Storage Admin Specialist
Block EP,Plot 1, Kolkata, India
Purpose of the Role
The role holder is a 3rd Line IT Cloud & Infrastructure engineer, providing support and delivery of infrastructure in Enterprise Managed Services (EMS).
They should be an innovative, engaging, driven individual who has a proven record of achievement and experience in collaborating across teams of highly skilled technical experts.
Your Accountabilities
The remit includes:
Provide Level 2 support for storage and backup infrastructure across enterprise environments Design assurance
Maintain existing skills in-line with BMS Service Catalogue and portfolio
Training & knowledge sharing with internal support teams
You'll have the following responsibilities:
Manage and maintain NMS Data Domain, Corporate Data Domain, and Powerscale Storage Appliances
Administer Media Servers, NMS Tape Library, and Corporate Tape Library Solutions
Share technical knowledge across BMS through Continuous Improvement processes and coaching.
Configure and troubleshoot Veritas NetBackup for backup and restore operations
Good understanding of Datacenter management activities is mandatory
Deep understanding of Security - Firewall port analysis
Excellent working knowledge in mitigating the vulnerabilities
Hands on on various Storage solutions (Dell Isilon & Unity, DDN, NetApp, Primera)
Good understanding of Storage terminologies (SAN, NAS, FC, File, Block etc)
Good understating of OS layer from the storage administration perspective
Experience managing large scale dynamic enterprise environment
Knowledge of NAS backup & recovery tools (snapvault/snapmirror/snaprestore)
Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and storage optimization
Implementing solutions in a timely manner to ensure service level agreements are met (typically 2 hours)
Engage and escalate complex issues with 3rd party vendors for advanced troubleshooting and problem management
Driving own development plan to maintain skill set and knowledge of BT products and solutions
Participate and contribute to continuous improvement and coaching within the team
Management of workload and delivery to meet key performance indicators
Complex decision making to balance customer and business need
Available when required to work out of hours either on an overtime or on-call basis
Able to attain Security Clearance
Skills
Proven experience of technically supporting live operations in a managed services environment
In depth knowledge of managed customer solutions
Engagement with 3rd party vendors in advanced troubleshooting and problem solving
Detailed understanding of emerging technologies across the managed services portfolio
Working in an environment that adheres to ITIL best practices (ITIL4 foundation advantageous)
Experience you’d be expected to have
Intermediate / advanced certification or equivalent experience in at least 3 of the following:
MANDATORY
Technology Architect, Midrange Storage (DCS-TA) -L3
Windows Server Operating System Management (W2008R2-Win2022) including Active Directory
Veritas NetBackup
Automation Technologies e.g. PowerShell, HashiCorp Terraform, Ansible
SAN Technologies: NetApp, HP 3PAR, Dell PowerStore and Metro Node
Server Technologies: HP Synergy, Dell PowerEdge
VMware
PREFERRED
SAN Technologies: NetApp, HP 3PAR, Dell PowerStore and Metro Node
Server Technologies: HP Synergy, Dell PowerEdge
DHCP Server
DNS Server
ITIL4 Foundation
About us
BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.
Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.
While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies.
Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.
A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.
DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?
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