Core Description

• Install, manage, troubleshoot, and optimise SAN and storage in an enterprise environment where 90% of the landscape is virtualised using VMWare.

Key Deliverables / Primary Functions

• Install and configure Storage devices and Storage Area Networks according to best practise guidelines.
• Plan and implement firmware upgrades and address vulnerabilities of all storage devices and SAN infrastructure.
• Zone initiators and targets and conduct regular zone and alias maintenance in line with best practises.
• Perform disaster recovery using storage functions and features like replication, snapshots, and clones.
• Compile documentation and keep detailed baselines current and relevant to the environment.
• Monitor and configure dashboards for both proactive and reactive response approaches.
• Automate daily storage and SAN tasks to optimise and improve our services.
• Analyse storage data for proactive trending and troubleshooting, to improve availability and stability of the services we deliver.

Core Functional Skills & Capabilities

• Troubleshooting
• Infrastructure Technology
• Problem solving
• ICT Knowledge

Core Behavioural Competencies

• Working with people
• Applying expertise & Technology
• Learning & Researching
• Delivering Results & Meeting customer expectations
• Coping with pressures & setbacks

Minimum Qualifications

• NQF 6: 3 year Degree/ Diploma/ National Diploma in Information Technology or Computer Science
• OR NQF 4: Grade 12

Additional Education -Preferred /Advantage

Experience

• 3 years’ experience within a storage environment within the ICT sector. Experience of storage functions (e.g. replication) and features (e.g. deduplication) with real-world experience in various applications and operating systems and protocols.
• 5 years’ experience within a storage environment within the ICT sector. Experience of storage functions (e.g. replication) and features (e.g. deduplication) with real-world experience in various applications and operating systems and protocols.