Location: Fort Worth TX USA
Duration: 1+ year
Work Authorization: USC only
Must-Have Skills
Primary: PowerStore, Unity, Fibre Channel (Brocade directors/switches)
Preferred Skills
Secondary: PowerScale, Data Domain, PowerVault
Role Overview
Provide onsite (US Citizen) high-end storage administration support for a 12-month engagement, focused on Dell storage platforms and SAN infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Architecture & Design:
Assess and document the existing PowerStore, Unity, and Brocade SAN environment
Recommend enhancements for capacity, performance, and resiliency
Support data tiering and data protection strategy
- Implementation & Configuration:
Install, configure, and optimize PowerStore and Unity arrays (storage pools, volumes/LUNs, datastores, replication, snapshots)
Configure and manage Brocade SAN (zoning, fabric setup, firmware upgrades)
Integrate storage systems with host environments and applications
- Operations & Administration:
Perform daily storage and SAN management tasks including provisioning, expansions, migrations, and LUN mappings
Monitor system health, performance, and capacity
Maintain documentation such as runbooks, SOPs, and environment details
Execute changes in alignment with customer change management processes
- Backup & Data Protection:
Configure and manage Data Domain for backup and recovery operations
Validate and test restore procedures regularly
Ensure backup strategies align with RPO/RTO and compliance requirements
- File & Secondary Storage:
Administer PowerScale for file-based workloads (shares, quotas, access control, tuning)
Support PowerVault for secondary, archival, or test environments
Plan and execute data migrations with minimal impact to business operations
- Performance & Troubleshooting:
Analyze performance across storage and SAN layers, identify bottlenecks, and implement fixes
Troubleshoot issues across arrays, SAN fabric, and hosts; coordinate with Dell Support as needed
Apply best practices for tuning and firmware/code upgrades
- Governance & Security:
Manage secure zoning and LUN masking
Implement role-based access controls and ensure audit readiness
Support compliance and audit requirements related to storage and backup
- Knowledge Transfer & Reporting:
Provide training and knowledge transfer to customer teams
Maintain updated documentation and architecture diagrams
Deliver regular status reports covering progress, risks, and upcoming activities
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in storage and backup operations
