AVP, Storage & Flexi Infra Administration

Alliance Bank; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks an experienced AVP for Storage & Flexi Infra Administration in Kuala Lumpur. The ideal candidate will administer various storage types and manage cloud resources. Responsibilities include optimizing storage performance, ensuring data security, and providing technical support. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in storage administration, familiarity with cloud platforms, and a strong technical background. This role is pivotal for managing storage environments effectively.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in storage administration.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Proven work with virtualized infrastructure (VMware).

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Block, File, and Object storage.
• Monitor and optimize storage performance and capacity.
• Provision and allocate storage for applications and databases.
• Ensure data encryption for critical information.
• Manage cloud-based resources and support hybrid cloud setups.

Skills

Block/File/Object storage

Risk management awareness

Stakeholder management

Technical root cause analysis

Virtualized infrastructure

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Tools

IBM/Dell EMC/Hitachi

VMware

Job description

AVP, Storage & Flexi Infra Administration

Administer and maintain Block, File, and Object storage.

Monitor and optimize storage performance, capacity, and health.

Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform capacity planning.

Provision and allocate storage for servers, applications, and databases.

Ensure encryption at rest and in transit for critical data.

Implement and manage storage replication for disaster recovery.

Manage cloud-based resources such as AWS (EC2, S3), Azure (VMs, Blob), or Google Cloud.

Support hybrid cloud setups and assist with cloud migrations.

Documentation & SOPs

Maintain up-to-date documentation for infrastructure designs, change logs, configurations, and recovery procedures.

Create and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Work with vendors for hardware/software support, upgrades, and issue resolution.

Coordinate with internal IT, application, and DevOps teams for resource planning and incident handling.

Testing & Development Support

Set up and maintain storage and infrastructure for dev/test environments.

Support QA/testing teams with cloning, snapshots, and data provisioning.

People and Talent

Strong stakeholder management skills in handling wide-ranging and senior stakeholders across segments/product areas

Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalates, mitigate and resolve risk,

Governance Management

Be the Gatekeeper of the technical solution delivery ensuring best practices, ensure the governance of the process is followed.

Configure and provide technical support and incident response for IT security infrastructure components.

Ensure incidents are worked within the agreed SLA.

Adhere to incident management process and drive incident resolution with minimal supervision.

Escalate high-priority chases to Incident managers.

Change Management

Create change record, draft change implementation steps & implement the changes (Break/fix & non-break/fix).

Work with other support towers to identify the root cause and perform technical root cause analysis for incidents.

Co-ordinate or lead permanent solutions /improvements identified during RCA.

Technologies and Strategy management

• Product comparison
• Strategy planning for system and operational process enhancement
• Evolve or tech refresh to the system

Requirement

• Experience with Block/File/Object storage
• Hands-on with storage vendors (IBM/Dell EMC/Hitachi)
• Hands-on with SAN zoning
• Familiar with Hypervisor Architecture: VMware, Red Hat and Oracle
• Strong technical background in all the supported platforms
• Basic to intermediate experience in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud)
• Maximize available technology without compromising the deliverables and operational risk
• Strong Risk management awareness relating to BNM and Internal Audit compliances
• Strong business sense and in line with the Bank’s business direction
• Up to date with ever-growing technology and using industry standards as a benchmark to improve capability and status
• 3 - 5 years of hands-on experience in storage administration (Block/File/Object).
• Proven work with virtualized infrastructure (VMware).
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid cloud environments.