Senior Storage Engineer(IBM DS8000 & SAN)

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc.; Colombia; Remote; COP 90,000,000 - 150,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc. seeks a Senior Storage Infrastructure Specialist to manage IBM DS8000 storage, iSeries environments, and related SAN fabrics in a remote Colombia setup.

You will handle replication, DR readiness, and immutable storage controls while ensuring compliance with banking and audit standards. The role involves 24x7 production support, incident management, and change execution across production and DR sites, with emphasis on performance tuning and capacity planning for critical

Qualifications

• Cisco MDS SAN Switch Administration experience.
• Brocade SAN switch Administration experience.
• Knowledge of SAN Zoning, VSANs, Fibre Channel and Multipathing.
• Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Storage Replication expertise.
• Performance monitoring, capacity planning and troubleshooting skills.
• Cyber Vault, storage immutability and ransomware recovery concepts.
• ITIL-based incident, problem and change management experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer IBM DS8000 storage across Production, DR and Cyber Vault environments.
• Provision storage, tune performance, plan capacity, perform firmware upgrades and resolve incidents.
• Configure and troubleshoot Metro Mirror and Global Mirror replication between sites.
• Execute DR testing, failover and failback activities.
• Manage Cisco MDS SAN fabric: zoning, VSANs, ISLs and multipathing.
• Administer Brocade SAN switches: zoning, MAPS policies, ISLs.
• Support IBM iSeries workloads storage requirements.
• Manage immutable storage and Cyber Vault controls.
• Develop DR runbooks and ensure banking/audit compliance.
• Participate in 24x7 production support and major incident management.
• Monitor and integrate storage devices with IBM Storage Insight.

Skills

Cisco MDS SAN Switch Administration

Brocade SAN switch Administration

SAN Zoning

VSANs

Fibre Channel

Multipathing

Disaster Recovery

Cyber Vault / Immutability

ITIL Incident/Problem/Change

Job description

Senior Storage Infrastructure Specialist (IBM DS8000 & SAN)

Location: Colombia (Remote)

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Storage Specialist to manage and support a mission-critical banking storage infrastructure comprising IBM DS8000 (DS8K) storage arrays, IBM iSeries (IBM i/AS400) environments, Metro Mirror/Global Mirror replication, Cisco/Brocade SAN fabrics, and Cyber Vault with immutable storage capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support IBM DS8000 storage across Production, DR, and Cyber Vault environments.
• Manage storage provisioning, performance tuning, capacity planning, firmware upgrades, and incident resolution.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Metro Mirror and Global Mirror replication between Primary and Secondary sites.
• Execute and support Disaster Recovery (DR) testing, failover, and failback activities.
• Administer dual-fabric Cisco MDS SAN infrastructure, including zoning, VSANs, ISLs, and multipathing.
• Administer Brocade SAN Switches, including zoning, Configuring MAPS policies, ISLs.
• Support storage integration and performance requirements for IBM iSeries/Power Systems workloads.
• Manage immutable storage and cyber recovery controls within the Cyber Vault environment.
• Develop operational procedures, DR runbooks, and maintain compliance with banking and audit requirements.
• Participate in 24x7 production support, major incident management, and change implementation activities.
• Monitor and integration of Storage devices on IBM Storage insight.

Required Skills

• Cisco MDS SAN Switch Administration
• Brocade SAN switch Administration.
• SAN Zoning, VSANs, Fibre Channel & Multipathing
• Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity & Storage Replication
• Performance Monitoring, Capacity Planning & Troubleshooting
• Cyber Vault, Storage Immutability & Ransomware Recovery Concepts
• ITIL-based Incident, Problem & Change Management