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Storage Engineer

New York, NY · Remote

Deep technical knowledge of PowerScale/Isilon (OneFS) architecture. Experience with SmartPools, SmartQuotas, SyncIQ, InsightIQ, and DataIQ. - Object Storage Expertise: Proven experience deploying and ...

sydata

Storage Admin

Houston, TX

Ability to create SMB shares and NFS Exports on EMC Isilon & NetApp filer. In addition, troubleshoot Filer Performance Issues. Provision storage/aggregate, Volume/LUN as provided in the service ...

Versant Media

Sr Storage Engineer

Manhattan, NY

... EMC Isilon systems. The role includes designing scalable storage architectures, supporting high-throughput workloads, managing replication and disaster recovery across sites, and maintaining ...

sydata

Storage Admin

Houston, TX · On-site

... VNX, Isilon, and NetApp FAS (Cluster/7Mode), which hosts storage for Hypervisors, Linux and Windows, based hosts. • Ability to create SMB shares and NFS Exports on EMC Isilon & NetApp filer. In ...

MetroSys

Storage Solutions Architect

$60 - $80/hr

Design and implement NAS-centric migration strategies across platforms such as NetApp, Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale, Unity, PowerStore, and similar solutions. * Assess existing storage environments ...

Vytwo

Storage Engineer

Prosper, TX · Remote

Deep technical knowledge of PowerScale/Isilon (OneFS) architecture. Experience with SmartPools, SmartQuotas, SyncIQ, InsightIQ, and DataIQ. * Object Storage Expertise: Proven experience deploying and ...

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As an Isilon Administrator or Engineer, your daily duties often include monitoring system performance, managing data storage and access, troubleshooting network or hardware issues, and applying firmware or software updates. You'll collaborate closely with IT teams to support ongoing projects, configure storage for new applications, and implement backup or disaster recovery procedures. Additionally, you may assist with capacity planning and help optimize the performance and reliability of the Isilon cluster. This role offers a dynamic work environment with a mix of routine system maintenance and opportunities to address complex technical challenges.

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To excel in an Isilon Administrator or Engineer role, you need in-depth knowledge of enterprise storage systems, particularly Dell EMC Isilon scale-out NAS solutions, as well as experience with network protocols and storage management. Familiarity with tools such as OneFS, data replication technologies, and certifications like EMC Proven Professional can greatly enhance your expertise. Strong problem-solving abilities, effective communication, and a proactive approach to troubleshooting are valuable soft skills in this position. Mastery of these skills is crucial to maintaining data integrity, ensuring high availability, and supporting seamless storage operations within enterprise IT environments.

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An Isilon job typically refers to a role related to managing, configuring, and supporting Dell EMC Isilon or PowerScale storage systems. Professionals in this role work with scale-out NAS storage solutions, ensuring data availability, performance optimization, and system security. Responsibilities may include system administration, troubleshooting, capacity planning, and integrating Isilon with other IT infrastructure. Strong knowledge of networking, file protocols (NFS, SMB), and Dell EMC storage solutions is often required.

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Storage Engineer

1 point system

New York, NY • Remote

Contractor

Posted 7 days ago

Job description

Required Skills -

- 5+ years of dedicated enterprise storage engineering experience, with at least 3+ years specifically focused on Dell EMC platforms.

- Dell EMC NAS Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of PowerScale/Isilon (OneFS) architecture. Experience with SmartPools, SmartQuotas, SyncIQ, InsightIQ, and DataIQ.

- Object Storage Expertise: Proven experience deploying and managing Dell EMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage). Strong understanding of object-based architectures, buckets, namespaces, and geo-replication.

- Protocol Proficiency: Advanced understanding of file and object protocols, including NFS (v3/v4), SMB/CIFS, and S3 API.

- Networking & Systems: Strong grasp of storage networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, LACP) and directory services integration (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos).

Analytical Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex system logs and performance metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with other Dell EMC storage arrays (PowerMax, VPLEX) or SAN switches (Brocade, Cisco MDS).

- Familiarity with hybrid-cloud storage tiering (e.g., CloudPools tiering to AWS/Azure/GCP).

Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform).

Scripting proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.

Job Responsibilities

Job Duties -

"- Infrastructure Management: Architect, deploy, and administer Dell EMC NAS platforms (primarily PowerScale/Isilon, Unity, and PowerStore) and Object Storage platforms (ECS and ObjectScale).

- Provisioning & Allocation: Manage storage provisioning, tiering, and capacity planning for massive volumes of unstructured data across file (NFS, SMB/CIFS) and object (S3, Swift) protocols.

- Performance Optimization: Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and perform tuning on OneFS and ECS environments to ensure optimal data throughput and low latency.

- Data Protection & Disaster Recovery: Design and maintain disaster recovery solutions using native replication tools (e.g., SyncIQ, ECS Geo-Replication). Manage snapshots, NDMP backups, and integration with Data Domain (PowerProtect DD).

- Lifecycle Management: Plan and execute non-disruptive hardware scaling, node additions, and OS/firmware upgrades (e.g., OneFS upgrades).

- Security & Compliance: Implement and manage access controls, Active Directory/LDAP integration, SmartQuotas, RBAC, and data encryption (Data at Rest/Data in Flight) to meet security and compliance standards.

- Automation: Develop scripts and automation workflows (using Python, Ansible, or REST APIs) to streamline repetitive storage provisioning, reporting, and management tasks.

- Troubleshooting: Serve as the Tier 3 escalation point for complex NAS and Object storage incidents. Work closely with Dell EMC vendor support to resolve hardware and software issues.

- Documentation: Create and maintain detailed architecture diagrams, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and operational runbooks.

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Job Requirements -

5+ years of dedicated enterprise storage engineering experience, with at least 3+ years specifically focused on Dell EMC platforms.

- Dell EMC NAS Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of PowerScale/Isilon (OneFS) architecture. Experience with SmartPools, SmartQuotas, SyncIQ, InsightIQ, and DataIQ.

- Object Storage Expertise: Proven experience deploying and managing Dell EMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage). Strong understanding of object-based architectures, buckets, namespaces, and geo-replication.

- Protocol Proficiency: Advanced understanding of file and object protocols, including NFS (v3/v4), SMB/CIFS, and S3 API.

- Networking & Systems: Strong grasp of storage networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, LACP) and directory services integration (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos).

Analytical Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex system logs and performance metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with other Dell EMC storage arrays (PowerMax, VPLEX) or SAN switches (Brocade, Cisco MDS).

- Familiarity with hybrid-cloud storage tiering (e.g., CloudPools tiering to AWS/Azure/GCP).

Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform).

Scripting proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.