Senior Specialist Infrastructure Engineering

Job Description

Senior Specialist Infrastructure Engineering

PowerFlex Administrator is responsible for managing and maintaining Dell  PowerFlex storage systems. 
This role involves ensuring high availability, performance, security, and scalability of the software-defined storage (SDS) environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Installation & Configuration: Deploy and configure PowerFlex storage solutions, including nodes, clusters, and networking components.
• System Administration: Manage storage pools, volumes, and replication policies to meet business requirements.
• Monitoring & Performance Optimization: Use tools like PowerFlex Manager to monitor system health, identify bottlenecks, and optimize storage performance.
• Upgrades & Patching: Perform firmware, software, and security updates while ensuring minimal downtime.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Develop and implement backup strategies, snapshots, and replication policies to protect data.

• Data Replication: Ensuring that data is replicated between Primary and Secondary datacenter. Using Site Recovery Manger to orchestrate data replication. DR test execution with respective teams. 
• Security & Compliance: Enforce security policies, access controls, and compliance standards for data protection.
• Troubleshooting & Support: Diagnose and resolve system issues, coordinate with Dell support, and implement proactive maintenance.
• Automation & Scripting: Use PowerShell, Ansible, or other scripting languages to automate administrative tasks.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain system documentation, change logs, and generate reports on system performance and capacity.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Technical Expertise:
• Experience with Dell PowerFlex storage solutions.
• Knowledge of VMware, Linux, and Windows environments.
• Knowledge of VMware Site Reocvery Manager and replication techniques. 
• Understanding of SAN, NAS, iSCSI, NVMe, and Fibre Channel technologies.
• Familiarity with cloud integration and hybrid storage environments.
• Problem-Solving: Strong troubleshooting skills for storage performance and system failures.
• Automation & Scripting: Ability to use PowerShell, Python, or Ansible for automation.
• Networking Knowledge: Understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, and network storage protocols.

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