L1 NetApp Storage Administrator

Position Description

Job Title: L1 NetApp Storage Administrator

Experience Required: 3+ years

Location: Bangalore

Job Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced L1 NetApp Storage Administrator to join our infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will have mid-level experience in all the NetApp Controller models, enterprise SAN/NAS environments. You'll have to play team role in maintaining the health, performance and upgrades.

Key Responsibilities

. Provide L2-level support for NetApp storage systems and related technologies.

. Perform daily operational tasks, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance of storage environments.

. Administer and implement NetApp Cluster-Mode filers, Snap Mirror/SnapVault, and replication related activities.

. Monitor system health, conduct proactive health checks, and vendor coordination for hardware/software issues.

. Upgrade exposure also needed

. Participate in critical incident calls, weekly/monthly operational reviews, and customer meetings.

. Analyze and remediate recurring issues through ticket analysis and automation initiatives.

. Generate performance and capacity reports, and fine-tune systems to address performance bottlenecks.

. Provide on-call support as part of a rotational schedule.

Required Skills & Experience

. 3+ years of hands-on experience in Storage(NetApp) administration.

. Expert-level knowledge in NetApp Cluster Mode (ONTAP).

. Experience with all NetApp controller models.

. Experience in other NetApp storage technologies

. Solid understanding of SAN/NAS protocols, including FC, iSCSI, and NFS/CIFS.

. Skilled in handling capacity planning, performance tuning, and scale-out storage architecture.

. Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

. Proven ability to collaborate with infrastructure, application, and vendor teams.