Storage Administrator

Job Title: HPE Nimble & Alletra Storage Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Bangalore preferred

Role Overview

The HPE Nimble & Alletra Storage Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for deploying, configuring, operating, and maintaining enterprise-grade HPE storage platforms including Alletra 6000, Alletra MP (B10000 Series), and HPE Nimble arrays. The role involves end-to-end lifecycle management, disaster recovery configuration, replication setup, and vendor coordination to ensure maximum availability, performance, and compliance with service-level objectives.

Key Responsibilities

HPE Alletra 6000

• Perform array initialization and onboarding to Data Services Cloud Console.
• Create and manage hosts, initiator groups, volumes, and volume collections.
• Monitor capacity, performance, and overall health via UI and CLI.
• Manage replication protection templates, licenses, and system configurations.
• Execute OS updates, maintenance tasks, and performance tuning.
• Coordinate with HPE support for firmware updates, hardware replacements, and SLA management.
• Configure local/remote replication, implement Peer Persistence and disaster recovery solutions.
• Execute capacity upgrades and configure Witness servers for Peer Persistence monitoring and failover.

HPE Alletra MP (B10000 Series)

• Perform initial setup, platform onboarding, and lifecycle configuration.
• Create and manage volumes, hosts, and sets as required for application workloads.
• Execute OS updates, patch management, and routine operational checks.
• Liaise with HPE for lifecycle services, proactive support, and contract management.
• Configure asynchronous/synchronous replication and conduct DR & failover tests.
• Utilize Peer Motion and Active Peer Persistence for migration and HA use cases.
• Create and configure Witness servers to support quorum monitoring in HA and DR setups.

HPE Nimble Storage

• Handle initial configuration and setup of HPE Nimble arrays.
• Manage volumes, clones, and snapshots for production and DR environments.
• Monitor array health and performance using GUI and CLI interfaces.
• Coordinate with HPE support for firmware upgrades, incident handling, and SLA tracking.
• Configure replication (local and remote), plan and execute DR operations.
• Implement deduplication, encryption, and storage optimization strategies.
• Manage multi-array groups and pools for scalable performance and reliability.
• Plan OS upgrades and configure Witness servers for replication failover and HA environment validation.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience managing enterprise storage systems (preferably HPE Nimble and HPE Alletra).
• Strong understanding of SAN/NAS concepts, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and network storage architecture.
• Experience with HPE Data Services Cloud Console and related management tools.
• Proven ability to execute replication, DR configurations, and Peer Persistence setups.
• Proficiency with scripting (PowerShell, Python, or Bash) for storage automation preferred.
• Strong coordination and vendor management skills with focus on SLA compliance and proactive maintenance.
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication abilities.