Storage Consultant_EMC_NetApp

Role: Storage ConsultantEMCNetApp

Location: - Day 1 ONSITE - Melbourne FL (preferred choice) or Frisco TX or Morrisville NC

Job Description:

• Administering the multiple backup Management and CLI exposure for EMC Backup tool VTL Netgear
• Experience in handling DELL EMC Synology Tintri Netapp and backup products & its features as for the latest release
• Should be able to understand and explain the backup internal architecture and working of various inbuilt components
• Should have hands on knowledge and experience in Implementing upgrading migrating and configuring backup servers across heterogeneous platforms
• Should have worked on multiple vendor products and hyperscale appliances for backup

• Should have configured the Monitoring tools for alerting and reporting backup hardware operational reports highlighting issues and the status of the environment (ops manager BMC)
• Experienced to provide analysis and implementation support for data protection solutions initial implementations.
• Experienced on customization and integration with the intent of optimizing the operational environment as well as day to day and long-term management.
• Experienced in handling and managing multiple backup agent backups (Oracle RMAN NDMP SQL Exchange Virtual servers etc.)
• Experienced knowledge or hands on handling heterogeneous environment (Solaris HPUX AIX Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms) as it relates to backup and recovery
• Experience in integration with Hyper-V VMWARE virtual environments
• Knowledge of Backup related tools storage appliances (EMCNetAppetc) storage library (quantum IBM HP) media (LTO ultrium DLT)
• Should be able to see logs and error messages Analyze resolve guide and take preventive action for the escalated issues related to product and devices hardware problems
• Should have expert level experience in handling Data migrations backup catalog import/export recovery DR (Disaster Recovery) and Ransomware protection
• Provide storage infrastructure system management and proactively address potential issues
• Provision and configure storage volumes disk pools raid groups over various storage systems (EMC Hitachi NetApp Dell Pure)
• Design implement and optimize storage solutions for high availability and performance.
• Configure manage and troubleshoot the SAN fabric like Brocade or Cisco switches
• Implement zoning masking and host connectivity changes as per best practices
• Configure manage the block storage (iSCSI FC NVMe-oF) and file storage (SMB NFS S3) and decommissioning
• Optimize storage pools deduplication compression and QoS settings
• Managing capacity planning performance monitoring and tuning security management etc
• Perform capacity forecasting and ensure efficient utilization of storage resources.
• Manage snapshot-based backups SafeMode snapshots and immutable storage for ransomware protection
• Storage Automation & Scripting (Optional / Preferred)
• Able to integrate monitoring tools like CloudIQ ActiveIQ etc
• Sound knowledge on Dell equallogic
• Manage and optimize storage provisioning via REST API/SNMP integrations.
• Maintain detailed documentation & compliance with storage configurations and changes.
• Ensure compliance with IT security policies and industry best practices.
• Participate in audits and provide necessary storage-related information.
• Work on storage backup and disaster recovery (DR) strategies

Synology:

• Good knowledge on synology products like RS1221RP/RS1221
• Worked on ActiveProtect Appliance and able to configure the primary site and off-ste
• Knowledge of C2 backup storage
• Manage the Synlogy server and administer the daily jobs and perform health checks.
• Worked on ActiceProtect Vault and Hyper Backup Vault

Tintri:

• Understand the architecture of VMStore T7000 series and other products
• Perform upgradation of Tintri operating system and manage its services
• Initiate and administrate the VM DB application-level backup and replication jobs.
• Monitor the performance on Tintri Analytics
• Knowledge of Cloud-Based Predictive Analytics
• Sound knowledge on Hitachi VTL like configuration troubleshooting any tape issues.

NetApp:

• Sound knowledge on NetApp array archictectures and Hardware
• Good knowledge on Netapp products like FAS AFF E-Series SANtricity StorageGRID FlexPod.
• Capable to support Netapp Unified arrays both NAS & SAN environment
• In-depth knowledge of Netapp Snap suite of products (Snapmirror snapshot system manager Snapdrive for winodws etc.) ISCSI NFS CIFS
• Solid hands-on experience on Data ONTAP cDOT and 7-MODE administration.
• Provisioning NFS CIFS and multi-protocol shares
• Configuration and support of NDMP backups between a Netapp and third-party backup products
• Manage the vserver administration and Object storage and buckets
• Experience of vservers Namespace NDO snapshots snapmirrors and snapvault replications
• Experience in NetApp storage provisioning LUN masking and zoning.
• Experience in NetApp storage capacity planning performance analysis monitoring and reporting.
• Sound knowledge on NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager OnCommand Insights Cloud Insight and other NetApp tools.
• Strong knowledge of backup and recovery management solutions related to NetApp like NDMP.
• Managing and monitoring StorageGRID object storage including tenant management ILM policies S3 bucket management and integration with other NetApp solutions
• Good knowledge of SANtricity software including SANtricity System Manager (web-based) and SANtricity Storage Manager (desktop thick-client UI) for managing E-Series systems
• Experience on Cloud Volumes ONTAP integrates with NetApp BlueXP for storage management backup and recovery
• Deep understanding of cloud services industry standards and technical acumen to guide product strategy with hands-on experience with one of the hyperscalers (AWS Azure GCP).

Pure Storage:

• Manage the Pure Storage replication (ActiveDR Snap-to-NFS Snap-to-Cloud)
• Monitor manage and maintain Pure Storage FlashArray FlashBlade and Pure Cloud Block Store
• Sound knowledge on FlashBlade and FlashArray hardware and its architecturesoftware and logistic dependencies
• Apply best practices for array management to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Provide best practices for configuring and managing security and authentication protocols including zoning recommendations.
• Develop strategies to maximize storage efficiency through effective use of data reduction technologies
• Knowledge of troubleshooting performance issues using latency and performance analytics.
• Should be able to plan and design considerations for ActiveCluster and other replication technologies.
• Experience in configure manage and troubleshoot snapshots to ensure data protection.
• Knowledge on the various replication technologies supported by Pure Storage including ActiveDR and asynchronous replication.
• Configure and troubleshoot these technologies to ensure data availability and disaster recovery.
• Configure FA File services in Pure Storage arrays.
• Knowledge of generating API tokens and securing access to the Pure Storage array.
• Knowledge of Pure Array sizer Ramsomware Solutions center Portworx Solution center Pure1Manage

Soft Skills:

• Good working knowledge on MS Office (excel PowerPoint word OneNote)
• Should have Enterprise customer handling skills
• Able to handle unforeseen situations & high level of acceptance
• Can drive HCLs value and its methodology

Other Skills:

• Should be worked on Production systems
• Understanding datacenter environment and Infrastructure components
• Working knowledge on any ticket tools like Remedy / ServiceNow
• Capable of training team members and colleagues
• Should be familiar with ITIL processes
• Experience with storage build installation migration and upgrades