Job Description

Job Title: Storage Migration Consultant

Location: Remote

Duration: Cntract

Term: 3 months

Job Description:

Experience Desired: 12+ Years.

Solution Architecture & Development:

• Design and develop a proprietary block-level storage migration platform for heterogeneous SAN-to-cloud migrations
• Build real-time data replication engines with continuous data synchronization capabilities
• Develop I/O interception and redirection mechanisms for non-disruptive migrations with near-zero downtime
• Create intelligent migration orchestration engines with automated cutover capabilities
• Develop cross-vendor compatibility layer supporting multiple SAN platforms simultaneously
• Build automated rollback and failover/failback capabilities, bandwidth throttling & automated testing frameworks.
• Integrate with multiple SAN vendor management APIs for automated LUN discovery and mapping
• Develop migration playbooks and runbook automation

Enterprise SAN Storage Administration:

• Required: Hands-on storage administration experience with at least two of the following platforms:
• NetApp (ONTAP, FAS, AFF series) - LUN provisioning, SnapMirror, FlexClone
• Dell EMC (Unity, PowerStore, PowerMax, VMAX) - Storage groups, masking views, SRDF
• Pure Storage (FlashArray, FlashBlade) - Volume management, protection groups, replication
• HPE 3PAR/Alletra - Virtual volumes, remote copy, adaptive optimization
• IBM FlashSystem/Storwize/DS8000 - Volume groups, FlashCopy, Metro Mirror
• Hitachi VSP - LDEVs, ShadowImage, TrueCopy
• Deep understanding of SAN architecture: zoning, LUN masking, multipathing (MPIO), WWN/WWPN management
• Knowledge of storage features: Performance tuning, thin/thick provisioning, deduplication, compression, snapshots, clones, synchronous, asynchronous, metro-cluster, disaster recovery
• Hands-on experience with storage management tools and CLIs for multiple vendors

Storage Development Expertise:

• Deep understanding of block-level storage architecture and low-level I/O operations
• Expertise in developing storage virtualization and data migration solutions from scratch
• Experience with LUN manipulation, block tracking, changed block tracking (CBT), and bitmap management
• Proficiency in handling I/O intercept, I/O redirection, and write-splitting mechanisms
• Understanding of storage array REST APIs and vendor SDKs (NetApp ONTAP API, Dell EMC Unisphere, Pure Storage REST API, IBM Spectrum Virtualize API, HPE SSMC API)
• Knowledge of ClientI commands, iClientI protocol internals, and Fibre Channel frame structures

Development & Programming Skills:

• Required: Strong programming skills in C/C++ for low-level storage operations and device-level programming
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java for migration orchestration and control plane development
• Experience with Linux kernel modules, device drivers, or Windows filter drivers
• Knowledge of multi-threading, asynchronous I/O, and high-performance computing
• Proficiency in REST API development and integration
• Strong debugging skills for storage I/O issues and data path analysis

Cloud Platform Expertise:

• Deep hands-on experience with AWS FSx & Azure NetApp Files
• Understanding of AWS EC2 and Azure VM architecture and storage integration
• Experience with AWS SDK (Boto3/Python, AWS SDK for Java) and Azure SDK

Key Skills:

Storage Migration, AWS, NetApps, Python, SAN/NAS.

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