Storage Engineer
Location – Jersey City, NJ
Duration – 6 Months+
Candidates must be local candidates.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
The Consultant Storage Engineer manages the implementation of Enterprise storage across multiple platforms. Engineers in this role serve as a liaison between Operations, Infrastructure and Application Development regarding the implementation and maintenance of Storage. Evolves existing problems management processes to effect support of storage for both development and production environments. Monitors log files, performance issues and the production environment for mission critical systems. Should have an understanding of current industry trends and their advantages with ability to right fit into an existing environment. Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team environment. Understands requested changes to storage, its configuration and implications to all user areas.
Qualified candidates will possess the following qualifications/skill sets:
• Work with host groups to design storage and backup infrastructures that satisfy business requirements.
• Installation of SANs, SAN-based arrays, multi-ported arrays, mid-size to large storage arrays.
• Must know Replication technologies such as SRDF/A and STAR
• Must be able to do scripting of storage arrays.
• Management of SANs, SAN-based arrays, multi-ported arrays, mid-size to large storage arrays (arrays with multiple host connections).
o Management includes configuration, usage reporting, and allocation to host.
o Monitoring of file systems and storage arrays will continue to be performed by storage vendors and the Command Center.
• Reporting of and assistance in procurement of direct attached arrays and drives containing data. o The SMG will report on storage growth for file systems and disks containing data. Monitoring of OS for space issues will continue to be performed by the command center.
o If agents are unavailable host team will provide level of access or information needed.
• Plan implementation of storage devices
o Work with host groups to implement storage and backup systems.
• Physical volume management of SAN-based arrays, multi-ported arrays, and mid-size to large storage arrays.
o Acquire, install, and allocate physical storage and volumes to servers.
• Storage vendor support contact
o Escalate storage hardware and software related issues that cannot be resolved in-house. • Array based data migrations
o Copy, move, and verify integrity of data migrations that are completed via storage-based data movement utilities.
o Storage-based data copies will be performed when the means are available and cost effective. • Provide host teams with storage agents and tools to view storage allocated to their respective host
• Provide proper software and documentation for installing and configuring storage agent software
Required Skills:
• Extensive Systems Engineering experience within e-commerce or financial services industry
• 7+ years storage management, or related, experience overall (4+ years storage analysis and design coupled with 3+ years of storage administration or engineering).
• Working knowledge of multiple storage technologies – Hardware (EMC and IBM), Configuration Tools (EMC Control Center), Volume Management Tools (Veritas Volume Manager, EMC PowerPath), Tape Archival (Veritas Netbackup) and geographic data replication technologies. • Experience with SAN Switching Fabrics / protocols: Cisco, Fiber Channel, Fiber Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP), iSCSI, FICON.
• Experience working in mid to large scale storage environments of 400TB+.
• Experience with Replication technologies which includes SRDF/A and Recoverpoint
• Out-of-the-box thinker driven to lower costs using conventional/non-conventional solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills necessary in Word, Excel, Presentation, Project and Visio.
• Excellent people skills with ability to handle difficult personnel situations.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and processes.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to establish and define automated system installation/configuration procedures.
• Ability to create System Run Books, defining day-to-day support, maintenance, troubleshooting knowledgebase of the infrastructure.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to apply them towards the investigation of existing installations.
• Ability to establish performance models and validation techniques.
• Ability to establish best practices for monitoring and forecasting of system/application capacity.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Should have an understanding of current industry trends and their advantages with ability to right fit into an existing environment.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
# of Years Required:
• 7+ years storage management, or related, experience overall (4+ years storage analysis and design coupled with 3+ years of storage administration or engineering).
Preferred Skills:
• Vendor certifications in storage related solutions desired.
Thanks & Regards,
Annie Mark
Addon Technologies
Ph: 734-956-4737 Ext 1+202
annie@addonusa.com
www.addonusa.com
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