Storage Administrator
Descrizione dell'offerta
We have one open position of Storage Administrator with one of our client based at Italy and Spain. This is a B2B/Freelance/Contract position. Below is the full job description for your reference. Please share your application once you are interested
Role: Storage Administrator
Mode: B2B/Contract/Freelance
Location: Italy or Spain
Job Description:
Required Technical Skills:
The resource MUST have the following skills and experience:
The consultant must demonstrate proven hands-on experience in enterprise storage and backup administration across heterogeneous environments, specifically including:
Enterprise Storage Platforms
- Demonstrable administration and troubleshooting experience with multi-vendor enterprise storage arrays, with emphasis on:
- NetApp ONTAP environments (FAS, vNAS/file/object services, SolidFire)
- Dell PowerStore or equivalent block storage platforms
- CEPH
- Experience performing provisioning, performance troubleshooting, lifecycle maintenance, and incident resolution in production environments
SAN & Storage Transport Technologies
- Strong working knowledge of storage networking concepts and technologies
- Hands-on administration of Cisco MDS Fiber Channel fabrics
- Ability to troubleshoot end-to-end connectivity issues between hosts and storage
Replication & Host Integration
- Solid technical understanding of:
- Storage replication and data protection technologies
- Host integration and best practices
- OS-specific storage tuning and performance considerations
Backup & Data Protection Platforms
- Extensive experience installing, configuring, and administering enterprise backup platforms, including Dell EMC Avamar and Dell EMC Data Domain and Veeam backup and replication.
- Experience managing policies, retention, client onboarding, and recovery workflows
- Working familiarity with disk-based and tape-based backup architectures
Networking Fundamentals
- Practical understanding of enterprise networking fundamentals relevant to storage operations, including Ethernet switching concepts, TCP/IP stack behavior, Routing basics and Link aggregation (LACP)
The following capabilities are considered advantageous:
- Hands-on experience developing scripts or automation workflows using PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ansible or similar automation frameworks
- Experience with Microsoft 365 backup solutions such as AvePoint and Spanning
- Exposure to Software Defined Storage (SDS) platforms
- Working knowledge of Linux administration and Microsoft Windows Server environments
- Familiarity with virtualization platforms such as VMware
Required Soft Skills:
- Produces reliable, high-quality results within agreed timelines and takes ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Proactively drives tasks to completion, prioritizes effectively, and responds constructively to operational demands.
- Communicates clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders and produces concise technical documentation when required.
- Works effectively with cross-functional infrastructure teams and vendors in support of operational and project objectives.
- Applies structured analytical thinking to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Operates effectively within controlled enterprise environments and adheres to established processes and procedures.
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