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Shrija Ravikumar

Chennai

Summary

SAN Storage Engineer with 3 years of hands-on experience in managing enterprise SAN and NAS environments across NetApp, EMC, HPE, Hitachi, and IBM platforms. Skilled in LUN provisioning, zoning (Brocade, Cisco), Snap Mirror, Snap Vault, and hybrid cloud storage solutions. Proficient in VMware v Sphere, Linux/UNIX administration, and enterprise backup tools such as Veeam, Comm Vault, and NetBackup. Experienced in disaster recovery planning and execution. Well-versed in ITIL processes and operational tools like ServiceNow and Zabbix.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Storage System Engineer

Sify Technologies Limited
07.2022 - Current
  • Managed 3PB multi-vendor storage infrastructure for hybrid cloud environments.
  • Provisioned LUNs, Snap Mirror/Snap Vault setup, CIFS/NFS share management.
  • Administered NetApp, Dell EMC, HPE, Hitachi, and IBM storage arrays.
  • LUN & Volume Management: Provisioning, cloning, Flex Clone, Snapshots, Thin Provisioning
  • SAN Fabric: Brocade, Cisco zoning, ISL, NPIV, E/F/N port roles
  • Backup & DR: Snap Mirror, Snap Vault, Veaam, Comm Vault, NetBackup, NDMP
  • Migrated volumes, performed upgrades, monitored IOPS, latency, and cache usage.
  • Configured Brocade/Cisco SAN switches: zoning, trunking, firmware upgrades.
  • Diagnosed ISL issues, segmentation faults, and switch failures.
  • Supported backups with Veeam, CommVault; implemented NDMP for NAS.
  • Integrated Cloudian HyperStore and AWS S3 for backup and archival tiers.
  • Coordinating with OEM in case of hardware failure, upgrade pre-checks.
  • Provided storage access to Linux, UNIX, and VMware ESXi servers.
  • Executed storage replication drills.
  • Role: Storage Engineer | Duration: June 2023 – August 2023
  • Monitored storage health, backups, and SAN fabric at onsite client location

Education

B.Tech. - Electronics and communication Engineering

SASTRA University
Kumbakonam
11-2022

Skills

  • Storage Platforms: NetApp AFF/FAS/ASA, Dell EMC PowerStore/Unity/VNX, HPE 3PAR/MSA/Primera, Hitachi VSP, IBM Storwize V7000
  • Operating Systems: Linux (RHEL/CentOS), Windows Server (2012-2019), UNIX (AIX/Solaris)
  • Virtualization: VMware vSphere/ESXi, vMotion, VMFS, RDM, Storage DRS
  • Cloud & Object Storage: Cloudian HyperStore, AWS S3, EBS, EFS
  • Scripting & Tools: PowerShell, Bash, ServiceNow, Zabbix, Active IQ, PuTTY
  • LUN & Volume Management and SAN Fabric: Brocade, Cisco zoning, ISL, NPIV, E/F/N port roles

Certification

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)
  • In-Progress: NCDA (NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP), Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE)

Timeline

Storage System Engineer

Sify Technologies Limited
07.2022 - Current

B.Tech. - Electronics and communication Engineering

SASTRA University

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