Hitachi—Hitachi Storage Consultant

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Description: Function Services Our Company We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks ­– can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data. Job description Our Company We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks ­– can focus on achieving the incredible with data.    If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth.  We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data. Role Summary We are looking for an experienced SAN Storage & Cisco SAN L2 Administrator to provide advanced support, troubleshooting, performance management for enterprise storage and SAN environments. Location- BKC, Mumbai (onsite) | 24/7 shift Experience:5+ Years | Level L2 Responsibilities - Provide L2 support for Hitachi Vantara enterprise storage environments. - Administer Hitachi VSP, VSP 5000, and VSP E storage platforms. - Manage storage provisioning, LUNs, pools, RAID, host groups, masking, and capacity. - Configure and troubleshoot Hitachi replication technologies, including TrueCopy, Universal Replicator (UR), Global-Active Device (GAD), and ShadowImage. - Administer and troubleshoot Cisco MDS SAN switches, including VSANs, zoning, ISLs, port configuration, and Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity. - Troubleshoot complex SAN, storage, path, performance, and connectivity issues. - Analyze storage performance metrics, including latency, IOPS, throughput, and capacity trends. - Lead P1/P2 incident resolution, root cause analysis (RCA), problem management, and vendor escalations. - Support storage migrations, technology refresh initiatives, disaster recovery (DR) exercises, and failover/failback activities. - Collaborate with Server, VMware, Database, Backup, Network, and Application teams. - Participate in 24×7 shift operations and on-call/escalation support. Mandatory Skills - Strong hands-on experience with Hitachi Vantara Storage. - Strong Cisco MDS SAN administration and troubleshooting expertise. - Excellent knowledge of Fibre Channel (FC), WWPN/WWNN, zoning, VSANs, LUN masking, and multipathing. - Experience with Hitachi TrueCopy, Universal Replicator (UR), and Global-Active Device (GAD). Good to Have - VMware storage integration. - Brocade SAN exposure. - Storage migration experience. - ITIL Change and Problem Management knowledge. - Scripting and automation experience. About us  We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential. #LI-RS1 About us We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential. Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth. We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work. How we look after you We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with. We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.