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Storage administrators are responsible for managing the secure and efficient storage of an organization’s electronic data, including electronic files and storage hardware such as external hard drives. They develop, configure, and maintain storage systems and resources, often involving a combination of onsite storage and offsite virtual or cloud-based solutions. They assess organizational needs, formulate a detailed plan, and ensure there are contingencies and safeguards in place. They maintain and troubleshoot data storage systems, and provide input for capacity planning and assessments.Storage administrators typically have a bachelor’s degree in a computer science field, and a background that includes storage planning and management. These roles require capacity planning and assessment skills, and experience implementing and managing data storage systems.Role & Responsibility Responsible for the ongoing maintenance, security, and availability of Storage and SAN infrastructure based on business requirements and adhering to tight operations, security, and procedural models Carry out all Infrastructure storage related configuration activities including storage and hosts zoning, storage provisioning, copy services and masking, disaster recovery configuration and replication for the different SAN storage technologies and platforms to provide the bank applications with the required storage with the maximum performance. Provide business critical support and maintenance of the storage environments across the regions. Proactively manage SAN storage environments Manage automated fault call logging, hardware inventory for maintenance contracts, SAN documentation and diagrams Storage Design and Engineering, Planning, Implementation and Support of all storage networks file systems technologies such as NFS, CIFS, SMB, iSCSI, NDMP and FCoE Develop and maintaining technical documents and artifacts using MS-Office products (Excel, CSV, Visio, Access, ..) and other CMDB tools Demonstrating a solid technical understanding of other storage and backup technologies and how they can be used to solve business problems Demonstrating an in-depth understanding of storage protocols and solutions as they apply to shared and/or cloud storage environments Demonstrated skills in thinking out of the box and in developing complete technical solutions from concept to production based on industry experience Play a key role in support of all Disaster Recovery, Backup and Recovery and Contingency of operations (Co-op) helping to develop processes, procedures, and strategies as it relates to the current and future storage environment Perform large scale migrations and upgrades during storage technology refreshes and capacity upgrades to provide better storage performance, and connectivity along with storage resources availability. Troubleshoot storage performance, connectivity issues, replication and continuous data protection issues along with providing root cause analysis and provide support to other teams during issues.Qualifications for storage administrator Knowledge of RedHat Enterprise Linux, Operating Systems (UNIX, MS Windows, Solaris, Linux) and Host Bus Adapter concepts a plus Reviews literature, and current practices to support business requirements and/or new industry technology Prepares reports and/or recommendations regarding new technology to appropriate personnel Develops and maintains Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Minimum of three (3) years of experience installing, configuring, and administrating NetApp, DELL Unity NAS Storage environment Minimum of three (3) years experience with Storage System design, performance analysis, capacity planning and disaster recovery planning Good Analytical Thinking and Problem-Solving skills.