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Satyabrata Sahoo
Storage Engineer, Infrastructure And Data Center Specialist
Hyderabad
Summary
Senior System Engineer with 8 years of experience in building and optimizing enterprise storage and SAN infrastructures across multi-vendor and hybrid cloud environments.
Expert in NetApp ONTAP cluster management, disaster recovery architecture, large-scale storage migrations, and SAN fabric optimization within mission-critical production ecosystems.
Manages multi-site storage estates comprising 30+ clusters, ensuring high availability, replication governance, and performance stability.
Leverages Python-based automation to streamline operational workflows, improve infrastructure visibility, and reduce manual effort.
Strong exposure to VMware integration, S3 object storage solutions, and hybrid cloud deployments including Cloud Volumes ONTAP.
Delivers reliable infrastructure services for global enterprise clients across banking, healthcare, research, and public sector domains while holding multiple advanced certifications across storage, virtualization, backup, and cloud technologies.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Storage Engineer
Tech Mahindra Limited
, Hyderabad
10.2024 - Current
- Administered and optimized NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP environments, performing upgrades, cross-region troubleshooting, and lifecycle management to ensure high availability and data protection for enterprise workloads.
- Managed on-premises NetApp ONTAP C-Mode clusters, overseeing CIFS/NFS services, quota management, SnapMirror replication, and performance tuning to maintain stable and efficient storage operations.
- Led incident, change, and problem management activities for production storage infrastructure, ensuring timely resolution of critical issues, controlled change execution, and improved service reliability.
- Developed and maintained comprehensive technical documentation, operational runbooks, and configuration standards, enhancing team readiness, knowledge transfer, and governance compliance.
- Proactively analyzed storage performance trends and resolved bottlenecks to improve infrastructure stability and application responsiveness.
Storage Specialist
National Institute for Smart Government
, New Delhi
07.2023 - 10.2024
- Administered and optimized 30+ NetApp ONTAP clusters across enterprise environments, handling storage provisioning, NDUP/NDVA operations, SnapMirror/SnapVault replication management, and overall cluster health optimization to ensure high service availability.
- Implemented and supported enterprise-grade S3 Object Storage solutions, managing bucket lifecycle policies, access controls, and data protection mechanisms to enhance scalability and secure data access.
- Planned, coordinated, and led Disaster Recovery drills, validating replication consistency across ONTAP and S3 platforms and ensuring recovery workflows met defined business continuity objectives.
- Prepared and maintained storage architecture documentation, design standards, and operational guidelines, supporting governance, audit readiness, and effective knowledge transfer.
- Automated storage environment checks and alert validations using Python, enabling proactive issue identification and faster incident response.
System Engineer
Technology Associates EA Ltd
04.2018 - 06.2023
- Delivered end-to-end data center storage solutions across multi-vendor platforms including NetApp FAS/AFF (ONTAP), Dell EMC Unity & PowerStore, HPE MSA & 3PAR, and Huawei OceanStor, supporting provisioning, replication, and data migration activities in enterprise environments.
- Executed complex SAN infrastructure deployments involving Brocade fabric zoning, BNA/MAPS configuration, switch health monitoring, and connectivity troubleshooting to ensure reliable storage network operations.
- Supported multi-site storage migrations, replication implementations, and consolidation initiatives, contributing to improved infrastructure scalability, performance stability, and optimized resource utilization.
- Performed large-scale storage performance tuning and capacity optimization, proactively identifying bottlenecks and enhancing application workload responsiveness.
- Provided advanced L2/L3 support across storage, VMware virtualization, and backup platforms (Veeam), leading root cause analysis and ensuring timely resolution of critical production incidents.
- Developed automation scripts for routine storage administration tasks, improving operational efficiency, reducing manual intervention, and enabling faster service request fulfillment.
- Produced comprehensive architecture documentation, deployment guides, SOPs, and RCA reports, strengthening governance, audit readiness, and knowledge transfer within engineering teams.
- Supported storage solution delivery and operational stability for multiple international enterprise clients across BFSI, healthcare, research, and public sector domains.
- Key Clients: GT Bank | NHIF | AGRA | CFAO Kenya | Prime Bank | AAR Hospital | KEMRI-Wellcome Trust | Housing Finance Corp.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
C V Raman Global University
Bhubaneswar Skills
Technical Skills
Enterprise Storage Platforms
NetApp FAS/AFF (ONTAP C-Mode), Dell EMC Unity & PowerStore, HPE 3PAR & MSA, Huawei OceanStor, SAN/NAS architecture, storage provisioning, replication (SnapMirror/SnapVault), performance tuning, capacity planning
SAN & Fabric Management
Brocade SAN switches, zoning configuration, MAPS monitoring, fabric troubleshooting, LUN masking, multipathing, connectivity diagnostics
Virtualization & DR Orchestration
VMware vSphere, VMware SRM, Hyper-V, datastore lifecycle management, VM storage performance optimization, DR failover validation
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Veeam Backup & Replication, Zerto, HPE Data Protector, replication governance, DR drills, recovery workflow testing
Cloud & Object Storage
AWS (Cloud Practitioner), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, S3 Object Storage, hybrid storage deployments
Automation & Scripting
Python scripting for storage monitoring, reporting automation, replication validation, and operational workflow optimization
Operating Systems
Oracle Solaris, Linux, Windows Server
Software
Brocade Network Advisor (BNA) & MAPS VMware vCenter & SRM Hyper-V Manager
Veeam Backup & Replication Console Zerto ZVM
AWS Management Console Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console
Python, Linux Shell
Training and Certification
NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA)
NetApp Certified Network Associate (NCNA)
NetApp Hybrid Cloud Associate (NHCA)
NetApp SaaS Backup & Technical Accreditation
NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineer (NCSIE)
Install, Config, manage and Service AFFC30 ,AFF C60, AFF C250 and AFF C800 Systems
Install, Config, manage and Service AFF A150, A20, A30, A50, A70, A90 and A1K Systems
Azure netApp Files
ONTAP Onboard Key Management
Cloud Volumes ONTAP HA in Azure Networking
ONTAP Troubleshooting
Veeam Backup and Replication
Vmware ICM
Huawei Storage Implementation workshop
Oracle Cloud Workshop
Timeline
Senior Storage Engineer
Tech Mahindra Limited
10.2024 - Current
Storage Specialist
National Institute for Smart Government
07.2023 - 10.2024
System Engineer
Technology Associates EA Ltd
04.2018 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Engineering -
C V Raman Global University