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PROJECT DESCRIPTION - SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS
Introduction
NATO Communications and Information Agency
The Agency was established on 1 July 2012 as part of a NATO reform, but its predecessors have been supporting Allied operations long before. Today, NATO is in the midst of a fundamental transformation in the way it performs its mission by more effectively exploiting information technology and reforming its business processes.
We acquire, deploy and defend communications systems for NATO's political decision-makers and Commands; we are on the frontlines against cyber-attacks, working closely with governments and industry to prevent future debilitating attacks
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd
LA International has worked directly with NATO and the majority of Systems Integrators, Defence Primes and Consultancies that work within the NATO market for over a decade. This has enabled them to support a significant percentage of NATO projects and programmes which gives them an unparalleled insight into the Sector.
Recently LA International has been appointed as a Prime supplier to the NCI Agency through the Advisory and Assistance Services Framework (A&AS), a contract that enables them to call off Project / Programme Management, Administration & HR, Commercial, ICT, Scientific, Engineering, and Military functional expertise in order to support essential NATO operations.
Requirement Summary
Job Title:Storage and Backup Design Expert
Location:Mons
Required Security Clearance:NATO Cosmic Top Secret
Start Date:ASAP
End Date:31 December 2020
Requirement Description
*Full life cycle storage, backup, FC, FCoE and iSCSI network engineering: architecture , design, administration, support including storage utilizations/capacity planning and adjusting requirements as well as monitor and audit system utilization, and performance
*Modifications and change s to the storage and backup infrastructure/design/configuration by following p roper Change Management processes
*Perform daily Storage, Backup Engineer activities including management, zoning, provisioning, troubleshooting, and debugging
*Participate/perform in root cause analysis for significant problems and suggests clear recommendations for improvements
*Schedule, coordinate and lead planned downtimes
*Accurately update comments and status to tickets via ticketing system.
*Participate in o n-call activities
*May need to work on scheduled maintenances, service-affecting activities and contingency work outside of regular business hours
Skills and Experience
*Master Degree in Engineering or Computer Science and four (4) years' experience; or Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Computer Science and six (6) years' experience; or Major Certification (e.g. Dell-EMC, NetApp, HPE Storage) and seven (7) year experience; or no degree/certification and eleven (8) years' experience.
*Hands-on experience of Dell-EMC Unity, XtremeIO, Data Domain, Avamar (formerly EMC) and NetApp (FAS, AFF, File/Block) storage solutions
*Certification in one or more of the following Dell-EMC certifications: DCE-IE (Avamar), DCS-IE (Dell EMC Unity, Data Domain XtremIO, Avamar), DCS-SA (Avamar), DCS-TA (XtremIO)
*Hands-on experience with Dell-EMC and NetApp data management architectures
*Hands-on experience on data replication and data protection technologies on Dell-EMC (Native Synchronous Block Replication, Native Asynchronous Block and File Replication, Dell EMC® RecoverPoint) and/or NetApp (Snapmirror, Snapvault, Snapmanager for SQL/ Oracle/Exchange/Share Point, SnapCenter Suite, VSC)
*Hands-on experience of SAN/NAS Network fundamentals (TCP-IP, FC, FCoE, iSCSI, WWN, WWNP, LIFS)
*Hands-on experience on fabric switches (Brocade and/or Cisco), Fiber Channel (FC) networking
*Hands-on experience with VMware virtual environments
*Hands-on experience on Windows servers, Act?ve Directory, DNS
*Able to document current design & configuration and to develop/maintain Standard Operation Procedures/Instructions and training guidance
*ITIL Service Operation knowledge
*Fluent English in both spoken and written.
*Desirable Qualifications:
*Certification in NetApp/HPE SAN technologies (NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer-SAN Specialist, ONTAP, NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer-Data Protection Specialist or HPE Master ASE - Storage Solutions Architect V2)
*Experience in using backups tools e.g. Veeam, Comvault, Veritas Netbackup
*Experience on 3Par Storages
*Scripting (Python, Power-Shell, etc.) for Storage Automation or collect data/event from storages
*BMC/ITSM Ticketing system
*ITIL certification
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks.
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.