Storage Specialist

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Storage Engineer / Storage SME responsible for the administration, engineering, monitoring, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and lifecycle management of enterprise storage infrastructure.

The candidate should have strong hands-on experience with NetApp, HPE Alletra, HSX Storage, Dell EMC Data Domain, and AWS FSx, along with good knowledge of SAN/NAS technologies, storage replication, backup, disaster recovery, and cloud storage.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support enterprise storage platforms including:
• NetApp ONTAP
• HPE Alletra
• HSX Storage
• Dell EMC Data Domain
• AWS FSx / FSx for NetApp ONTAP
• Perform storage provisioning, volume/LUN creation, host mapping, capacity management, and storage expansion.
• Manage NAS and SAN environments using NFS, SMB/CIFS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel.
• Configure and manage NetApp:
• SVMs
• Aggregates/storage pools
• Volumes and LUNs
• Snapshots
• SnapMirror
• FlexVol/FlexClone
• Replication and DR
• Manage HPE Alletra storage including volumes, hosts, protection policies, snapshots, replication, and performance monitoring.
• Administer Dell EMC Data Domain for backup storage, deduplication, replication, capacity management, and troubleshooting.
• Manage AWS FSx, particularly FSx for NetApp ONTAP, including SVMs, volumes, NFS/SMB shares, snapshots, replication, and performance/capacity management. AAWS Documentation
• Support hybrid connectivity and data movement between on-premises storage and AWS.
• Perform storage migrations, technology refreshes, firmware upgrades, and controller/storage expansions.
• Monitor storage capacity, latency, IOPS, throughput, utilization, and overall system health.
• Troubleshoot storage performance, connectivity, multipathing, replication, and availability issues.
• Participate in L2/L3 incident, problem, and change management.
• Develop and maintain storage backup, retention, high-availability, and disaster-recovery solutions.
• Perform DR testing and validate replication/recovery procedures.
• Coordinate with vendors such as NetApp, HPE, Dell EMC, and AWS for critical incidents and escalations.
• Create operational documentation, architecture diagrams, SOPs, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Automate routine storage administration using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or storage CLI/API where applicable.
• Work closely with server, Linux/Windows, VMware, database, network, backup, security, and cloud teams.

Required Technical Skills

NetApp

• ONTAP / Clustered Data ONTAP
• FAS/AFF
• SVM, LIF, aggregate, volume and LUN management
• NFS, SMB/CIFS, iSCSI, FC
• Snapshot, SnapMirror, SnapVault
• FlexVol, FlexClone
• Performance and capacity management

HPE Alletra

• Alletra administration
• Volume and host management
• Snapshots and replication
• Performance monitoring
• SAN/NAS concepts
• DR and high availability

HSX Storage

• Storage provisioning and administration
• Capacity and performance monitoring
• SAN/NAS troubleshooting
• Replication and data protection
• Storage lifecycle management

Dell EMC Data Domain

• Data Domain administration
• Deduplication
• Replication
• Backup integration
• Capacity monitoring
• Data Domain troubleshooting and performance management

AWS FSx

• Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
• SVM and volume management
• NFS/SMB
• Snapshots and replication
• AWS networking fundamentals
• Data migration using AWS DataSync
• AWS Backup / S3 integration where applicable

AWS DataSync can transfer data to and from FSx for ONTAP using NFS or SMB, making DataSync knowledge particularly useful for hybrid-storage and migration responsibilities.