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 positive 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.

📌 Storage Specialist (Vasanth Nagar)
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📍 Vasanth Nagar