Storage Infrastructure Specialist

2 weeks ago

Canberra ACT, Australia powerdata group consulting Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Location: NFSA Building, Acton, ACT

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Storage Infrastructure Specialist to optimise and maintain its petabyte-scale Dell PowerScale and Isilon storage environment. This role is critical to ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability for media workflows including ingest, editing, archival, and retrieval.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct a technical audit of the current storage architecture, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement.
  • Develop architecture diagrams and detailed documentation of cluster configuration, tiering, and data services.
  • Create operational runbooks for administration, troubleshooting, and routine maintenance.
  • Deliver capacity and growth forecasts with actionable recommendations for scalability.
  • Perform knowledge transfer sessions with ICT staff to ensure operational continuity.
  • Optimise cluster configuration and data services (SmartPools, SnapshotIQ, SyncIQ, tiering strategies).
  • Troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks across SMB/NFS protocols.
  • Recommend architectural changes to improve performance, utilisation, and reliability.
Requirements
Required Skills & Experience
  • Expertise in Dell PowerScale and Isilon (OneFS 8.x/9.x) for enterprise-scale environments.
  • Proven ability to design, administer, and optimise storage for high-performance workflows.
  • Strong understanding of scale-out NAS architecture, storage tiering, and data services.
  • Experience producing technical documentation and operational runbooks.
  • Excellent communication skills for engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Troubleshooting skills across multi-protocol storage systems (SMB/NFS).
  • Knowledge of storage security, data protection, and lifecycle management principles.
  • Scripting skills (Python/Bash) for automation and analysis (highly desirable).

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