IT Storage Engineer

UP COMMUNICATIONS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UP COMMUNICATIONS PTE LTD is seeking an IT Storage Engineer with Huawei specialization to manage and optimize Huawei OSS infrastructure. The role involves log analysis, capacity planning, patch management, and customer training, with shift work as needed.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years in S3/OBS storage, OceanStor configuration, and data migration to Huawei Cloud using OMS/SmartKit. Linux administration and strong English communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience specializing in S3-compliant object storage, focusing on Huawei OBS and OceanStor.
• Experience configuring Huawei OceanStor Pacific/Dorado series and migrating data to Huawei Cloud (OBS) using OMS/SmartKit.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration basics and storage mounting skills (e.g., S3fs).

Responsibilities

• Operational Optimization: review configurations, generate reports, manage capacity, and implement Huawei best practices.
• Maintenance & patch management: test patches, implement changes, fix vulnerabilities on Huawei storage hardware/software.
• Customer Enablement: train customer staff and improve understanding of Huawei solutions.
• Governance: conduct monthly reviews, manage SOW changes, and perform root-cause analysis.

Skills

S3 storage

OBS configuration

OceanStor

Linux administration

Incident management

Backup & DR

Patch management

Customer enablement

English communication

Tools

DME / DeviceManager

OMS / SmartKit

S3fs

OBS migration

BCManager

Job description

Looking for IT storage technical support engineer :

Huawei Storage Technical Support Engineer role,

specializing in the management, optimization, and maintenance of Huawei storage infrastructure. Key responsibilities include log analysis, configuration optimization, patch management, capacity planning, vulnerability remediation, and customer training, often requiring shift work.

Key Responsibilities for IT Storage Engineer:

1. Operational Optimization: Proactively reviewing configurations, generating reports, managing capacity, and identifying improvements based on Huawei best practices.
2. Maintenance & Support: Testing patches, implementing changes, and fixing vulnerabilities on Huawei storage hardware/software.
3. Customer Enablement: Training customer staff and increasing their understanding of Huawei solutions.
4. Governance: Conducting monthly reviews, managing the Statement of Work (SOW) changes, and performing Root Cause Analysis.

This is a job summary for Senior Storage Engineer (Huawei Specialization)

S3 & Huawei OBS Expertise (5+ Years):

Over 5 years of experience specializing in S3-compliant object storage, focusing on Huawei Cloud Object Storage Service (OBS). Proficient in OBS bucket configuration, lifecycle management, and fine-grained access control (IAM/policies).

Huawei Storage Configuration & Migration:

Deep hands-on experience in configuring Huawei OceanStor storage (Pacific/Dorado series). Expert in migrating data to Huawei Cloud using Object Storage Migration Service (OMS) (e.g., from S3 to OBS) and block storage migration using SmartMigration.

Disaster Recovery (DR) & Backup Solutions:

Familiar with Huawei-specific DR technologies, including cross-region replication, cross-AZ DR, and OceanProtect backup storage. Experienced in implementing Active-Active or Active-Passive DR scenarios using BCManager.

Daily Monitoring & Incident Management:

Proficient in using Huawei OceanStor DeviceManager or DME (Data Management Engine) for monitoring storage performance, capacity management, and generating alarms. Skilled in proactive incident response and troubleshooting for Object/Block storage.

OS Knowledge & Technical Skills:

Strong fundamental knowledge in Linux/Unix Systems administration (Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat, Solaris, AIX) and basic Windows networking, essential for storage mounting and agent installation (e.g., S3fs, backup agents).

Customer & Task Management:

Excellent oral and written English communication skills. Strong ability to manage multiple tasks, focusing on customer requirements and service-level continuity (99.9999999999% durability).

Key Huawei Technologies:

• Huawei Cloud Object Storage Service (OBS) 3.0
• Huawei OceanStor Pacific/Dorado Series
• Object Storage Migration Service (OMS) / SmartKit
• Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR) / OceanProtect