Storage Engineer

Role – Storage Engineer

Location – Spring, TX(onsite)

t.STORAGE JOB DESCRIPTI

ONGood Knowledge on components and architecture

s.· In depth understanding of the HPE Alletra, HP 3PAR, Nimbl

e.· Hands on experience with storage array migration

s.· Experience in SAN storage backup and recovery and exposure to SAN Data replication tool

s.· Experience on Cisco and Brocade fabric switch/Directors. Configuring new switch, upgrades, zoning, VSAN and troubleshootin

g.· Experience of SAN allocation, deallocatio

n.· Good Knowledge on RAID concepts, inline data deduplication, inline data compressio

n.· Dynamic LUN Provisioning, Zoning, storage firmware upgrad

es· Allocating Boot luns in VMware environme

nt· Troubleshooting storage related and compatibility related issue

s.· Allocating LUNs to different operating systems like MS Windows, VMWare ESX/ESXi, Linux and Solaris/AIX/HPU

X.· Exposure to performance tuning techniques for SAN and N

AS· Experience in handling major incident bridges, critical issue

s.· Good in scripting and automating the standard storage procedure

s.· Should be familiar with ITIL processe

s.Roles & Responsibilities – Storage (HPE 3PAR / Alletr

a)1. Design, architect, and deploy HPE 3PAR and Alletra storage solutions based on customer business, performance, and availability requirement

s.2. Lead technical discussions with customers and internal stakeholders to understand workload needs and propose optimal storage design

s.3. Manage 3PAR/Alletra arrays including CPGs, virtual volumes, VLUNs, host sets, and port configuration

s.4. Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis (RCA) for complex storage, SAN, and performance issue

s.5. Plan and execute storage migrations using Peer Motion, Online Import, and host-based migration tools with minimal downtim

e.6. Administer and troubleshoot SAN fabrics (Brocade/Cisco) including zoning, ISLs, firmware upgrades, and fabric resilienc

y.7. Optimize storage performance and efficiency through RAID selection, tiering, chunklet layout, and adaptive optimizatio

n.8. Implement and manage replication and DR solutions such as Remote Copy, Peer Persistence, and metro cluster configuration

s.9. Integrate storage with virtualization and OS platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, Linux, Windows) and resolve multipathing issue

s.10. Manage firmware, OS, and controller upgrades ensuring non-disruptive operations and rollback readines

s.11. Leverage HPE InfoSight and SSMC for proactive monitoring, capacity forecasting, and health analysi

s.12. Coordinate with backup teams and customers to integrate storage with Commvault / NetBackup for application-consistent backup

s.13. Prepare and deliver technical presentations to customers on storage architecture, performance analysis, and solution proposal

s.14. Provide regular operational and executive-level reports covering capacity utilization, performance trends, risks, and recommendation

s.15. Act as escalation point for critical production incidents and major outage

s.16. Collaborate with application, database, network, and virtualization teams to align storage design with end-to-end solution

s.17. Ensure security, compliance, and governance through encryption, RBAC, audit logging, and best-practice control

s.18. Automate and standardize storage operations using CLI, REST APIs, and scripting to improve efficiency and reliabilit

y.19. Mentor L1/L2 engineers and review change requests, SOPs, and implementation plan

s.20. Participate in CAB meetings, customer reviews, and vendor engagements (HPE) while supporting 24×7 mission-critical environment