Storage Administrator

Strength. Care. GrowthYou’ll know A1 Bulgaria is the right place for you if you are driven by:Opportunities to learn and build your career.Meaningful work in a stable and fast-paced company.Diversity of people, projects, and platforms.A supportive, fun, and inspiring place to work.Would you like to join us?Hristo Popov is looking for a new team member.We’re looking for an experienced Storage Administrator to join our IT infrastructure team to design, implement, and operate enterprise SAN/NAS storage solutions with a focus on Dell/EMC platforms. You will ensure storage availability, performance, capacity planning, backup/recovery and disaster recovery for critical business systems.Your daily routine would include:Administer and support Dell/EMC storage platforms (PowerMax, PowerScale/Isilon, etc.) and NetApp.Configure and maintain SAN/NAS (FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB) environments and SAN switching (Brocade/MLX/other).Capacity planning, performance tuning, firmware upgrades and system patching.Implement and test backup and disaster recovery solutions; coordinate DR runbooks and failover testing.Monitor storage health, alerting and trend analysis; implement remediation and preventive actions.Automate routine tasks using scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) and maintain runbooks.Work with server, virtualization (VMware), network and application teams on storage requirements and change control.Participate in storage architecture design and procurement evaluations.Provide on-call support and respond to escalations during incidents.We’ll know you can make it if you have:3–5+ years managing enterprise storage environments with hands-on Dell/EMC experience (NetApp is a plus).Deep working knowledge of SAN and NAS technologies (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, SMB).Experience with Dell/EMC platforms (PowerMax, PowerScale/Isilon) (NetApp is a plus).Strong troubleshooting skills for storage performance, connectivity and capacity issues.Scripting experience for automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python)Knowledge of storage concepts: deduplication, compression, replication, snapshots, thin provisioning.Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.Nice to Have: Dell EMC Proven Professional or other relevant storage certifications.Experience with storage management and monitoring tools.Experience in large-scale, enterprise or telecom environments.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field (preferred).Apply now! Every internal candidate will be invited for an interview. Every colleague, who has changed their position in the company, will receive an individual bonus of 1000 euro for an educational course of their choice. Refer a friend for this position and get a bonus of 500 EUR under the Employee referral program!