Storage Infrastructure Specialist (DS8000 & SAN)

Experience: 8-15 Years

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Storage Specialist to manage and support a mission-critical banking storage infrastructure comprising DS8000 (DS8K) storage arrays, iSeries (i/AS400) environments, Metro Mirror/Global Mirror replication, Cisco/Brocade SAN fabrics, and Cyber Vault with immutable storage capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

- Administer and support DS8000 storage across Production, DR, and Cyber Vault environments.
- Manage storage provisioning, performance tuning, capacity planning, firmware upgrades, and incident resolution.
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Metro Mirror and Global Mirror replication between Primary and Secondary sites.
- Execute and support Disaster Recovery (DR) testing, failover, and failback activities.
- Administer dual-fabric Cisco MDS SAN infrastructure, including zoning, VSANs, ISLs, and multipathing.
- Administer Brocade SAN Switches, including zoning, Configuring MAPS policies, ISLs.
- Support storage integration and performance requirements for iSeries/Power Systems workloads.
- Manage immutable storage and cyber recovery controls within the Cyber Vault environment.
- Develop operational procedures, DR runbooks, and maintain compliance with banking and audit requirements.
- Participate in 24x7 production support,



major incident management, and change implementation activities.
- Monitor and integration of Storage devices on Storage insight.

Required Skills

- DS8000 (DS8K) Storage Administration
- Metro Mirror & Global Mirror Replication
- iSeries (i / AS400) Storage Support
- Cisco MDS SAN Switch Administration
- Brocade SAN switch Administration.
- SAN Zoning, VSANs, Fibre Channel & Multipathing
- Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity & Storage Replication
- Performance Monitoring, Capacity Planning & Troubleshooting
- Cyber Vault, Storage Immutability & Ransomware Recovery Concepts
- ITIL-based Incident, Problem & Change Management

Preferred Qualifications

- DS8000 or Storage Certifications
- Cisco Data Center / MDS Certifications
- Experience in Banking or Financial Services environments
- Exposure to Copy Services Manager (CSM), PowerHA, Storage Insights
- Scripting/Automation skills (Shell, Python, Ansible)

Adecuado Candidate A hands-on storage professional with strong expertise in DS8000, Metro Mirror/Global Mirror, Cisco MDS SAN, Brocade SAN switches iSeries, and Cyber Recovery solutions, capable of supporting highly available banking environments and leading storage-related DR and cyber-resilience operations.

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