NetApp Storage Platform

Job Description - Key Responsibilities: - NetApp Storage Management: - Configure, deploy, and maintain NetApp storage solutions (e.g., ONTAP, AFF, FAS). - Manage storage provisioning tasks, including LUNs, aggregates, volumes, and snapshots. - Administer and troubleshoot NetApp ONTAP operating system, including both hardware and software components. - Monitor and optimize storage performance, ensuring high availability and efficient resource utilization. - Perform regular system health checks and maintenance on NetApp storage devices and systems. - Manage and configure data replication and backup solutions using SnapMirror, SnapVault, and other NetApp data protection technologies. - Capacity Planning & Performance Tuning: - Analyze storage utilization and capacity planning, ensuring the availability of adequate storage resources. - Optimize storage performance and efficiency, applying best practices for NetApp storage systems. - Troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks and capacity issues. - Perform storage scaling and implement strategies for horizontal scaling and vertical scaling as required. - Data Protection & Disaster Recovery: - Design, implement, and test disaster recovery (DR) solutions for data protection, utilizing NetApp SnapMirror and SnapVault technologies. - Implement and maintain backup strategies using NetApp Snapshot and ensure data is securely backed up and recoverable. - Plan and execute data migration and restoration tasks. - Ensure compliance with data protection regulations (GDPR, HIPAA) through proper storage and backup configurations. - Automation & Scripting: - Develop and implement automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, or other relevant languages to streamline storage provisioning, monitoring, and backup tasks. - Work on API integrations and develop scripts to automate NetApp storage management and related tasks. - Leverage tools like Ansible or Chef for automating storage management tasks. - Security & Compliance: - Apply security best practices for storage configurations, including encryption, access control, and audit logging. - Ensure storage systems adhere to security standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR). - Manage user access and role-based access controls for storage systems. - Collaboration & Support: - Collaborate with network and server teams to ensure seamless integration of storage systems with other IT infrastructure components. - Provide on-call support for troubleshooting storage issues, ensuring minimal downtime. - Assist in storage capacity forecasting and budgeting for storage-related hardware/software needs. - Provide technical support for storage-related inquiries from other teams (e.g., DevOps, applications, business units). - Documentation: - Maintain up-to-date documentation of storage architectures, configurations, procedures, and disaster recovery plans. - Document and report incident management for storage-related incidents and their resolutions. - Create and maintain detailed runbooks and knowledge base articles for troubleshooting and optimizing NetApp storage solutions. - Continuous Improvement: - Stay up to date with the latest NetApp technologies and industry trends in storage management and optimization. - Recommend and implement improvements to existing storage management practices, tools, and processes. - Participate in the evaluation and adoption of new storage technologies and tools. - Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. - 3-5 years of hands-on experience in managing NetApp storage platforms (e.g., NetApp ONTAP, AFF, FAS). - In-depth experience with NetApp storage protocols (NFS, SMB, iSCSI, FCP, etc.). - Strong knowledge of data protection technologies such as SnapMirror, SnapVault, NetApp MetroCluster, and data replication. - Experience with storage provisioning, capacity planning, and performance tuning in NetApp environments. - Proficiency in automation and scripting with tools such as PowerShell, Python, or Ansible. - Familiarity with backup and recovery procedures and disaster recovery best practices in a storage environment. - Knowledge of storage security best practices, including encryption, access controls, and compliance regulations. - Familiarity with cloud storage solutions and integrating on-prem storage with cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure).