CISAMRMFRE- Storage Admin-JL4

• Key Responsibilities:
• Storage Operations & Administration
• Manage, maintain, and optimize EMC Isilon scale out NAS clusters, including SmartPools, SmartConnect, data protection policies, and NFS/SMB services.
• Administer and support PowerVault SAN/NAS environments, including provisioning, RAID configuration, LUN management, and performance tuning.
• Oversee PowerFlex infrastructure including managing storage pools, volumes, and SDS/SDC/SVM components.
• Perform day to day monitoring of storage capacity, performance metrics, and health.
• Implement and maintain storage tiering, replication, and snapshot policies.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design & Implementation
• Deploy new storage solutions using Isilon, PowerVault, and PowerFlex technologies.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to understand storage requirements and deliver what is expected.
• Support migration projects, including data movement, cluster expansion, and hardware refresh.
• Data Protection
• Implement and manage data protection workflows including snapshots, replication and disaster recovery plans.
• Ensure DR readiness, perform failover/failback testing, and validate storage resilience.
• Troubleshooting & Support:
• Investigate storage related incidents, performance bottlenecks, and access issues.
• Work with Dell EMC support for firmware upgrades, and complex issue resolution.
• Create and maintain documentation including topology diagrams, SOPs, and configuration guides.
• Security & Compliance:
• Enforce storage security best practices including access controls, encryption, and auditing.
• Ensure storage environment adheres to compliance standards.
• Required Skills & Experience:
• 5–10+ years of experience in enterprise storage administration.
• Strong hands on expertise with:
• EMC Isilon (OneFS management, scale out NAS, performance tuning)
• EMC PowerVault (ME4/ME5 series preferred, SAN/NAS architecture, RAID/LUN management)
• EMC PowerFlex (SDS/SDC/SVM components, cluster management, REST API, performance tuning)
• Solid understanding of:
• NFS and SMB protocols
• SAN technologies (FC, iSCSI)
• RAID concepts and storage tiering
• Experience with performance analysis tools and storage monitoring systems.
• Knowledge of virtualization/storage integration (VMware).
• Good to have :
• Dell EMC certifications such as:
• EMCTA, EMCSA, Implementation Engineer – Isilon/PowerScale
• Dell EMC Proven Professional – PowerFlex
• Familiarity with enterprise data centers, networking fundamentals, and ITIL processes.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work independently and in cross functional teams.
• Strong documentation and process driven mindset.