Job Title : Storage Migration Consultant
Location : Remote
Duration : Cntract
Term : 3 months
Job Description :
Experience Desired : 12+ Years.
Solution Architecture & Development :
- Design and develop a proprietary block-level storage migration platform for heterogeneous SAN-to-cloud migrations
- Build real-time data replication engines with continuous data synchronization capabilities
- Develop I / O interception and redirection mechanisms for non-disruptive migrations with near-zero downtime
- Create intelligent migration orchestration engines with automated cutover capabilities
- Develop cross-vendor compatibility layer supporting multiple SAN platforms simultaneously
- Build automated rollback and failover / failback capabilities, bandwidth throttling & automated testing frameworks.
- Integrate with multiple SAN vendor management APIs for automated LUN discovery and mapping
- Develop migration playbooks and runbook automation
Enterprise SAN Storage Administration :
Required : Hands-on storage administration experience with at least two of the following platforms :NetApp (ONTAP, FAS, AFF series) - LUN provisioning, SnapMirror, FlexCloneDell EMC (Unity, PowerStore, PowerMax, VMAX) - Storage groups, masking views, SRDFPure Storage (FlashArray, FlashBlade) - Volume management, protection groups, replicationHPE 3PAR / Alletra - Virtual volumes, remote copy, adaptive optimizationIBM FlashSystem / Storwize / DS8000 - Volume groups, FlashCopy, Metro MirrorHitachi VSP - LDEVs, ShadowImage, TrueCopyDeep understanding of SAN architecture : zoning, LUN masking, multipathing (MPIO), WWN / WWPN managementKnowledge of storage features : Performance tuning, thin / thick provisioning, deduplication, compression, snapshots, clones, synchronous, asynchronous, metro-cluster, disaster recoveryHands-on experience with storage management tools and CLIs for multiple vendorsStorage Development Expertise :
Deep understanding of block-level storage architecture and low-level I / O operationsExpertise in developing storage virtualization and data migration solutions from scratchExperience with LUN manipulation, block tracking, changed block tracking (CBT), and bitmap managementProficiency in handling I / O intercept, I / O redirection, and write-splitting mechanismsUnderstanding of storage array REST APIs and vendor SDKs (NetApp ONTAP API, Dell EMC Unisphere, Pure Storage REST API, IBM Spectrum Virtualize API, HPE SSMC API)Knowledge of SCSI commands, iSCSI protocol internals, and Fibre Channel frame structuresDevelopment & Programming Skills :
Required : Strong programming skills in C / C++ for low-level storage operations and device-level programmingProficiency in Python, Go, or Java for migration orchestration and control plane developmentExperience with Linux kernel modules, device drivers, or Windows filter driversKnowledge of multi-threading, asynchronous I / O, and high-performance computingProficiency in REST API development and integrationStrong debugging skills for storage I / O issues and data path analysisCloud Platform Expertise :
Deep hands-on experience with AWS FSx & Azure NetApp FilesUnderstanding of AWS EC2 and Azure VM architecture and storage integrationExperience with AWS SDK (Boto3 / Python, AWS SDK for Java) and Azure SDKKey Skills :
Storage Migration, AWS, NetApps, Python, SAN / NAS.