Senior Hitachi Storage Consultant

Hitachi; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara is seeking an experienced Hitachi Storage & Cisco SAN L3 Administrator for our Mumbai location. The role focuses on advanced storage support, replication technologies, and SAN administration in a 24x7 environment.

You will lead complex incidents, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior staff while ensuring high availability of storage infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Hitachi Vantara Storage.
• Strong Cisco MDS SAN administration and troubleshooting.
• Excellent knowledge of FC, WWPN/WWNN, zoning, VSAN, LUN masking and multipathing.

Responsibilities

• Provide L3 support for Hitachi Storage environments.
• Administer Hitachi VSP/VSP 5000/E storage platforms.
• Manage storage provisioning, LUNs, pools, RAID, host groups, masking and capacity.
• Configure and troubleshoot Hitachi replication technologies including TrueCopy, UR, GAD and ShadowImage.
• Administer and troubleshoot Cisco MDS SAN switches, including VSANs, zoning, ISLs, port configuration and FC connectivity.
• Troubleshoot SAN, storage, path, performance, and connectivity issues.
• Lead P1/P2 incidents, RCA, problem management and vendor escalations.
• Support storage migrations, DR exercises and failover/failback activities.
• Work with Server, VMware, Database, Backup, Network and App teams.
• Mentor L1/L2 teams and provide technical guidance on complex issues.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call/escalation

Skills

Hitachi Vantara Storage

Cisco MDS SAN admin

FC zoning LUN masking

Hitachi TrueCopy/UR/GAD

L3 troubleshooting RCA

Enterprise storage environments

Job description

Function

Services

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth.We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job description

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Hitachi Storage & Cisco SAN L3 Administrator

Experience: 7+ Years | Level: L3 support with replication

Location- BKC, Mumbai- 24x7 shifts - 100% onsite

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Hitachi Storage & Cisco SAN L3 Administrator to provide advanced support, troubleshooting, performance management, and technical leadership for enterprise storage and SAN environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide L3 support for Hitachi Vantara enterprise storage environments.
• Administer Hitachi VSP/VSP 5000/VSP E storage platforms.
• Manage storage provisioning, LUNs, pools, RAID, host groups, masking and capacity.
• Configure and troubleshoot Hitachi replication technologies including TrueCopy, Universal Replicator (UR), GAD and ShadowImage.
• Administer and troubleshoot Cisco MDS SAN switches, including VSANs, zoning, ISLs, port configuration and FC connectivity.
• Troubleshoot complex SAN, storage, path, performance and connectivity issues.
• Analyze storage performance, latency, IOPS, throughput and capacity trends.
• Lead P1/P2 incidents, RCA, problem management and vendor escalations.
• Support storage migrations, technology refresh, DR exercises and failover/failback activities.
• Work closely with Server, VMware, Database, Backup, Network and Application teams.
• Mentor L1/L2 teams and provide technical guidance on complex issues.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call/escalation support.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Hitachi Vantara Storage.
• Strong Cisco MDS SAN administration and troubleshooting.
• Excellent knowledge of FC, WWPN/WWNN, zoning, VSAN, LUN masking and multipathing.
• Experience with Hitachi TrueCopy/UR/GAD.
• Strong L3 troubleshooting, RCA and incident management skills.
• Experience in large enterprise production environments.

About us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

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About us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.