Storage Virtualization Technical Architect

Level 2: 5-<10 years of experience
Full time Position TeraMach

Responsibilities could include but are not limited to:

  • Develop technical architectures, frameworks and strategies, either for an organization or for a major application area, to meet the business and application requirements.
  • Identify policies and requirements that drive out a particular solution.
  • Analyze and evaluate alternative technology solutions to meet business problems.
  • Ensure the integration of all aspects of technology solutions.
  • Evaluate hardware and software relative to their ability to support specified requirements and, by determining potential and actual bottlenecks, and improve system performance through recommended hardware changes.
  • Review computer software systems and data requirements as well as communication and response needs and determine operating systems and languages needed to support them.

Task Description:

  • Participate, as team member, in the design, development and integration of a virtual SQL infrastructure.
    Take ownership of cases submitted through the HEAT system.
  • Create, expand, and review volumes on the NetApp filers.
  • Perform storage allocation task on the SAN including creation of the host groups, LUNs, and security configuration.
  • Make recommendations of service improvements to team manager.
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation of service holdings.
  • Undertake projects as directed by team management.
  • Meet services SLA’s.
  • Provide feedback of project status to supervisor/colleagues.
  • Update procedural documentation.

Skill Sets Required

  • Knowledge of Windows OS 2003 and 2008 (R2 preferable).
  • Server hardware architecture.
  • IBM and HP Blade technology, IBM X series technology, NetApp.
    XP, Vista.
  • WTS.
  • RDP.
  • SAN concepts – technical focus on HDS and Cisco fibre switches are required.
  • SQL in a virtual environment.