Job Profile/Job Description.
The Storage Administrator – Senior Associate is responsible for advanced support and continuous improvement of outsourced storage services across file, block, and object platforms.
This includes leading complex file share and quota/ACL designs, planning and executing data migrations and cutovers, designing and implementing SAN LUN/zoning/masking and replication configurations, and provisioning S3/object storage in accordance with best practices.
The role serves as a technical escalation point for storage incidents and changes, mentors junior team members, and partners with architects, vendors, and service owners to ensure stable, resilient, and cost-effective storage services.Core ResponsibilitiesLead design and lifecycle management of enterprise file shares, quotas, and ACLs.Plan and execute storage migrations and cutovers across file, block, and object platforms.Design and implement SAN LUN layouts, zoning/masking, and replication configurations.Provision and manage S3/object storage, including lifecycle, security, and cost controls.Act as escalation point for major storage incidents and drive root cause analysis.Plan and coordinate storage upgrades and maintenance with minimal business impact.Identify automation opportunities and mentor junior team members on standards and runbooks.Degree Preferred: Bachelor's or Masters in science, Computer Science, EngineeringMinimum Years of Experience: 4-7 year(s)Required / Mandatory Knowledge/Skills:4–7 years in enterprise storage administration or infrastructure operations.Strong expertise with file services, including complex share structures, ACLs,



and quotas.Solid experience with SAN/block design, RAID, tiering, multipathing, zoning, and masking.Hands-on experience with storage migrations, replication, and DR for critical workloads.Proven ability to troubleshoot complex performance and stability issues across hosts, fabric, and arrays.Proficiency with scripting/automation (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for provisioning and reporting.Practical experience operating within ITIL-aligned incident, change, problem, and capacity processes.Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including vendor coordination.Preferred Knowledge/Skills:Demonstrates advanced proficiency with at least one enterprise storage platform (NAS/SAN).
Demonstrates experience designing storage solutions to meet performance and recovery objectives.Demonstrates ability to interpret detailed performance metrics and optimize workloads.Demonstrates leadership in high-severity incident response and post-incident reviews.Demonstrates understanding of integration with virtualization, databases, backup, and DR.Demonstrates success driving automation and improving storage runbooks and standards.Demonstrates effectiveness in coaching junior team members in an outsourced service model.Should possess knowledge on following tools - Dell Powerscale OneFS,.
Supearna Ransomeware, Cloudpools, Unity, Symantex, Treesize, Pure 1, Powershell scripting, VPLEX Management, Unispher, Recoverpoint, SRDF, Powermax Solutions enabler, Connectrix Manager,Brocade/Broadcom OS, Dell ECS Management & powerstore Console, Arxscan Capacity Reporter, Dell CloudIQ, Dell Live Optics, AWS Standard S3 Buckets, AWS S3IA,AWS Deep Archive

📌 Acceleration Center - Senior Associate Storage Administrator (Xico)
🏢 PwC México
📍 Xico