Role & responsibilities

Storage Architecture & Design
Design and manage enterprise NetApp ONTAP environments across FAS and AFF platforms.
Develop HLD, LLD, and technical architecture documentation for storage environments.
Architect SAN (FC/iSCSI) and NAS (CIFS/NFS) storage solutions, including multi-protocol settings.
Design storage efficiency, tiering, and data protection strategies (SnapMirror, SnapVault, SnapLock).

Migration & Requirement Gathering
Capture storage migration requirements from the customer, including capacity, performance, and dependency mapping.
Document current-state storage workplace (arrays, volumes, LUNs, shares, dependencies).
Define intermediate and target-state NetApp architecture and migration approach for the destination data center.
Lead storage migrations, including 7-Mode to Cluster-Mode transitions, array-to-array migrations, and SnapMirror-based data replication for cutover.
Develop migration runbooks, cutover plans, validation checklists, and rollback procedures.

Operations & Integration
Perform storage provisioning, capacity planning, and performance tuning across the NetApp estate.
Integrate NetApp storage with VMware (vVols/NFS datastores)



and backup platforms (e.g., Veeam) for snapshot-based backup.
Manage SAN zoning, multipathing, and network storage connectivity. Documentation & Leadership.
Produce architecture diagrams, SOPs, runbooks, and customer-facing design documentation.
Act as the technical SME for NetApp storage technologies; mentor engineers and lead governance reviews.

Required Skills:
NetApp ONTAP (Cluster-Mode)
NetApp FAS / AFF platforms
SnapMirror / SnapVault / SnapLock
SAN protocols (FC, iSCSI) & NAS protocols (CIFS, NFS)
OnCommand / NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager
Storage migration & data replication tooling
SAN zoning & multipathing
VMware storage integration (vVols/NFS datastores)

Preferred candidate profile
8+ years of storage engineering experience, with L3/L4 NetApp architecture expertise.
Proven experience leading storage migration or data center consolidation programs.
Experience authoring HLD/LLD and current/intermediate/target-state documentation for customer delivery.
NetApp certifications (NCDA/NCIE) preferred.

📌 Lead Netapp Storage Engineer Gurugram (India)
🏢 Futurex Management Solutions
📍 India