Professional Services Consultant 3
The Judge Group
Sales & Business Development
Remote
Professional Services Consultant 3
Location: Remote
Duration: 6+ Month Contract (potential to extend)
Key Responsibilities
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File Migrations
Lead migrations from Qumulo, standalone NFS servers, and Nimble-backed VMs to NetApp.
Ensure stability of legacy systems until decommissioning is complete.
Address unique filesystem and subnet challenges during migration.
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Storage Efficiencies
Evaluate ~400 corporate volumes/FlexGroups for deduplication, compression, and compaction.
Apply efficiencies intelligently to balance performance and capacity.
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Replication Policies
Standardize and optimize replication schedules across clusters.
Reduce replication lag alerts by interweaving schedules and refining frequency.
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Snapshot Strategy
Redesign snapshot retention policies to reduce waste.
Explore Rubrik integration for older snapshots.
Ensure compliance while minimizing duplicate snapshot storage.
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Cluster Best Practices
Review and standardize settings across launch and corporate clusters.
Evaluate encryption strategies and key rotation feasibility.
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Active IQ Unified Manager
Extend or deploy new instances for launch clusters.
Harden configurations and tune alerts for accuracy.
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SMB Services Migration
Plan and execute migration from RHEL8 servers to NetApp.
Review shares and DFS pointers for duplication and optimization.
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Networking & Infrastructure
Audit and correct networking configurations (LACP, MTUs, subnet access).
Ensure Service Processors are properly connected.
Support controller or disk expansion implementations.
Qualifications
Proven expertise with NetApp ONTAP and enterprise storage environments.
Experience with file migrations, replication, snapshots, and efficiencies.
Strong knowledge of networking protocols, LACP, MTU configurations.
Familiarity with Active IQ Unified Manager and Rubrik integration.
Ability to work independently and collaborate with sharp technical teams.
Willingness to travel onsite quarterly if required.