Role & responsibilities

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the primary administrator for Dell PowerScale and ECS storage systems. This includes cluster administration, monitoring system health, and ensuring optimal performance and availability.
- Create, configure, and manage file shares, quotas, access zones, and S3 buckets according to company policies and business needs.
- Conduct regular capacity and performance monitoring. Analyze workload requirements and provide proactive suggestions for performance tuning and capacity remediation.
- Manage and implement data protection strategies, including snapshots, replication using tools like SyncIQ, and disaster recovery planning and testing for both PowerScale and ECS.
- Isolate and troubleshoot complex storage incidents, resolve severity issues, and perform root cause analysis for recurring problems.
- Plan and execute storage product upgrades, firmware updates, and patching to maintain system security and functionality.
- Configure and manage access control lists (ACLs), permissions, and security settings on both platforms.



Implement security hardening best practices.
- Manage data migration activities, including migrating data between storage platforms or tiering data from PowerScale to ECS for cost optimization.
- Utilize scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell) to automate routine tasks and streamline storage administration processes.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for storage runbooks, knowledge base articles, and disaster recovery procedures.
- Act as a point of contact for Dell Technologies support, opening and managing service requests as needed.
- Participate in on-call rotation.

III. SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS
- Deep knowledge of PowerScales OneFS, including the Job Engine, cluster administration, CloudPools and security features.
- Experience with Dell ECS for object storage, including S3 protocol, bucket policies, and user management.
- Familiarity with storage networking concepts, including NFS, SMB, a

📌 Storage Admin- Blr/Chennai (Bengaluru)
🏢 Cloudxtreme
📍 Bengaluru