Storage Infrastructure Specialist

Job Description: Senior Storage

Infrastructure Specialist (IBM DS8000 & SAN)

Experience: 8-15 Years

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced

Storage Specialist to manage and support a mission-critical banking storage

infrastructure comprising IBM DS8000 (DS8K) storage arrays, IBM iSeries (IBM

i/AS400) environments, Metro Mirror/Global Mirror replication, Cisco/Brocade

SAN fabrics, and Cyber Vault with immutable storage capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and support IBM DS8000

storage across Production, DR, and Cyber Vault environments.

Manage storage provisioning,

performance tuning, capacity planning, firmware upgrades, and incident

resolution.

Configure, monitor, and

troubleshoot Metro Mirror and Global Mirror replication between Primary and

Secondary sites.

Execute and support Disaster

Recovery (DR) testing, failover, and failback activities.

Administer dual-fabric Cisco MDS

SAN infrastructure, including zoning, VSANs, ISLs, and multipathing.

Administer Brocade SAN Switches,

including zoning, Configuring MAPS policies, ISLs.

Support storage integration and

performance requirements for IBM iSeries/Power Systems workloads.

Manage immutable storage and cyber

recovery controls within the Cyber Vault environment.

Develop operational procedures, DR

runbooks, and maintain compliance with banking and audit requirements.

Participate in 24x7 production

support, major incident management, and change implementation activities.

Monitor and integration of Storage

devices on IBM Storage insight.

Required Skills

IBM DS8000 (DS8K) Storage

Administration

IBM Metro Mirror & Global

Mirror Replication

IBM iSeries (IBM i / AS400) Storage

Support

Cisco MDS SAN Switch Administration

Brocade SAN switch Administration.

SAN Zoning, VSANs, Fibre Channel &

Multipathing

Disaster Recovery, Business

Continuity & Storage Replication

Performance Monitoring, Capacity

Planning & Troubleshooting

Cyber Vault, Storage Immutability &

Ransomware Recovery Concepts

ITIL-based Incident, Problem & Change

Management

Preferred Qualifications

IBM DS8000 or IBM Storage

Certifications

Cisco Data Center / MDS

Certifications

Experience in Banking or Financial

Services environments

Exposure to IBM Copy Services

Manager (CSM), PowerHA, Storage Insights

Scripting/Automation skills (Shell,

Python, Ansible)

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on storage professional

with strong expertise in IBM DS8000, Metro Mirror/Global Mirror, Cisco MDS SAN,

Brocade SAN switches IBM iSeries, and Cyber Recovery solutions, capable of

supporting highly available banking environments and leading storage-related DR

and cyber-resilience operations.