Storage Specialist (Remote)

We are HCLTech, one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world and home to 219,000+ people across 54 countries, supercharging progress through industry-leading capabilities centered around Digital, Engineering and Cloud.

The driving force behind that work, our people, are diverse, creative, and passionate, raising the bar for excellence on a regular basis. We, in turn, work hard to bring out the best in them as we strive to help them find their spark and become the best version of themselves that they can be.

If all this sounds like an environment you’ll thrive in, then you’re in the right place. Join us on our journey to advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

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Qualifications & Experience

• Design and implementation of PowerMax – Enterprise Storage & Dell PowerStore
• Installation, configuration and operation of EMC software products (ECC,Powerpath, Solution enabler, Timefinder and SRDF)
• Monitoring and Timefinder Clone/Mirror/Snap operations using SYMCLI/ECC/SMC/Navisphere manager/NAVICLI.
• Manage SRDF operations across storages. SRDF/S, SRDF/A.
• Monitoring and optimization of the performance of the Dell /EMC PowerMax – Enterprise Storage systems , Dell PowerStore
• Design and implementation of SAN which includes installing and configuring of EMC storage boxes and fibre channel switches
• Manage fiber Brocade switches (Zoning / VSANs / FC-IP / ISL setup )
• Liaise and work with hardware/software vendors.
• Maintenance of user access to allocated storage.
• Storage and Fabric availability.
• Storage provisioning, LUN Management, LUN masking, zoning, performance management and volume management(Planning, allocations and de-allocations) .
• SYMCLI-Configure LUNs, assign LUNs to servers, check and verify server access to LUNs, basic health checks.
• Trouble shooting storage related issues.
• Provide assistance to various infrastructure teams.
• SAN switch ports and fabric monitoring.
• Maintain proper backups of switch configurations.
• Update necessary storage documents on regular basis(SOPs,Trend,Handover,daily,weekly and monthly reports)
• Knowledge on Architecture of EMC Dell PowerStore and PowerMax Storage Array models.
• Experience in FAST CACHE / FAST VP Configuration and Auto Tiering Mechanism
• Knowledge in next gen All Flash Storage Platform in VMAX3/Unity
• Experience in RecoverPoint setup
• Knowledge in setting up/monitoring EMC Networker/Avamar Backup Solution and Data Domain D2D Solution
• Develop Team members and guide them.
• Develop Best practices for storage and fabric.
• Familiar with datacenter best practices.
• Installing and configuring host bus adapters.
• New technology awareness and research skills are necessary.
• Familiar to perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting in complex environments. – Familiar to do performance analysis and identify bottlenecks.
• Analysis of SAN connections, understand SAN topology troubleshooting.
• Perform capacity and performance management and feed into Customer architectural team to ensure proper planning.
• Perform annual HA testing on relevant storage devices provided by Customer with required documentation
• Configuration, Task Scheduling and Operational Maintenance.
• Storage provisioning – Provision of LUNs for Vmware Datastores
• Storage hardware administration.
• Storage software and firmware administration.
• Storage data replication and mirroring.
• Storage Area Network (SAN) Infrastructure Services.
• Existing interfaces to other Products (e.g. VMWare, VCenter, Integration, Backup…).
• Create & follow documentation where applicable

Replication and Recovery

• Carry out the contingency of the testing process of the primary data center
• Keep updated, revised and published all necessary procedures for Datacenter activation replicated
• Present results of testing contingency and action plan to address the gaps and shortcomings identified during the test

Logs & Alert monitoring

• Performance Tuning
• Vulnerability technical assessment and remediation
• Hardware replacement coordination with Vendors
• Migration of on prem workloads to virtual datacenters hosted in AWS/Azure
• Configure Backups in AWS and Azure,Deploy IAM Role,Configure and maintaining EC2,EBS Volumes in AWS
• Configure S3 Bucket,Setting up infrastructure in Cloud (AWS/Azure)and maintaning it including Networks,Compute,Firewall (NSG),Webapps,SQL(PaaS)
• Storage Architecture Planning, Storage Based Migrations, Storage based DR Planning and implementation

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and conversation skills (Verbal and Written)
• Good documentation skills
• Good working knowledge of MS OFFICE & VISIO
• Should have a good customer handling skills
• Able to handle unforeseen situations
• High level of acceptance

Other Skills / Experience

• Worked on Production systems
• Experience with Storage Migration, Installation, Upgrades and Patching
• Documentation preparation and runbook creation

Why Us?

• We are one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world, with offices in 50+ countries across the globe and 219,000 employees
• Our company is extremely diverse with 165 nationalities represented
• We offer the opportunity to work with colleagues across the globe
• We offer a virtual-first work environment, promoting a good work-life integration and real flexibility
• We are invested in your growth, offering learning and career development opportunities at every level to help you find your own unique spark

Benefit package

• Life insurance
• Private medical care
• MultiSport Card
• Subsidy for glasses
• Subsidy to language courses
• Christmas and holiday bonuses
• Clear career path in a growing multinational organization