Storage (Netapp) Engineer

Role : Storage Engineer (NetApp) / Oracle / MS SQL and Linux / Solaris)

Location : Dallas, TX (Onsite)

Duration : Contract

We are hiring a talented Multiskilled Senior resource with Storage (NetApp) / Oracle / MS SQL and Linux / Solaris, Web Server & SSL Management Engineer professional to join our team

• Drive data storage infrastructure from “current state to future state” with a focus on data center modernization
• Possess a strong ability to understand the customer infrastructure landscape, identify opportunities, and overcome any technical obstacles to meet or exceed customer needs.
• SME skills in accessing & designing storage & backup solution for continuous service improvements would be preferred. The positions require the ability to design, develop & implement solutions to modernize the customer environment
• Build and maintain data storage portfolio of storage & backup solutions offerings that help the customer achieve transformational business outcomes.
• Develop technical artifacts, automation templates, and other customer facing tools that help accelerate adoption of AWS storage services
• Define and deliver technical engagements with customers and partners
• Extensive hands-on experience in implementation, migration, consolidation & management for multiple storage & backup technologies including EMC VNX, Netapp, VMware vSAN, TSM, Backup Exec, Rubrik etc.
• Experience in large scale implementation & migration of multiple database instances – MS SQL & MySQL databases
• Plans database upgrades by maintaining, evaluating, and improving a transaction processing model
• Assesses database performance by developing a protocol for measurement of results and identification of problem areas.
• Supports database performance by monitoring database performance; evaluating and resolving processing and programming problems; designing database management tools; answering user questions.
• Support MSSQL / MySQL database replication and clustering
• Support Oracle database replication and clustering
• Backup and recovery (RMAN and traditional) including AWS backups. Experience in working with AWS S3 for backups
• Monitor production databases, performance tuning and backup / recovery process
• Troubleshoot database issues; maintain database systems availability
• Develop database tools to automate existing database tasks
• Create / maintain database related documentation
• Experience with database patching & vulnerability troubleshooting & management
• Experience in providing assistance in the development of architecture and design of web-based server systems and web server infrastructure server systems
• Install, configure, support and maintain web-based server Systems and web server infrastructure components (e.g., DMZ infrastructure servers, secure web servers, middleware, proxy servers, SSL certificates)
• Manage web proxy services, including user support, administration, and management
• Hands on experience with implementation, migration, modernization & administration of Oracle Solaris operating systems including Solaris zones, ZFS filesystems & LDOMs
• Basic network and operating system debugging
• Strong knowledge of Solaris servers / zones backup / restore recovery models
• Practical Knowledge on Oracle database & Linux operating systems
• Preferred experience in designing, implementation & migration of Solaris to public cloud (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Excellent knowledge in administration of Windows, Red Hat, Solaris and open source OS.
• Vendor Support follow-up and RCA preparation (Windows, Red-HAT, Veritas, Oracle, Dell, HP).
• VMware Knowledge to handle VM for resource modification like CPU / Memory / Disk / system Power down / UP, snap, delete.
• Good hands on experience in upgrading Linux / Solaris OS versions to higher version, kernel patching, Server Hardening, RCA preparation while system runs in to problem.
• Good knowledge of trouble shooting of system while multiple application is running on system and need to find root cause or problem.
• VMware Knowledge to handle VM for resource modification like CPU / Memory / Disk / system Power down / UP, snap, delete.
• Experience in Shell Scripting
• Follow change management process for all production changes
• Good knowledge and maturity to understand and design the escalation matrix to be followed for customer coordination and follow up.
• Experience of hosting and scheduling a meeting and taking care of customer in terms of operational as well as technical perspective.
• Provide Level 2, and Level 3 support and Coordinate with the Customer and Third-Party providers to perform Incident and Problem identification and Resolution activities
• Monitor and report on the web servers (e.g., inbound and outbound traffic, bandwidth usage, security vulnerability, cyber-attacks, number of web site hits, Availability and response time
• Drive data storage infrastructure from “current state to future state” with a focus on database modernization & continuous improvements
• Follow change management process for all production changes
• Must have experience with Linux / iSeries / Windows / Solaris platforms & operating systems
• Drive data storage infrastructure from “current state to future state” with a focus on database modernization & continuous improvements
• Possess a strong ability to understand the customer infrastructure landscape, identify opportunities, and overcome any technical obstacles to meet or exceed customer needs