Kyndryl

Role: Senior Dell PowerFlex Implementation Architect
Client: Private Sector Technology Company Location: Toronto, ON (Remote) Duration: 6 - 12 Months initially, potential for Contract to Hire 
Focus: Greenfield Build | PowerFlex 4.8 / 5.1 | Hands-on Delivery 
Overview: We are seeking a Senior Dell PowerFlex Implementation Architect to lead the end-to-end design, build, configuration, validation, and operational handoff of enterprise PowerFlex environments. 
Mandatory Requirement
Candidates must have personally and independently designed and built Dell PowerFlex from a greenfield/raw environment, with hands-on implementation experience relevant to PowerFlex 4.8 and/or 5.1. 
Experience limited to Dell storage support, PowerEdge, administration, upgrades, or participation in vendor-led deployments is not sufficient. 
Key Responsibilities 
<ul>
<li>Lead end-to-end PowerFlex greenfield design and implementation.</li>
<li>Deploy/configure MDM, SDS, SDC, Gateway, PowerFlex Manager, protection domains, storage pools, fault sets, volumes, and mappings.</li>
<li>Design PowerFlex storage/management networking, including VLANs, IPs, MTU, redundancy, NIC configuration, bandwidth, and failure domains.</li>
<li>Integrate PowerFlex with VMware ESXi/vSphere/vCenter, Linux, and Windows.</li>
<li>Design for HA, resiliency, performance, capacity, rebuild, failover, and recovery.</li>
<li>Plan and execute PowerFlex upgrades and migrations, including compatibility checks and rollback planning.</li>
<li>Troubleshoot complex storage, compute, VMware, OS, network, firmware, latency, and performance issues.</li>
<li>Produce HLD/LLD, build guides, MOPs, migration plans, test plans, runbooks, and operational documentation.</li>
</ul>
Required Experience 
<ul>
<li>Proven independent greenfield PowerFlex implementation experience.</li>
<li>Hands-on PowerFlex 4.8 and/or 5.1 experience.</li>
<li>Strong PowerFlex architecture, sizing, networking, and lifecycle/upgrade expertise.</li>
<li>Advanced VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter knowledge.</li>
<li>Strong Linux and Windows infrastructure experience.</li>
<li>Experience with enterprise storage migrations and production troubleshooting.</li>
<li>Ability to independently own technical delivery from architecture through production handoff.</li>
</ul>
Nice to Have 
<ul>
<li>Dell PowerFlex / Dell Technologies certifications.</li>
<li>VxRail or legacy SAN migration experience.</li>
<li>Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, or API automation.</li>
<li>Backup, DR, monitoring, security, and cyber-recovery experience.</li>
</ul>
Ideal profile: A hands-on PowerFlex specialist who can take a raw environment, architect the solution, build it personally, troubleshoot implementation challenges, and deliver a fully documented production-ready platform. 
#IndKyn 
**Please note this is for a contract position with one of our clients and not a fulltime employment role with Kyndryl Canada**

Senior Dell PowerFlex Implementation Architect

Senior Dell PowerFlex Implementation Architect

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