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Global Soft Systems

Senior Solution Architect

Global Soft Systems, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Overview Solution Architect

5 days onsite in NYC

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Solution Architect to design, implement, and manage complex data protection and disaster recovery solutions using Avamar and Data Domain systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing and implementing data protection and disaster recovery solutions, as well as a deep understanding of Avamar and Data Domain features and capabilities.

Responsibilities

Design and implement Avamar and Data Domain solutions to meet customer needs

Configure and manage Avamar replication, Cloud Tier, and Data Domain systems

Describe and configure Avamar features and capabilities, including data protection, disaster recovery, and data management

Perform Avamar server maintenance activities, including disk replacement and node upgrades

Identify and configure Data Domain features and architecture, including data replication, recovery, and security

Design and implement Data Domain solutions for VTL, cloud disaster recovery, and data archiving

Develop and implement data protection strategies and solutions using Avamar and Data Domain

Collaborate with customers to understand their data protection and disaster recovery needs and develop customized solutions

Perform system monitoring, maintenance, capacity management, and troubleshooting for Avamar and Data Domain systems

Develop and maintain technical documentation for Avamar and Data Domain solutions

Stay up-to-date with the latest Avamar and Data Domain features and capabilities

Requirements

10+ years of experience in designing and implementing data protection and disaster recovery solutions

In-depth knowledge of Avamar and Data Domain features and capabilities

Experience with Avamar replication, Cloud Tier, and Data Domain systems

Strong understanding of data protection and disaster recovery concepts and strategies

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Ability to work with customers to understand their needs and develop customized solutions

Strong technical skills, including knowledge of networking, storage, and data protection technologies

Experience with system monitoring, maintenance, capacity management, and troubleshooting

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in data protection and disaster recovery

Must have skills :

Avamar NDMP

PPDM

Avamar 19.8 & later

Data Domain 7.7 & Laer DPA 19.4 & later

Project Tasks

Daily Operations/Implementation

Check and confirm all systems maintenance are running fine and take necessary action to resolve if any on all ten Avamar servers (Two physical servers & eight virtual servers) and eleven Data Domains (Two DD 9800 model & Nine DD9900 model)

Monitor Daily backup failures (VM Snapshot, NAS, DB2, Oracle, file system backups) Restore request as needed by customer.

Create DPA reports for customer.

Please check LPR backups complete on both MDC/PSAC2

Computer Crimes NAS backup, check current year is completing and you may have to manually manage backups for older years.

Work with support for any hardware issues such as disk or memory failures and work with CE’s Knowledgeable with Elastic Cloud to support in case of any troubleshooting issues such as updating certificates, Disk replacements and reporting with support.

Perform upgrades to Data Domain

Monitor CloudIQ for DPS and resolve open issues.

Perform upgrades to Avamar & DPA

Attend meetings with Customer to go over any issues related to backup.

Attend CAB (ServiceNow) meetings.

In addition to the day to day operations outlined above, the resource will be responsible for multiple active projects at any given time based on direction from the customer. Current projects the resource will be work on are: Data protection capacity expansion project; Managing and rebalance Data Domain data across all the arrays in the CC cluster. Responsibilities include design, deployment, and data migration

Avamar virtualization project design and implementation of Avamar virtualization and reduce the hardware, power, and maintenance cost across all data centers. As of date there are eight virtualized Avamar across multiple DC and two physical Avamar servers at 1PP, MDC and PSAC2. There is one virtual Avamar ready to be deployed at PSac2 DC and is waiting for DD. And there is one Data Domain DD9900 to be built at 1PP and a virtual Avamar to be deployed

DPS MDC refresh project Design implements the latest data domains (DD9900s) at 1PP DC data center. Migrate data off the Avamar LPR/PS01 DD9800/9900 from MDC to 1PP, and load balance the data to MDC PS01/PS02/PS03 core DD. DPS PSAC2 refresh project Design implements the latest data domains (DD9900s) at 1PP DC data center. Migrate data off the Avamar LPR/PS01 DD9800/9900 from PSAC2 to 1PP, and load balance the data to PSAC2 PS01/PS02/PS03 core DD. Recalling Data off PAQ ECS to PSAC2 Data Domain and migrating data to balance across Core DD (Almost done, less than 10% to be recalled and then migrated) Works with customer server team, network team, application teams, and security team (example request via ServiceNow for Avamar VM build, Firewall, plug plan (Ports), VLAN, cabling, backup requirements such as scheduling/retention, etc.

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