Job Description

Req ID: 129383
Remote Position: Yes
Region: Asia
Country: India
State/Province: Chennai
City: Guindy, Chennai
General Overview
Functional Area: Information Technology (ITM)
Career Stream: IT Infrastructure (INFR)
Role: Senior Specialist (SSP)
Job Title: Senior Specialist, IT Infrastructure
Job Code: SSP-ITM-INFR
Job Level: Band 9
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect
Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Storage Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our enterprise storage and SAN infrastructure. This critical role involves the administration and support of Dell (PowerStore, PowerVault, Data Domain) and IBM DS8k or equivalent storage arrays, alongside the management of Brocade/Cisco SAN fabrics.
Detailed Description
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Administer, configure, and support enterprise storage platforms (Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerVault, Dell Data Domain, IBM DS8k or equivalent).
• Manage SAN fabrics (Brocade/Cisco) including zoning, firmware upgrades, and monitoring.
• Perform routine storage provisioning, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Implement data protection, replication, encryption, and retention policies.
• Collaborate with Backup teams (Veeam, Data Domain integration) to ensure data availability and recovery.
• Perform firmware and patch upgrades on storage arrays and switches.
• Troubleshoot storage-related incidents and provide root cause analysis.
• Maintain accurate documentation, inventory, and compliance reports.
• Work with infrastructure teams to design storage solutions for new projects.
• Participate in on-call rotation for storage operations.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Hands-on experience with Dell storage platforms (PowerStore, PowerVault, Data Domain) or equivalent (NetApp, HPE, IBM).
• Good knowledge of SAN technologies (FC, iSCSI, zoning, multipathing).
• Familiarity with storage monitoring and reporting tools.
• Understanding of backup and recovery solutions (preferably Veeam with storage integration).
• Experience with data protection, encryption, and compliance standards.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and cross-team collaboration abilities

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Typical Experience

• 5 -6 years of experience in enterprise storage administration.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Notes
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.
Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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