Storage Administrator

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• Opportunities to learn and build your career.
• Meaningful work in a stable and fast-paced company.
• Diversity of people, projects, and platforms.
• A supportive, fun, and inspiring place to work.

Would you like to join us?

Hristo Popov is looking for a new team member.

We’re looking for an experienced Storage Administrator to join our IT infrastructure team to design, implement, and operate enterprise SAN/NAS storage solutions with a focus on Dell/EMC platforms. You will ensure storage availability, performance, capacity planning, backup/recovery and disaster recovery for critical business systems.

Your daily routine would include:

• Administer and support Dell/EMC storage platforms (PowerMax, PowerScale/Isilon, etc.) and NetApp.
• Configure and maintain SAN/NAS (FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB) environments and SAN switching (Brocade/MLX/other).
• Capacity planning, performance tuning, firmware upgrades and system patching.
• Implement and test backup and disaster recovery solutions; coordinate DR runbooks and failover testing.
• Monitor storage health, alerting and trend analysis; implement remediation and preventive actions.
• Automate routine tasks using scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) and maintain runbooks.
• Work with server, virtualization (VMware), network and application teams on storage requirements and change control.
• Participate in storage architecture design and procurement evaluations.
• Provide on-call support and respond to escalations during incidents.

We’ll know you can make it if you have:

• 3–5+ years managing enterprise storage environments with hands-on Dell/EMC experience (NetApp is a plus).
• Deep working knowledge of SAN and NAS technologies (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, SMB).
• Experience with Dell/EMC platforms (PowerMax, PowerScale/Isilon) (NetApp is a plus).
• Strong troubleshooting skills for storage performance, connectivity and capacity issues.
• Scripting experience for automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
• Knowledge of storage concepts: deduplication, compression, replication, snapshots, thin provisioning.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.

Nice to Have:

• Dell EMC Proven Professional or other relevant storage certifications.
• Experience with storage management and monitoring tools.
• Experience in large-scale, enterprise or telecom environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field (preferred).

Our gratitude for the job done will be eternal, but we’ll also offer you:

• Innovative technologies and platforms to “play” with;
• Modern working environment for your comfort;
• Friendly, ambitious, and motivated teammates to support each other;
• Thousands of online and in-person learning opportunities to grow;
• Challenging assignments and career development opportunities in multinational environment;
• Attractive remuneration package;
• Flexible working schedule and opportunity for home office;
• Numerous additional goodies, including, but not limited to free A1 services, discounts, health insurance and services, sports center, childcare, team and family events, etc.