Storage & Backup Architect

Job Title: Storage & Backup Architect

Location: Melbourne, FL (preferred choice) or Frisco, TX or Morrisville, NC (Onsite)

Duration : Long-Term

Interview Mode : Video

Need 9+ Years of Experience

Job Description :

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to quality standards, regulatory requirements and company policies
• Expertise in IT Infrastructure using ITIL Process (Incident, Service Request, Change, Problem)
• Should manage architect tasks and adhere to ITIL and major incident process
• Ensure positive customer experience and maintain customer satisfaction by the way of quality on day to day tasks
• Responsible for building and maintaining test environment, perform Testing/Auditing/processes as required from time to time
• Ensure project deliverables within quality standards and timeline
• Strong knowledge on Hardware concepts and technologies such as compute nodes, servers, network, and basic storage system infrastructures
• Strong knowledge on ethernet and TCP/IP networking (e.g. switch management, VLANs, IP addressing and routing)
• Deep understanding of data storage protocols, including iSCSI, NFS, and SMB
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for automation of storage tasks
• Experience with monitoring tools for storage performance and capacity management
• Lead the design and implementation of storage architectures, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and reliability
• Establish best practices for data management, backup, and disaster recovery across storage platforms
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement

Job Description

• Design and optimize backup and storage architectures to align with business requirements.
• Assess current and future needs, ensuring storage and backup solutions are scalable and flexible.
• Standardize solution designs and document best practices.
• Storage Management:
• Map application and business needs to the correct storage solutions.
• Manage and optimize the storage systems like NetApp, Dell EMC, HPE, etc., for central storage & for critical applications.
• Evaluate and implement additional storage solutions as business needs evolve.
• Work with different types of storage (eg Block, NAS and Object for scalable and distributed data needs.
• Knowledge on software-defined storage solutions for flexibility and cost efficiency.
• Provide solutions to optimize costs and scalability for Hybrid cloud storage.
• Ensure performance, availability, and disaster recovery capabilities meet enterprise standards.
• Backup & Recovery Strategy:
• Develop a comprehensive vision for backup and recovery strategies.
• Oversee the management and enhancement of the backup platform.
• Ensure backup policies align with business continuity and disaster recovery requirements.
• Evaluate and implement new backup solutions to meet evolving business demands.
• Security & Compliance:
• Ensure storage and backup solutions adhere to security best practices and compliance standards.
• Implement robust data protection and encryption measures.
• Support audits and risk assessments related to data storage and backup.
• Operational Support & Optimization:
• Provide expert guidance to IT operations teams in resolving complex storage and backup-related issues.
• Identify and drive automation opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Conduct performance tuning and troubleshooting for storage systems to enhance efficiency and minimize downtime
• Collaborate with vendors and external partners to optimize support and service levels.

Budget:

• Take ownership of the budget within the domain, ensuring cost-effective decisions while aligning investments with business priorities and technological advancements
• Evaluate and select storage technologies that support our cloud and on-premise environments, balancing cost and performance
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement:
• Work with business stakeholders to understand data lifecycle and storage needs.
• Keep up to date with emerging technologies in storage and backup solutions.
• Provide training and knowledge sharing to internal teams.

Soft Skills

• Good working knowledge on MS Office (excel, PowerPoint, word, one notes)
• Should have a Enterprise customer handling skills
• Able to handle unforeseen situations & high level of acceptance
• Can drive HCL s value and its methodology

Other Skills

• Should be worked on Production systems
• Understanding datacenter environment and Infrastructure components
• Working knowledge on any ticket tools like Remedy / ServiceNow
• Capable of training the team member and colleague
• Should be familiar with ITIL processes
• Experience with storage build, installation, migration and upgrades