Sr Solution Architect -NY

ELEVI Associates; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

jobr.pro is looking for an experienced individual with over 8 years in server architecture, particularly emphasizing PowerEdge solutions. Key responsibilities include managing Avamar servers, monitoring backups, and engaging in complex data protection projects and upgrades.

The ideal candidate will ensure effective management and resolution of backup failures, customer support, and report creation while orchestrating multiple projects across various data centers. U.S. Citizenship is a requirement for this role.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in server architecture and design, specifically PowerEdge solutions.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Experience with data protection and backups.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance on Avamar servers and Data Domains.
• Monitor and resolve backup failures.
• Handle customer restore requests.
• Create reports and verify backups.
• Support elastic cloud and manage multiple projects.

Skills

Server architecture and design

PPDM

Avamar 19.8 & later

Data Domain 7.7 & later

DPA 19.4 & later

Scripting experience

UNIX & PowerShell commands

Tools

Isilon

CloudIQ

Vcenter

NDMP

ServiceNow

Office 365

Networking

FTP

Job description

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in server architecture and design, with a focus on PowerEdge solutions
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Required skills: PPDM, Avamar 19.8 & later, Data Domain 7.7 & later, DPA 19.4 & later
• Nice to have skills: knowledge of Isilon, CloudIQ, Vcenter, NDMP, ServiceNow, Office 365, networking, FTP, and engaging support; scripting experience and familiarity with UNIX & PowerShell commands

Responsibilities

• Check and confirm all systems maintenance on ten Avamar servers (two physical, eight virtual) and eleven Data Domains (two DD 9800, nine DD9900)
• Monitor daily backup failures (VM snapshot, NAS, DB2, Oracle, file system backups)
• Handle restore requests from customers
• Create DPA reports for customers
• Verify LPR backups on MDC/PSAC2
• Manage Computer Crimes NAS backup, ensuring current year completes and older year backups are managed manually
• Work with support on hardware issues such as disk or memory failures and coordinate with CEs
• Support Elastic Cloud troubleshooting, including certificate updates, disk replacements, and reporting
• Perform upgrades to Data Domain
• Monitor CloudIQ for DPS and resolve open issues
• Perform upgrades to Avamar & DPA
• Attend customer meetings to review backup-related issues
• Attend CAB (ServiceNow) meetings
• Manage multiple active projects simultaneously, based on customer direction, including:
• Data protection capacity expansion – managing and rebalancing Data Domain data across all arrays in the CC cluster; design, deployment, and data migration
• Avamar virtualization – design and implementation to reduce hardware, power, and maintenance costs across data centers; current status includes eight virtualized Avamar across multiple DCs and two physical Avamar servers at 1PP, MDC, and PSAC2; additional virtual Avamar ready for deployment
• DPS MDC refresh – design and implementation of latest DD9900s at 1PP DC; migrate data from Avamar LPR/PS01 DD9800/9900 from MDC to 1PP and load balance to core DDs
• DPS PSAC2 refresh – similar design and implementation at PSAC2; migrate data from Avamar LPR/PS01 DD9800/9900 from PSAC2 to 1PP and load balance to core DDs
• Recall data from PAQ ECS to PSAC2 Data Domain and migrate to balance across Core DD (over 90% completed)