Storage & SAN Engineer - 6+ Yrs, Hyderabad, Open to Join

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PavanKumar Allamsetti

Sr Analyst III Infrastructure Services

Hyderabad, India

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Storage and SAN Engineer with 6+ years of experience supporting enterprise storage infrastructure in 24 7 production environments. Strong hands-on expertise in NetApp, Pure Storage, HPE XP/3PAR, and Brocade SAN switches. Experienced in storage provisioning, SAN zoning, firmware upgrades, high availability, backup solutions, and incident management. Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues and support mission-critical applications with minimal downtime.

CORE TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage Platforms:

HPE XP7 / XP24K / P9500 / 3PAR / Nimble, EMC Unity (Basic), IBM V7k (Basic) NetApp FAS & AFF (ONTAP Cluster Mode).

SAN & Protocols:

Brocade SAN Switches, FC, iSCSI, FCP, SAN, NAS, NFS, CIFS

Data Protection & DR:

Snapshots, SnapMirror, SnapVault

Backup Technologies:

NetBackup (9.1/10.1), Avamar(19.1/19.4)

Monitoring & Tools:

ServiceNow (SNOW), NetApp Active IQ, Grafana, OnCommand Insights

Operations:

Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, 24 7 Production Support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DXC Technology

Sr Analyst III – Infrastructure Services

April 2022 – October 2025

AMS Leveraged Project July 2024 – October 2025

Role: Storage / SAN Engineer

Supported enterprise SAN and storage environments across HPE platforms, 3par, Nimble, NetApp, pure storage.

Performed storage provisioning, expansion, decommissioning, and migrations.

Executed firmware and ONTAP upgrades with minimal or zero downtime.

Handled SAN switch replacement activities, zoning validation, and HA verification.

Troubleshot SAN fabric issues involving servers, storage, ISLs, and tape devices.

Supported planned and unplanned outages, including recovery and RCA.

Implemented secure volume shredding prior to volume deletion for data compliance.

Generated Brocade SAN health check reports and resolved proactive alerts.

Coordinated with network, server, and security teams during critical incidents.

Participated in high-severity bridge calls and provided storage-level analysis.

Zircon Project May 2023 – June 2024

Role: Storage & Backup Monitoring

Administered NetBackup and Avamar environments for filesystem and Linux server backups.

Monitored backup jobs and performed daily troubleshooting of failed backups.

Executed backup restores during incidents and audit requests.

Prepared daily, weekly, and monthly backup reports using DPA.

Documented backup procedures and operational runbooks.

Managed incidents and service requests via ServiceNow under SLA commitments.

Provided 24 7 onsite/offsite production support.

SAP Project April 2022 – March 2023

Role: NetApp Storage Engineer

Supported NetApp clustered ONTAP environments in production.

Performed ONTAP upgrades and non-disruptive firmware upgrades (Disk, Shelf, SP, BMC, DQP).

Managed NFS exports, CIFS shares, aggregates, volumes, and SVMs.

Handled Node Panic incidents, takeover and giveback operations.

Performed volume provisioning, migration, and decommissioning.

Enabled AES encryption on CIFS SVMs.

Resolved power failures, port-down issues, and connectivity problems.

Proactively monitored storage using Active IQ, Grafana, and OnCommand Insights.

Innoplix Software Private Limited

Storage Administrator

October 2018 – February 2022

Monitored NetApp FAS and AFF storage systems in 24 7 production environments using ONTAP System Manager and CLI

Performed basic health checks on clusters, nodes, aggregates, volumes, and disks

Handled LUN and volume provisioning as per approved change requests

Supported SAN operations including basic zoning verification on Brocade SAN switches

Monitored SnapMirror and Snapshot jobs and reported failures to L2/L3 teams

Responded to alerts and incidents via ServiceNow, ensuring SLA compliance

Supported firmware and maintenance activities under supervision

Coordinated with OS and application teams for storage-related operational tasks

Followed incident, change, and problem management processes

CERTIFICATIONS

Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate

Dell EMC – Information Storage and Management Foundations (2023)

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations Associate (2022)

EDUCATION

Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Malla Reddy Engineering College, Hyderabad

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