Storage/Backup/VMWare Engineer - IT MINDS L.L.C.

• 10+ years of experience supporting enterprise-level, highly available, fault-tolerant storage infrastructure.
• Strong experience in Virtualization and Storage technologies.
• The ideal candidate would have 3+ years of experience in at least four of the following technologies - VMware, NetApp, Pure Storage, Brocade, Cohesity, Windows Administration.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with NetApp Data ONTAP, NetApp NAS, and NetApp Storage Grid, Pure Storage.
• 3+ years of experience managing VMWare-related products like handling vCenter, vSphere and ESXi hosts.
• 3+ years of experience managing Cohesity backup solutions and clusters.
• Proficiency in enterprise SAN (Storage Area Network) management, including technologies like Fiber Channel zoning, FCoE (Fiber Channel over Ethernet), and storage controllers through Brocade switches.
• Working knowledge of virtualization technologies and disaster recovery strategies.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement, articulate challenges, and develop and implement solutions.
• Strong analytical skills to gather and interpret data for informed decision-making on infrastructure management.
• Experience supporting storage infrastructure in both Windows and Linux server environments.
• Practical knowledge of SSL certificates and managing licenses.
• Knowledge of vRealize suite (vRA and vRO) is a huge plus.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and support the virtualization and storage infrastructure, including vulnerability remediation, configuration management, capacity planning, provisioning, and zoning of new servers.
• Configure, administer, tune, and optimize NetApp storage arrays for peak performance.
• Supporting and performing ESXi, vCenter and SRM-related upgrades.
• Experience with server-build provisioning through vRA.
• Act as a technical subject matter expert for resolving issues related to storage and VMWare infrastructure.
• Establish and maintain metrics and detailed reports on backups, storage, and fabric capacity/utilization.
• Conduct capacity planning for storage growth, trend analysis, and forecast future storage requirements for technology refresh.
• Contribute to Enterprise Service Management by handling alerts, incidents, service requests, and change management related to storage and backup.
• Ensure comprehensive monitoring and maintenance of the environment.
• Maintain and update infrastructure documentation for efficient management.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for after-hours support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues and deliver integrated solutions.