Storage Solutions Engineer

Job Description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

• To manage/administer/maintain IT Storage and Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructure on 24*7 basis.
• To manage provisioning, performance, availability and capacity for Storage&SAN environment
• To provide technical expertise/consultancy to other departments/projects in Vodafone
• To improve current processes, implement best practices and technical standards
• To contact related parties of vendors in order to fix problems and transfer technical knowhow
• To analyse high & low level design requirements about IaC (Infrastructure as Code) opportunities. To develop, test and implement the solution.
• Responsible for installing, configuring, implementing and troubleshooting any issues for the Storage&SAN infrastructure
• Design, manage and support a mixed environment of Storage&SAN systems (Huawei, EMC, HDS, NetApp, Pure Storage, Brocade)
• Perform troubleshooting, incident and error handling for systems
• Design, develop and implement the code to automate processes
• Analyse new/upcoming technologies and to evaluate their impacts on current systems/environment
• Assist in the identification, development and maintenance of policies and procedures that are relevant to the proper operational functions of the Storage&SAN infrastructure
• Planning and implementation of new Storage&SAN platforms to provide “best fit environments” for applications, utilities, DBMSs
• Configuration and capacity management of Storage&SAN infrastructure
• Quality assurance of new and existing Storage&SAN systems
• Lifecycle management of all Storage and SAN infrastructure
• Evaluation of tools and applications to manage/monitor Storage&SAN infrastructure
• Running analytical troubleshooting techniques on the systems/modules that malfunctioned
• Relationship building with the business through consultancy
• Defining and implementing continuity solutions for each platform (e.g. Storage & SAN based availability and disaster recovery solutions )
• Maintain operational readiness ensuring complete recovery in the event of a disaster. Attend DR tests regularly, as outlined in the company policies and procedures to ensure DR functionality. Update the policies and procedures as required.
• Operational support of all IT Storage & SAN infrastructure on 7*24 basis to provide continuous IT services availability and issue resolution.
• Periodic monitoring and performance tuning of the systems

Who you are

• University degree from a relevant discipline, preferably from engineering
• 5+ years experience working with enterprise Storage&SAN systems
• 2+ years developing Python based automation solutions.
• Able to execute scripts in; Python, Shell, Ruby, Perl, XML and JavaScripts.
• Knowledge of ElasticDB, SQLite, MySQL or similar database management system.
• Experience on web service integration (JSON, SOAP, REST, XML).
• Knowledge and experience in using Grafana and Elasticsearch for logging and monitoring.
• Experience working in a large, enterprise environment
• In depth knowledge on Storage and SAN concepts, technology and applications
• High experience in SAN, NAS technologies
• High experience in Huawei, HDS, NetApp storage systems
• High experience in Brocade ,Cisco SAN switches
• High experience in Business Continuity, Cloud Computing, Virtualization concepts
• Experience with compliance standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley, ISO 27001, PCI
• Experience in Unix systems, fiesystem structure and shell scripting
• Huawei, EMC, HDS, NetApp certification is preferred
• Familiarity with 24X7 operations methodologies and IT management best practices
• Fluency in English
• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Good communication, documentation and reporting skills
• Should be a good team player and should be able perform well under stress
• Male candidates must have completed their military services

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.