NetApp Architect Apply
- At least 5 years of progressive StorageGRID experience in a customer facing role.
- Experience with NetApp ONTAP v. 9.x
- Experienced in Deploying and administering NetApp StorageGrid Troubleshooting Performance Issues, performing firmware and operating system upgrades, using storage management tools.
- Test & Certify new versions and features of StorageGrid according to Customer requirements
- Business consulting - for example, app owners want to move their workloads to StorageGrid, and need help with considerations, managing expectations, best practices. Moving from File to Object.
- Proficient understanding of NetApp StorageGrid concepts and related Storage technologies (ILM policies, key management, grid expansion workflow, Fabric Pool) including monitoring and troubleshooting, administration, replication technologies, security hardening and performance tuning. Experienced in Deploying and administering NetApp StorageGrid Troubleshooting Performance Issues, performing firmware and operating system upgrades, using storage management tools.
- Test & Certify new versions and features of StorageGrid according to Customer requirements
- Business consulting - for example, app owners want to move their workloads to StorageGrid, and need help with considerations, managing expectations, best practices. Moving from File to Object
- Proficient understanding of NetApp StorageGrid concepts and related Storage technologies (ILM policies, key management, grid expansion workflow, Fabric Pool) including monitoring and troubleshooting, administration, replication technologies, security hardening and performance tuning.
- A thorough understanding of other components in the infrastructure stack compute, virtualization, and networks
- Strong understanding of S3 protocol and object technologies.
- Working knowledge of monitoring platforms, WANs, backup and disaster recovery platforms.
- Infrastructure design, build, deployment and disaster recovery planning.
- Define storage requirements for processes and tasks which may be automated via client SSP Portal and Workflows
- Experience in using and creating automation utilizing: PowerShell/Python scripts, Ansible Playbooks, and Terraform would be highly regarded. Base level scripting to simplify operations for routine manual operations work.
- Liaison between Storage Engineering and Storage Operations teams: may include support escalations (not to replace SAM functionality), knowledge transfer for new capabilities, collaborate on planning and design phases for operations initiatives (migrations / upgrades / BCP events)
- Experience working in a regulated industry and navigating compliant processes
- Strong communication, time management, and interpersonal skills.
- Basic project management skills are required
