SAN Admin

Ket Software; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in New York is seeking a skilled professional with at least 4 years of experience in planning and executing large-scale SAN-based data migrations. Responsibilities include designing high availability storage solutions and managing post-migration support activities. The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience with Brocade Fibre Channel fabrics and strong troubleshooting skills in resolving complex SAN issues. This role offers the opportunity to work on multi-vendor SAN consolidations in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 4 years’ experience in planning and executing large-scale SAN-based data migrations.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in resolving complex SAN issues.
• Hands-on experience with Brocade Fibre Channel fabrics.

Responsibilities

• Manage large-scale SAN-based data migrations and storage consolidations.
• Design and implement high availability storage solutions.
• Provide post-migration support and troubleshooting.

Skills

Planning large-scale SAN-based data migrations

Designing high availability storage solutions

Managing migration planning activities

Post-migration stabilization support

Configuring Brocade Fibre Channel fabrics

Multi-vendor SAN consolidation

Troubleshooting complex SAN issues

Job description

• 4 years’ experience in planning and executing large-scale SAN-based data migrations, including LUN migrations, storage consolidations, replication cutovers, and multi-vendor storage transitions.
• 4 years’ experience designing and implementing high availability and disaster recovery storage solutions using Hitachi replication (local and remote), SAN virtualization, and multi-site fabric architectures.
• 4 years’ experience managing migration planning activities including stakeholder coordination, scope definition, reporting requirements, risk mitigation, and change management within enterprise data center projects.
• 4 years’ experience providing post-migration stabilization and Hyper Care support, including performance troubleshooting, connectivity validation, and resolution of storage and fabric-related issues.
• Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting Brocade Fibre Channel fabrics, including zoning (single initiator best practice), ISL trunking, fabric merges, and performance optimization across large switch environments.
• Proficiency in multi-vendor SAN consolidation, including integration of Hitachi, NetApp, IBM, and Pure storage arrays, along with data mobility using replication and virtualization tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in resolving complex SAN issues including latency, pathing failures, replication lag, zoning conflicts, and storage performance bottlenecks in production environments.