Storage Operations Consultant

Roles & responsibilities:

• Perform advanced monitoring and management of storage arrays including Pure Storage, HPE 3PAR Storage, Dell PowerScale, and NetApp Filers.
• Configure and manage Cisco SAN switches.
• Monitor performance and conduct necessary optimizations.
• Diagnose and resolve intermediate-level storage and connectivity issues.
• Actively participate in the deployment and configuration of new storage solutions.
• Assist in storage upgrades and data migrations.
• Provide support and guidance to end-users and lower-level administrators.
• Maintain accurate network and storage diagrams and update procedural documentation.

Mandatory Technical & Functional Skills

• Storage Fundamentals
• Understanding of FC SAN Topologies
• Distinction between Local, DAS, NAS, SAN Storage, Software defined Storage
• Vendors for above types of storage
• Vendors for SAN Switches
• Experience with the administration of SAN Storage Array
• Data LUN Provisioning, Expansion
• Decommission
• Server Build
• Perform Impact assessment of hardware issues and coordinate replacement with Vendor
• Knowledge on Snapshots (Local, Remote)
• Knowledge about Replication (Synchronous and Asynchronous)
• Experience with the administration of SAN Switches
• SAN Port Allocation, Reclaim
• SAN Zoning
• Ability to describe hardware architecture of Storage Array (Pure/HPE/EMC/NetApp)
• Ability to describe SAN Fabric Architecture
• Understanding of SAN switch Core Edge Topology
• Knowledge of SAN Switch Models in Brocade and Cisco Switches
• Understanding of NPIV in SAN Switch

Preferred technical & functional skills

• Basic knowledge of Storage Arrays and SAN switches.
• Experience in Server OS Administration (Linux/Windows/UNIX)
• Strong problem-solving and documentation skills.
• Good communication and team collaboration abilities.
• Focused experience and knowledge on Data center services and delivery management.
• Ability to accept accountabilities and responsibilities and to be focused on delivering outcomes to meet team objectives

Certification Requirements:

• Relevant certifications can be beneficial, such as: SNIA
• Any other Storage Certification
• ITIL Foundations or Intermediate certification