Job Description

We\'re Hitachi Vantara, a global infrastructure business. Our people are the force of meaningful progress. We enable the incredible with data - from taking theme park fans on magical rides, conserving natural resources, protecting rainforests to saving lives. We empower businesses to automate, optimize and advance innovation. Together, we create a sustainable future for all.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to inspire the future. We don\'t expect you to \'fit\' every requirement - your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally important to us.

Meet our Team-

We represent Hitachi Vantara to enterprise clients across industries, establishing business relationships to understand customer challenges so that we can deliver profitable business for Hitachi products, services, and solutions. We collaborate as a team and cross-functionally to ensure the success of our customers; success that is celebrated and shared. Our solutions bring value to every line of business, and we need people like you to build those deep relationships and to passionately articulate our value proposition.

What you\'ll be doing

Hitachi Vantara seeks a Test Engineer with strong hands-on technical skills that span Hitachi or Competitor enterprise storage arrays, replication products, SAN switches, Operating system, scripting etc. The individual will be responsible for contributing to replication performance tests and other solution tests with minimum assistance from peers.

• Set up test environment and run performance benchmarking tests on replication environment with Hitachi storage systems.
• Create and document detailed test plans, performance briefs, Implementation Guides and other technical documents that detail the configurations, test methodology results and Best Practices.
• Work with Engineering and partners (if appropriate) to properly set test and performance goals and maximize results.
• Design, develop, and maintain a dynamic lab environment that can be rapidly configured to suite specific hardware or software solutions.
• Create and provide advanced-level technical training to System Engineers (& other technical audiences as appropriate).
• Develop automated scripts for testing, setup preparation etc. (using Python, Shell, etc).
• Provide frequent status updates and reports to keep management up to date.

What you bring to the team

• Experience in performance benchmarking, tuning and analysis. File, Content and/or Block performance bottleneck identification is critical for this role.
• Good experience on NAS, File storage architecture, configuration, and management.
• Experience in software defined storage, configuration, provisioning, troubleshooting etc.
• Experience in Cloud platform and storage administration is an advantage.
• Experience with other virtualization technologies such as VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V is a plus.
• Excellent knowledge of the Linux operating system.
• Good hands-on experience with HDS storage or at an expert level with IBM/HP/EMC/NetApp storage in block and file services.
• Good storage knowledge in RAID, disk-subsystem, file system, snapshot, replication (in-system, remote) and deduplication.
• Excellent knowledge in networking and storage protocols: NFS, CIFS, TCP/IP, Fibre Channel, Storage Area Network.
• Coding experience (in python, Perl, shell, etc) to automate test scripts is a big plus
• Excellent writing and documentation skills; very good verbal communications (including presentations and providing technical training).
• Broad exposure and experience in integrating hardware solutions including servers (UNIX, LINUX, and Windows) with storage systems.
• Excellent internal and external customer skills. Possess the ability to work and communicate with the senior technical and executive levels including consultants, SE, PM, VP, etc.
• A team player and fast adoption to changes (technical and process) is a must.
• Bachelor\'s degree in engineering / computer science or equivalent.

Our Company

Hitachi Vantara is part of the Global Hitachi family. We balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from what\'s now to what\'s next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

Our people are our biggest asset, they drive our innovation advantage, and we strive to offer a flexible and collaborative workplace where they can thrive. Diversity of thought is welcomed, and our employee base is represented by several active Employee Resource Group communities. We offer industry leading benefits packages (flexible working, generous pension, and private healthcare) and promote a creative and inclusive culture. If driving real change gives you a sense of pride and you are passionate about powering social good, we\'d love to hear from you.

Our Values

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all and are open to considering home working, compressed/flexible hours, and flexible arrangements. Get in touch with us to explore how we might be able to accommodate your specific needs.

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. With Japanese roots going back over 100 years, our culture is founded on the values of our parent company expressed as the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa - Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto - Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin - Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.

How we look after you

We want to help you take care of your today and tomorrow - at home and at work. Which is why we offer industry-leading benefits that go far beyond compensation. That means support, services, and resources that also take care of your holistic health and wellbeing. We\'re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. 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 also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent).

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.

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.

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