Education Qualification
Any Graduate (Engineering / Science)
Certification
Technology | Implement Storage Solutions, Backup and DR Strategies in Cloud -201, OS 101 with Windows, Storage 101/NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA), Information Storage and Management V3, Storage Concepts Credential, HPE ATP - Storage
Skills required are
- Proactive monitoring: Initiate Storage administration, troubleshooting, investigate to identify the possible issues, locate the device/service causing the issue. Record the findings and analysis in to the ticket
- Resolution: Identify the issue based on troubleshooting and decide on the actions required to be implemented for resolving the issue. Refer to required KEDB or KB for known issues/repetitive issues and resolution steps. Implement the resolution steps, execute, validate and update ticket with steps taken and outcome
- Triage: Once the resolution steps are completed if the issue is still not resolved or if it s an unknown issue and standard troubleshooting methods did not resolve the issue, elevate the ticket to L3 SME and support the troubleshooting process, if there is a bridge, continue on the bridge along with the SME. This support includes coordination with 3rd party vendor technicians.
Process
- Gather information from vendor, customer, analysis from the troubleshooting, resolution steps implemented etc. and update the tickets regularly, as per the defined process.
- Prepare a detailed shift handover report for the next shift engineer
- Constantly track tickets for SLA adherence andescalate on deviations as defined in the process.
IBM Storage
- Strong understanding of IBM Spectrum Virtualize, FlashSystem, and DS series.
- Capable of provisioning, managing, and monitoring storage volumes.
- Knowledge of replication, snapshots, and performance tuning features.
Hitachi
- Basic awareness of Hitachi VSP and HCP platforms.
- Understands fundamental storage operations like LUN creation and mapping.
- Familiar with general replication and snapshot features.
HP Storage
- Basic awareness of HP storage systems and storage concepts (volumes, RAID, snapshots).
- Perform routine monitoring of storage health, alerts, and event logs.
- Execute basic provisioning tasks under guidance (LUN creation, mapping).