Position:Cisco SAN Engineer with CCIE Certification
Location:Columbus, NJ
Duration:Long term
Job Description:
Cisco SAN Engineer
Resource Requirement and Candidate Evaluation Profile
Prepared for WorkMation
Role Type Senior Cisco SAN Engineer / MDS Migration Architect
Primary Credential Preference CCIE Storage / Storage Networking
Secondary Credential Path CCIE Data Center with direct Cisco MDS SAN migration depth
Document Purpose Resource sourcing and first-call screening for a confidential production SAN refresh
engagement
Priority rule: A candidate with active CCIE Storage / Storage Networking is priority-qualified for technical review.
CCIE Data Center is acceptable only when paired with hands-on Cisco MDS fabric, zoning, migration, and
cutover leadership experience.
1. Role Context
WorkMation requires a senior Cisco SAN engineer to support discovery, strategy, migration planning, implementation support,
validation, and closeout for a confidential production storage-networking refresh. The environment requires a methodical SAN
professional who can protect production host-to-storage connectivity while modernizing Cisco MDS switching infrastructure.
2. Current-State and Target-State Context
Area Current-State Context Target Outcome
Fabric platform Cisco MDS storage networking
environment with MDS 9250i / 9148Sclass switching and redundant fabric
considerations.
Refresh aging SAN switching
components while preserving fabric
resiliency and host/storage reachability.
Logical SAN configuration VSAN-based design, active zonesets,
PWWN zoning, device-alias
dependencies, FCNS/name-server
visibility, and host/storage pathing.
Validated target configuration, controlled
zoning migration, and clear evidence
that intended initiator/target paths
remain available.
Migration execution Production environment with limited
tolerance for unplanned disruption.
Staged MOP/ATP-driv
Active CCIE Storage / Storage
Networking
Treat as the strongest credential signal
for this role. Candidate should be
advanced immediately to technical
methodology review.
High Direct Cisco MDS SAN migration
experience
Must be able to discuss MDS discovery,
VSAN validation, zoneset handling,
device aliases, FLOGI/FCNS, path
validation, and rollback.
High CCIE Data Center with storagenetworking depth
Acceptable secondary path only when
supported by hands-on Cisco MDS
implementation and migration work.
Thanks & regards,
Kalyan Kumar
Innovative Consulting Solutions, LLC
1901 N. Roselle Rd., Suite 800
Schaumburg, IL 60195
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