Blueprint Business Technologies is a full spectrum ICT solution companyspecializing in the design, build, deployment and support of several best of breed technology platforms from all mentioned Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Storage and Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Responsibilities
Provide engineering design support to provide enterprise-level data exchange solutions using physical and virtual server hosting, off-site data replication and service level solutions.
Provide in depth working knowledge of data center solutions specifically VxBlock technologies.
Support implementation of Servers, Storage and Converged Infrastructures, VMware, and operating systems solutions to manage data centers for high availability and redundancy, backup and Disaster Recovery.
Candidate will have daily interactions with clients related to meeting technical requirements.
Domain knowledge and technical decision-making will have a critical impact on overall project implementation and execution.
Evaluate, design, document, install, implement, test and perform problem isolation and resolution; monitor, tune, set standards and maintain a range of compute, networking, and storage systems.
Candidate will perform functions across some, but not all, physical media, Operating Systems, File Systems, protocol stacks & network components.
Provide client consulting and training on the design and use of the infrastructure, storage area network systems and architectures.
Plan, research, evaluate and recommend new equipment and related technologies.
Use monitoring, performance analysis, network management, software and hardware equipment to troubleshoot and isolate problems; gauge performance and activity.
Devise solutions to operational problems within the capacity and operational limitations of installed equipment.
Candidate may develop and execute contingency plans for compute host system, storage, and network related software/hardware failures including isolated and major outages.
Qualifications
Educational Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in relevant fields.
Advanced Technical Certifications including knowledge of virtualization, networking, converged infrastructure, and compute platforms.
Strong working knowledge of UNIX; AIX, Red Hat based operating systems.
Strong working knowledge of virtualization.
Desired Certifications:
Relevant OEM certifications will be advantage.
Required Experience:
Advanced knowledge and experience with VMware (Design, Build, Operate)
Knowledge of Integrated Converged Stack infrastructure i.e. VCE Vblock
Knowledge with Large Scale Storage Systems (Design, Build, Operate) for Dell EMC, IBM, HP, Hitachi.
Knowledge with Enterprise Servers (Design, Build, Operate) for Dell EMC, IBM, HP, Hitachi.
Knowledge of IP Networking VPN’s, switching, and routing
Knowledge and experience with Data Protection application and hardware; Data Domain, Avamar, Networker, Veritas NetBackup appliances etc.
Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation).
Knowledge of Microsoft File Systems, Operating Systems and Applications
Knowledge and experience with Microsoft OS and Wintel systems
Knowledge and experience with UNIX-based Operating systems; AIX, Red hat, etc.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment to produce outstanding results.
Knowledge with documentation of design, system builds, configurations, and support procedures.
Ability to communicate and present ideas to a client concisely.
Knowledge designing, implementing and supporting converged infrastructure.
Systems Engineering background with understanding of Cloud Computing Reference Architecture.
Application Closing Date
10th November, 2023.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.