Role – Storage Engineer
Location – Spring, TX(onsite)
Note :- We are looking for Storage resource with Alletra, HP 3PAR, Nimble skillset.
STORAGE JOB DESCRIPTION
Good Knowledge on components and architectures.
· In depth understanding of the HPE Alletra, HP 3PAR, Nimble.
· Hands on experience with storage array migrations.
· Experience in SAN storage backup and recovery and exposure to SAN Data replication tools.
· Experience on Cisco and Brocade fabric switch/Directors. Configuring new switch, upgrades, zoning, VSAN and troubleshooting.
· Experience of SAN allocation, deallocation.
· Good Knowledge on RAID concepts, inline data deduplication, inline data compression.
· Dynamic LUN Provisioning, Zoning, storage firmware upgrades
· Allocating Boot luns in VMware environment
· Troubleshooting storage related and compatibility related issues.
· Allocating LUNs to different operating systems like MS Windows, VMWare ESX/ESXi, Linux and Solaris/AIX/HPUX.
· Exposure to performance tuning techniques for SAN and NAS
· Experience in handling major incident bridges, critical issues.
· Good in scripting and automating the standard storage procedures.
· Should be familiar with ITIL processes.
Roles & Responsibilities – Storage (HPE 3PAR / Alletra)
1. Design, architect, and deploy HPE 3PAR and Alletra storage solutions based on customer business, performance, and availability requirements.
2. Lead technical discussions with customers and internal stakeholders to understand workload needs and propose optimal storage designs.
3. Manage 3PAR/Alletra arrays including CPGs, virtual volumes, VLUNs, host sets, and port configurations.
4. Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis (RCA) for complex storage, SAN, and performance issues.
5. Plan and execute storage migrations using Peer Motion, Online Import, and host-based migration tools with minimal downtime.
6. Administer and troubleshoot SAN fabrics (Brocade/Cisco) including zoning, ISLs, firmware upgrades, and fabric resiliency.
7. Optimize storage performance and efficiency through RAID selection, tiering, chunklet layout, and adaptive optimization.
8. Implement and manage replication and DR solutions such as Remote Copy, Peer Persistence, and metro cluster configurations.
9. Integrate storage with virtualization and OS platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, Linux, Windows) and resolve multipathing issues.
10. Manage firmware, OS, and controller upgrades ensuring non-disruptive operations and rollback readiness.
11. Leverage HPE InfoSight and SSMC for proactive monitoring, capacity forecasting, and health analysis.
12. Coordinate with backup teams and customers to integrate storage with Commvault / NetBackup for application-consistent backups.
13. Prepare and deliver technical presentations to customers on storage architecture, performance analysis, and solution proposals.
14. Provide regular operational and executive-level reports covering capacity utilization, performance trends, risks, and recommendations.
15. Act as escalation point for critical production incidents and major outages.
16. Collaborate with application, database, network, and virtualization teams to align storage design with end-to-end solutions.
17. Ensure security, compliance, and governance through encryption, RBAC, audit logging, and best-practice controls.
18. Automate and standardize storage operations using CLI, REST APIs, and scripting to improve efficiency and reliability.
19. Mentor L1/L2 engineers and review change requests, SOPs, and implementation plans.
20. Participate in CAB meetings, customer reviews, and vendor engagements (HPE) while supporting 24×7 mission-critical environments.
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