Storage Administrator

Discovery; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and life insurer in South Africa is seeking a Storage Administrator to manage and support the growing storage environment. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience working with various storage technologies and must be knowledgeable in scripting. This is a key role ensuring high availability and stability of the storage infrastructure while collaborating across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience working with Pure Flash Array and SAN technologies.
• Advantageous experience with Unix or Linux systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, report, and troubleshoot the storage environment.
• Deliver storage-related projects for infrastructure.
• Liaise with all departments in TS and technology teams.
• Ensure storage environment achieves uptime SLA.
• Address all storage-related ServiceNow calls within SLA.

Skills

Knowledge of Pure FlashArray

Knowledge of Pure ActiveCluster

Knowledge of Pure FlashBlade

Knowledge of Dell PowerMax

Knowledge of Vast Data Platform

Knowledge of Dell Elastic Cloud Storage

Knowledge of Brocade SAN Switches

Scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash)

Knowledge of Veritas InfoScale

Education

Matric

Certificate in relevant technologies

Job description

Overview Services Storage Administrator

About Discovery Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives.

We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery.

Our fast‑paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self‑driven people to be their best.

As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About The Storage Team (Technology Services)

The storage role is within the Technology Services area that provides and supports the infrastructure for the South African group companies.

The role will be based in South Africa and will report to the Technical Operations Manager for the purpose of servicing Discovery Holdings by ensuring the availability and stability of the storage environment.

We are embarking on new TS strategic journey where we will be embracing Infrastructure as Code and Cloud First.

Key Purpose

The storage administrator manages and supports the environment, as the company data storage grows and new hardware is purchased.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring, reporting and troubleshooting of the storage environment and administering infrastructure
• Assisting in delivering storage‑related projects for infrastructure
• Liaising with all departments in TS and technology teams across all companies
• Ensuring that the Storage environment achieves a % uptime SLA out of site scheduled change windows
• Ensure that all storage‑related ServiceNow calls are addressed within a 90% SLA

Qualifications and Skills

You will be required to work RSA core business hours

Knowledge and skill working with Pure FlashArray, Pure ActiveCluster, Pure FlashBlade, Dell PowerMax, Vast Data Platform, Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Brocade Storage Area Network (SAN) Switches, Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash, …) and Veritas InfoScale

Education and Experience

Matric

A certificate in Pure FlashArray, Pure ActiveCluster, Pure FlashBlade, Dell PowerMax, Vast Data Platform, Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Brocade SAN Switches, Veritas InfoScale, Unix or Linux – advantageous

5 years of experience working with Pure Flash Array, Pure ActiveCluster, Pure FlashBlade, Dell PowerMax, Vast Data Platform, Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Brocade SAN Switches, Veritas InfoScale, Unix or Linux – advantageous

Employment Equity

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.