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Roles and Responsibilities :
- Design and implement the all flash storage solution, namely XtremIO to the fabric.
- Configure 5 different sets of Cisco UCS domains that comprises of 300 servers in to the DOE central environment.
- Design hardware workflows using automation tools like puppet.
- Setup Veeam and Networker as the primary backup for the virtualized environment.
- Design and execute several Orchestration workflows to support the VMware based Environment.
- The orchestration of workflows are supported using automation scripts like chef, Puppet, VRealize orchestrator.
- Script and automate several storage related functions using scripting languages like python etc.
- Performance tuning and load balancing implementation by enterprise level solutions designed by EMC supported tools.
- Set up SAN based fabric using MDS 9700 series based enterprise switches.
- Architect the San fabric to the underlying hardware comprising on CISCO UCS
- Design VMware environment comprising of 300 ESXI hosts and about 3000 VM’s that supports the entire NYC DOE central environment.
- Troubleshooting the large environment consisting of 3000 virtual servers by using vRealize suite products such as VRealize operation manager and log insight.
- Develop Disaster recovery solutions to provide high availability to the VMware based servers.
- Perform disaster recovery test on a timely manner to ensure the applications are recovered and made available during a disaster.
- Design a sound backup solution using enterprise backup solutions like Veeam, networker and Data domain.
- Optimize the storage performance in tune with the application owner’s requirements using VNX, XtremeIO etc.
- Implement the latest HCI based solution by using the latest technologies like VMware VSAN.
- Ensure high availability of storage resources in tandem with application owner’s expectations.
- Troubleshoot any storage related performance issues by identifying the bottlenecks with EMC professional support and other online resources.
- Upgrade IOS, IOS-XE, IOS-XR softwares to the recommended versions on CISCO switches, Firewalls & Routers to utilize the latest Cisco services.
- Upgrade software versions on the Network devices to fix the Network Vulnerabilities.
- Replace CISCO 6500 switches with CISCO Nexus 7000 hardware series by Implementing Virtual contexts.
- Perform configuration changes on CISCO switches to provide the Network connectivity for Server Infrastructure.
- Configure access policies on internet edge firewalls to decline malicious traffic.
- Perform network traffic filtering on CISCO FirePower to deny User access in the restricted websites.
- Implement DDoS mitigation plan to protect the critical data from the Global attacks.
- Perform Network Vulnerabilities scan on a regular basis with the use of Rapid7 Nexpose appliance.
- Create Design, Production and Support documents related with each network project.
- Implement automated scripts to retrieve the latest configuration from the Network devices.
- Upload all Network Design documents on Office 365 or SharePoint Folders.
- Routine checks of hardware parts will be conducted to ensure the network devices, modules are not End-of-Life and Support Contract is active.
- Legacy and EOL devices will be replaced with latest devices and Supervisors, which delivers high bandwidth throughput, and supports latest features like logical devices, which requires like physical capacity.
- Software version will be chosen based on the network and security features it provides and licenses it generates.
- Cisco software vulnerability check will be conducted to scan the health of software version installed on each network device to ensure the software has no or least amount of bugs.
- Design and Implement network redundancy on each hardware throughout the three datacenters.
- Deploy the latest supervisors on all CISCO multilayer switches with hardware redundancy.
- Troubleshoot and resolve the Network latency encountered at various Campus sites.
- Design and Implement security policies on all User level switches to avoid glitches & spoofs.
- Utilize the latest tools available on the Cloud for project tracking purposes.
- Hardware replacement projects and Network Bandwidth Upgrade projects will be highly prioritized to avoid network disruption to the end users.
- Within the Data Centers, state-of-art network monitoring devices like Splunk and Riverbed Appliances are deployed to perform network utilization check and delivers the high severity logs.
- Fix and Upgrade plans will be performed based on the logs generated.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, or closely related field with relevant experience.
