Job Description

Development Team Leader (Data Storage Automation)

Leading development teams, architect, and design and implementing storage solutions utilizing Python for automation, and managing CI/CD pipelines. Requires a comprehensive understanding of storage technologies ( Netapp Hitachi the must have), data management, as well as proficiency in software development practices and continuous integration and deployment processes.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

Development Team Leadership:

• Lead and mentor development teams responsible for creating storage-related applications, tools, or scripts.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure alignment between storage architecture and software development efforts.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative development environment.
• Maintain an develop the storage API Gateway ( in house product for Data Storage Automation )

Python Scripting:

• Utilize Python scripting for automation of storage-related tasks, configuration management, and system monitoring ( must have )
• Develop and maintain Python scripts for efficient data manipulation, migration, and integration with storage systems.

Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD):

• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for storage-related applications and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate the testing, deployment, and monitoring of storage solutions.
• Ensure the integration of storage components into the organization's broader CI/CD processes.

Data storage responsibility

• Netapp L4 support Ontap & Storage Grid support
• Hitachi block storage support
• SAN support (Broadcom)

Critical Qualifications

• Strong experience in ONTAP API, Storage Grid API, Hitachi API for storage management.
• 10+ years in lead dev teams developing application for large enterprise.
• 10+ years supporting in 50+PB storage footprint.
• 15+ years Design, code, test and deliver the services and functions with production quality
• 10+ years Contribute to implement good software development practices: continuous integration (CI), continuous deployment (CD), static code analysis, test automation (TDD), etc.
• Actively participate to implement DevOps concepts.
• Define requirements and specifications with internal groups in an Agile methodologies (Epics and User Stories)
• Perform the technology watch; contribute to the strategy and evolution of existing services, as well as future architecture evolution around communication platforms.
• Fundamental knowledge in Data storage technologies (block, file, object)
• Expert Knowledge of Python
• Expert Knowledge in deployment as code.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Computer Science or Information Science
• 10+ years of technical or operation experience in network or IT
• 10+ years expert level experience in Storage Mainly Ontap, Storagegrid, Hitachi
• Very good Knowledge of Networking
• Knowledge of VMWare
• Knowledge of Openstack
• Knowledge of K8S
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with a good sense of humor
• Team player who always put the interest of the team above all other priorities
• Strong aptitude to recognize opportunities for improvement in day-to-day work and take appropriate actions
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills with a strong attention to detail
• Strong time management skills and work ethic (highly motivated) to manage multiple projects/accountabilities