Job Description :
Description:
Overall storage administration experience of 7+ years
Strong hands on experience in VPLEX administration and XtremIO
Strong hands on experience in SAN migration / refresh projects
Exposure and some experience on other storage technologies e.g. VMAX, UNITY will be a plus.
Exposure to build and manage storage systems
Experience in data center migrations and consolidations for storage technology
Experience in installation/upgrade for VPLEX clusters
Capacity planning and performance management
Basic understanding of network technologies and architecture
Basic understanding of UNIX and Windows administration
Basic understanding of backups technologies
Automation using Shell scripting (shell/PERL/python)
Experience in a large, geographically dispersed environment
Experience in monitoring (h/w and OS) solutions for storage systems
Experience in solution design / Configuration/solutions evaluation/ Validation and deployment
Exposure to ITIL processes (incident, problem, change) and working in a process oriented environment is a must
Ability to work with minimal direction, yet also able to work in team environment
Experience in vendor management and co-ordination
Excellent verbal, written communications and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent Planning and Co-ordination skills
Experience in leading a globally dispersed team of at least 6-8 people
Experience and desire to work in a management consulting domain
EMC Certifications in storage management (XtremIO / VPLEX)
Responsibilities:
Understand client requirement, and provide end to end solution and timelines.
Installation and commissioning of new Brocade SAN, XtremIO and VPLEX VS6 in the environment
Lead and direct SAN refresh - replacement of Brocade DCX 8510 directors with DCX6-8 directors
Lead and direct deployment/migration of VMAX / UNITY arrays to XtremIO configured behind VPLEX.
Hands and feet support for FC cabling, routing and coordination with Facilities for the project duration.
Technical Management of pre-cutover, during and post cutover tasks
Troubleshooting and resolution of all issues. Responsible for resolving all issues pertaining to storage migrations in a timely manner with proper resolution & communication.
Co-ordinate and manage migrations/cutovers aligning to ITIL and Client processes.
Document and provide best practices on maintenance and configuration documentation of migrated systems
Vendor co-ordination and liaising