to provide better storage performance, and connectivity along with storage resources availability.Troubleshoot storage performance, connectivity issues, replication and continuous data protection issues along with providing root cause analysis and provide support to other teams during issues. Qualifications for storage administratorKnowledge of RedHat Enterprise Linux, Operating Systems (UNIX, MS Windows, Solaris, Linux) and Host Bus Adapter concepts a plusReviews literature, and current practices to support business requirements and/or new industry technologyPrepares reports and/or recommendations regarding new technology to appropriate personnelDevelops and maintains Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)Minimum of three (3) years of experience installing, configuring, and administrating NetApp, DELL Unity NAS Storage environmentMinimum of three (3) years experience with Storage System design, performance analysis, capacity planning and disaster recovery planningGood Analytical Thinking and Problem-Solving skills.