About US:
People Performance Group is a human resource HR recruitment firm which seeks to recruit for its valuable client.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible to maintain 100% storage uptime
In charge of automating the manual reports
Responsible for hands-on LDEV (LUN) Creation, modification, LUSE, Host Mapping, SAN Zoning is must
The incumbent will work in liaison with the backup team for troubleshooting enterprise backup issues
Work closely with software and hardware vendors to troubleshoot and resolve issues
Responsible for monitoring backup, re-running as necessary and process restore requests
Responsible for regular updation of documentation related to Architecture, Operating procedure, Inventory related to storage and backup
Send metrics to management for use in trending
Ensure submission of daily, weekly and monthly report to the management on the storage & backup status
Ensure knowledge database is populated with resolutions, workarounds and known issues
The incumbent will maintain regular tape rotation cycle for local and offsite storage of media
Work with other IT groups and the business to make sure all storage & backup requests are performed in accordance with business policies and the law
Place hardware service calls and schedule regular maintenance on hardware
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The Engineer – Storage & Backup Administrator should have comprehensive knowledge on SAN & NAS Fundamentals, Storage Virtualization, Enterprise Backup
Prior experience with enterprise storage (Any Product except EMC) is must
At least two years of extensive experience with Enterprise boxes
At least two years of computer systems experience
Prior experience with Storage replication, Virtualization an advantage
Expertise in at-least one of the vendor products like Hitachi, NetApp, HP XP, Storagetek (Hitachi VSP, USP, Tagmastore preferable)
Expertise on Brocade San Switches is must
Working knowledge on any one of the enterprise backup solution like Symantec NetBackup, IBM TSM, EMC Networker is must
Hands on Hitachi HiCommand, Device Manager, Tuning Manager, Tiered Storage Manager would be an advantage
Hands on LDEV (LUN) or Port performance tuning would be an advantage
Knowledge on VMware, any flavor of UNIX would be an advantage
Excellent customer service skills and service orientation
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruption
Ability to work independently and to know when to ask for assistance
Ability to solve problems and to communicate how to solve these problems to others
The job holder many be required to participate in the weekly on-call rotation
Ability to extend working hours for organization need
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by sending an updated CV and cover letter with three work related referees to the address or e-mail below. All applications shall be marked: “Engineer – Storage & Backup Administrator.” E-mails that exceed 2MB will not be considered.
People Performance Group Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante P.O. Box 12405, Kampala Uganda
E-mail to: application@ppg.co.ug
NB: While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
Deadline: 24th July 2015