Sr Solution Architect

• Location:

  FT Worth, TX 5 days/week
• Sr. Solution ArchitecT
• Must have skills:

Primary:

PowerStore, Unity, Fiber Channel (Brocade directors/switches) Nice to have skills: Secondary skill: PowerScale, Data Domain, PowerVault Provide onsite US-citizen High-End Storage Administration support for 12 months focused on Dell storage and SAN infrastructure.

Key tasks include:

Architecture & Design:

Review and document current PowerStore, Unity, and SAN/Brocade environment; recommend improvements for capacity, performance, and resiliency; assist with data tiering and protection strategy.

Implementation & Configuration:

Install, configure, and optimize PowerStore and Unity arrays (pools, LUNs/volumes, datastores, replication, snapshots); configure and manage Brocade directors/switches (zoning, fabric configuration, firmware); integrate storage with hosts and applications.

Operations & Administration:

Perform day-to-day storage and SAN administration, including provisioning, expansion, migrations, and LUN/host mappings; monitor capacity, performance, and health; maintain runbooks, SOPs, and environment documentation; execute storage-related changes under customer change control.

Backup & Data Protection:

Configure and manage Data Domain for backup and recovery; validate and periodically test restore procedures; align backup and retention policies with customer RPO/RTO and compliance requirements.

File & Secondary Storage:

Administer PowerScale for file/unstructured workloads (shares/exports, quotas, access, tuning); support PowerVault for secondary/archival/test workloads; plan and execute data migrations between platforms with minimal business impact.

Performance & Troubleshooting:

Analyze storage/SAN performance, identify bottlenecks, and remediate issues; troubleshoot incidents end-to-end (arrays, SAN fabric, hosts), engaging Dell Support and customer teams as needed; recommend and implement best-practice tuning and code/firmware updates.

Governance & Security:

Maintain secure zoning and LUN masking; implement role-based access and auditability for storage and SAN; support audit/compliance evidence requests related to storage and backup.

Knowledge Transfer & Reporting:

Provide ongoing knowledge transfer and mentoring to customer staff; maintain up-to-date diagrams and documentation; deliver regular status updates summarizing activities, issues, risks, and upcoming changes; contribute to continuous improvement of storage and backup operations.

• Position Details:

• + Pay Rate /

Range:

_____$76.00-$86.00_____ _The above salary range represents the range expected for the position; however, final salary offers are based on a number of factors such as the position's responsibilities; the candidate's experience, education, and skills; location; travel required; and current market conditions._ + Benefits (Regular, Full Time Employees): 1. Medical, Dental, and Vision offerings 2. Weekly Direct Deposit 3. Paid Holidays and Personal Time Off 4. 401(k) with match 5. Voluntary Life and AD&D, Short / Long Term Disability, plus other voluntary coverages 6. Pre-Paid Legal and Employee Assistance Programs 7. Northwest Federal Credit Union Membership 8. BB&T @ Work Program This program requires US Citizenship

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