Job Description
Job Description
The storage role is within the Technology Services area that provides and supports the infrastructure for the South African group companies. The role will be based in South African and will reports to Storage manager for the purpose of servicing Discovery Holdings by ensuring availability and stability of the storage environment. We are embarking on new TS strategic journey were will be embracing Infrastructure as Code and Cloud First.
Key Purpose
The storage specialist manages and supports the environment, as the company data storage grows and new hardware is purchased.
Areas of Responsibility
- Monitoring, reporting and troubleshooting of the Storage Environment administering infrastructure.
- Assisting in delivering storage related projects for infrastructure
- Liaising with all departments in TS and technology teams across all companies
- Ensuring that the Storage environment achieves a 99.50% uptime SLA out site scheduled change windows
- Ensure that all storage related CA calls are address within a 90% SLA
Personal Attributes and Skills
- You will be require to work RSA core business hours
- Knowledge and skill working with Pure Flash array, Pure FlashBlade, Dell PowerMax, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Brocade San Switches, Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash, ..) and Veritas InfoScale
Education and Experience
- Matric
- A certificate in Pure Flash Array, , Pure FlashBlade, Dell PowerMax, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Brocade San Switches, Veritas InfoScale, Unix or Linux – advantageous
- 5 years experience working with Pure Flash Array, , Pure FlashBlade, Dell PowerMax, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Brocade San Switches, Veritas InfoScale, Unix or Linux – advantageous
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
How to Apply
https://careers.discovery.co.za/talentcommunity/apply/1395995433/?locale=en_GB
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