The posting
We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Architect with strong expertise in NetApp storage and enterprise data-center infrastructure to design, implement and provide technical leadership for storage and infrastructure solutions.
The role requires strong hands-on knowledge of NetApp FAS/AFF, ONTAP, SAN/NAS, SnapMirror, SAN zoning and VMware, along with a broad understanding of enterprise infrastructure, networking and data-center technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and architect enterprise NetApp storage and infrastructure solutions.
- Develop high-level and low-level architecture for storage, SAN/NAS, virtualization and data-center environments.
- Design solutions for storage migration, provisioning, expansion, upgrades and technology refresh.
- Provide technical architecture for NetApp FAS/AFF and ONTAP/Clustered ONTAP environments.
- Design and review SAN architecture, zoning and connectivity across Brocade/Cisco MDS environments.
- Design and coordinate SnapMirror replication, backup, DR and data migration solutions.
- Architect VMware storage integration and ensure appropriate performance, availability and scalability.
- Perform capacity planning, performance analysis and infrastructure sizing.
- Define infrastructure standards, technology roadmaps and recommended architecture patterns.
- Evaluate new technologies and provide recommendations for infrastructure modernization.
- Work closely with Network, VMware, Application, Security and Operations teams to ensure end-to-end solution integration.
- Review technical designs, implementation plans, migration strategies and infrastructure changes.
- Provide technical guidance during implementation, testing, migration, deployment and production handover.
- Support ONTAP, firmware and storage infrastructure upgrades and ensure minimal business disruption.
- Identify and address infrastructure risks related to capacity, performance, availability, scalability and security.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and provide technical escalation support for critical/P1 incidents.
- Coordinate with technology vendors and partners for solution design, technical validation and issue resolution.
- Ensure architecture, configuration, as-built and operational documentation is maintained.
Requirements
- Strong experience as an Infrastructure Architect / Storage Architect in enterprise data-center environments.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of NetApp FAS/AFF and ONTAP.
- Good understanding of SAN, NAS, FC, iSCSI and storage networking.
- Experience with SnapMirror, storage migration, replication and DR.
- Strong understanding of Brocade and/or Cisco MDS SAN switching and zoning.
- Good knowledge of VMware and storage integration.
- Experience with enterprise data-center infrastructure, capacity planning and performance management.
- Ability to create and review HLD/LLD, architecture diagrams, implementation plans and migration strategies.
- Strong troubleshooting, technical analysis and stakeholder communication skills.
- Experience working with infrastructure vendors and enterprise technology teams.
- NetApp certifications such as NCDA/NCIE would be an advantage.



