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Job Description Engineer, Chennai As an Infrastructure Administrator in Storage and Backup, you will be responsible for Administration, design and deployment of highly automated infrastructure solutions for all internal processes and technology. You will be expected to function as the mid level of technical support and Administration related issues, incidents and initiatives when required and primarily be focused on projects that involve designing new methods to further streamline the environment. You will take the role of Storage & Backup Administrator and be responsible for end-to-end solution implementation together with other Team Members and subject matter experts on the team. The Storage & Backup Infrastructure Administrator should have sufficient knowledge experience working with SAN and NAS storage systems, SAN Switch Administration, networking fundamentals, current security concepts, as well as Windows and Linux Operating systems to effectively cooperate with Infrastructure Network and Security teams to deliver solutions on a wide scale covering all the infrastructure environment aspects. Should be well rounded in all data center technologies Key Responsibilities Storage Allocation and Reclamation, Storage Migration between devices, Data Backup on Daily basis, Backup Failures, Configuration of Storage devices in the environment according to the need, Keen Knowledge in Storage migration tools like Pure Replicator NetApp Storage Administration that includes NAS Volume Creation, NFS/CIFS export, Snapmirror replication, Snapvault backup, Snaprestore NetApp Storage Design which includes configure AD Domain Controller access and services to the cluster, SVM Configuration and Networking Configuration in the NetApp Cluster Work with team members to analyze existing process flows to build and maintain end-to-end automated processes within the infrastructure and surrounding systems Oversee IO performance of production along with development of databases LUNs Hands on automation of internal and technical processes and be responsible to meet project deadlines Develop and maintain records for entire storage as well as FC systems. Create and maintain detailed documentation of new and existing automated workflow processes, scripted procedures, configurations, settings and recovery plans Research and evaluate current and emerging technologies and stay informed of new technologies and solutions that increase productivity, innovation, and business capabilities Develop processes and procedures used to implement and manage BCV and NAS backups. Manage SnapMirror relationships, troubleshooting replication job failures, SnapVault and other archive solutions. Perform patching, backups on multiple environments of Solaris, Linux and VMware. Maintain and monitor backup operations, reports, update backup and disaster recovery contingency planning and procedures. Assist other team members with the system and infrastructure-related issues when necessary Work closely with the scrum, development, and infrastructure- operations teams to support the automation of the infrastructure Qualifications 5+ years equivalent hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering and administration with specialized skills in Storage & Backup Administration, developing scalable infrastructure platforms. Advanced knowledge navigating and troubleshooting current operating systems and platforms to include Cisco UCS, VMware, Citrix, Windows, and CentOS Have 3+ year(s) of working with enterprise infrastructure automation platforms such as Powershell, Python, BASH, etc. Certificate for any of the platform is a plus. Understand of DevOps process and Agile development cycle with Continuous Integration / Delivery (CI/CD). Experience with CI/CD platforms is a plus. Be flexible to hold and attend workshops; or perform remote site installation and configuration. Have good verbal communication skills (English) in both technical and non-technical communications. Have valuable experience creating design documents diagrams (Visio) and presentations (PowerPoint) Have attitude to learn peer technologies in Infrastructure (IS) which includes VMWare, Unix/Centos Administration, Windows Administration, Citrix Administration, Monitoring Tools, Automation technologies that includes Python Integration Modules, Go language related technologies Additional Information Our Benefits Flexible working environment Volunteer time off LinkedIn Learning Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP) About NIQ NIQ is the world's leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In ****, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insightsdelivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platformsNIQ .
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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