Smart IMS Inc. Hiring! Full Time Senior Storage Engineer in - Ricebowl

Summary

SmartIMS Inc provides Digital technology & Cloud transformation services, Application & Infrastructure Management Services, Unified Communications and Insurance implementation services to customers across the America, Europe, Middle-East and Asia- Pacific regions.

As the trusted technology and business partner of leading MNCs, including Global Investment banks, Smart IMS is also a Microsoft Gold Certifies Partner, Oracle Platinum Partner and AWS MSP Partner

We are seeking an experienced Senior Storage Engineer to design, build, configure, implement, and support enterprise storage and data protection infrastructure within a highly available banking environment. The role requires strong hands-on expertise across SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Fibre Channel fabrics, and enterprise backup technologies, along with proven experience in large-scale storage migrations, capacity management, incident resolution, and infrastructure lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Storage Engineering

• Lead the end-to-end design, build, configuration, deployment, and operational support of enterprise SAN, NAS, and Object Storage platforms.
• Administer and support enterprise storage technologies including NetApp, Dell EMC PowerMax (PMAX), Hitachi Content Platform (HCP), and Storage GRID.
• Perform storage provisioning, LUN creation, volume allocation, LUN masking, host connectivity, and storage presentation based on application and infrastructure requirements.

SAN & Fibre Channel Infrastructure

• Administer enterprise SAN environments, including Fibre Channel connectivity, zoning, fabric configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Configure and maintain Cisco and Brocade SAN switches and associated fabric infrastructure.
• Perform zoning configuration, fabric health monitoring, port management, and connectivity troubleshooting.

Storage Migration & Transformation

• Execute complex, large-scale data migrations across heterogeneous storage platforms, ensuring data integrity, performance, and minimal business disruption.
• Develop and execute migration plans, including pre-migration assessment, dependency analysis, migration execution, validation, and post-migration verification.

Object Storage

• Administer and support enterprise Object Storage environments, including Hitachi Content Platform and StorageGRID.

Enterprise Backup & Data Protection

• Implement, administer, and support enterprise backup and recovery infrastructure using technologies such as Cohesity and Veritas NetBackup.
• Configure and maintain backup policies, schedules, retention requirements, storage targets, and recovery workflows.

Incident, Problem & Change Management

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex storage, SAN, object storage, and backup incidents within defined service-level agreements.
• Perform detailed root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring infrastructure incidents and implement permanent corrective actions.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in SAN, NAS, Object Storage, and enterprise backup technologies.
• Experience with NetApp storage platforms.
• Experience with Dell EMC PowerMax / PMAX.
• Experience with Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) and/or StorageGRID.
• Strong knowledge of Fibre Channel SAN architecture and fabric management.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco and Brocade SAN switches.
• Strong knowledge of SAN zoning, LUN masking, host connectivity, storage provisioning, and multipathing concepts.
• Experience with Cohesity and Veritas NetBackup or equivalent enterprise backup technologies.
• Proven experience in large-scale storage migrations across heterogeneous storage platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis capabilities.
• Experience with storage capacity planning, performance monitoring, health checks, and optimization.