Roles and Responsibilities

• Monitor storage performance, capacity, and health, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Plan and implement storage capacity expansions and upgrades based on organizational needs.
• Design and manage backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Perform routine backups, verify the integrity of backup data, and restore data as needed.
• Implement data encryption and security measures to safeguard sensitive data.
• Regularly audit and review storage access control policies, ensuring proper data access and compliance.
• Coordinate with security teams to address vulnerabilities and enhance data protection measures.
• Perform performance tuning and optimization to maximize storage efficiency.
• Implement storage tiering, deduplication, and compression techniques to optimize storage usage and cost.
• Monitor and manage storage capacity to avoid disruptions or performance degradation.
• Provide troubleshooting support for storage-related issues, including hardware and software problems.
• Address performance bottlenecks, connectivity issues, and any other technical challenges related to storage systems.
• Coordinate with hardware vendors and third-party service providers to resolve issues.
• Prepare regular reports on storage performance, capacity, and usage for management review.
• Plan and implement firmware, software, and hardware upgrades to storage systems.

Required Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 3+ years of experience in storage administration or a similar IT infrastructure role.
• Hands-on experience with storage technologies such as SAN (Storage Area Networks), NAS (Network Attached Storage), and cloud-based storage solutions.
• Familiarity with backup software and disaster recovery processes.
• Strong understanding of storage hardware, software, and cloud technologies.
• Proficiency in storage management tools and monitoring software.
• Familiarity with file systems, storage protocols (iSCSI, NFS, SMB, Fibre Channel), and RAID configurations.
• Experience with storage virtualization, backup/recovery solutions, and enterprise-level storage systems.

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