Job Title: Storage Engineer
Work Location: Remote
Position Type: Contract with possible extension
Duration: 12 + Months
JD:
Responsibilities
• Will take ownership of laptop - Decide and recommend what & how for the Lab, Proactive in managing the Lab with currency update, capacity forecast, Security measures, Inventory management, Maintain lab setup for upcoming tests and verification efforts and Define storage as needed for upcoming tests and verification efforts.
• Will work with external vendors, internal teams independently to do the certification on new storage h/w and s/w.
• Create/Update relevant documents to keep the knowledge base up to date for the Storage Lab Certification process, Inventory, Currency
• Create/Update contact matrix documents for Vendors, internal/external stakeholders as and when changes happens.
• Manage Vendor engagement process
• EOL Warning, Life cycle management
• Watch for security threat alert from product vendors, KP TRO, KP/Kyndryl Compliance
• Provide advice/recommendation on technology upgrade, s/w, tools which can improve our current caliber.
• Work with BCS PM on monthly reporting for storage lab activities
• Tracking and scheduling of storage related activities
• Planning/decommissioning of legacy storage devices
• Participate in evaluations of new technologies
Skills
• Hands on knowledge with storage technologies including Dell/EMC, Brocade, Broadcom, NetApp, Hitachi, IBM, HPE, ComVault, Avamar, Hyperscale, Scality, Powerscale, Powerstore, Parkplace,