Storage Specialist

Discovery – Technology Services

Storage Specialist

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About The Storage Team ( Technology Services)

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 may include but not limited

• 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.

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.