Development Team Leader (Data Storage Automation)

Leading development teams, architect, and design and implementing storage solutions utilizing Python for automation, and managing CI/CD pipelines. Requires a comprehensive understanding of storage technologies ( Netapp Hitachi the must have), data management, as well as proficiency in software development practices and continuous integration and deployment processes.

Day to Day Responsibilities:
Development Team Leadership:

Lead and mentor development teams responsible for creating storage-related applications, tools, or scripts.
Collaborate with developers to ensure alignment between storage architecture and software development efforts.
Foster a collaborative and innovative development environment.
Maintain an develop the storage API Gateway ( in house product for Data Storage Automation )

Python Scripting:

Utilize Python scripting for automation of storage-related tasks, configuration management, and system monitoring ( must have )
Develop and maintain Python scripts for efficient data manipulation, migration, and integration with storage systems.

Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD):

Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for storage-related applications and infrastructure.
Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate the testing, deployment, and monitoring of storage solutions.
Ensure the integration of storage components into the organization’s broader CI/CD processes.

Data storage responsibility

Netapp L4 support Ontap & Storage Grid support
Hitachi block storage support
SAN support (Broadcom)

Critical Qualifications

Strong experience in ONTAP API, Storage Grid API, Hitachi API for storage management.
10+ years in lead dev teams developing application for large enterprise.
10+ years supporting in 50+PB storage footprint.
15+ years Design, code, test and deliver the services and functions with production quality
10+ years Contribute to implement good software development practices: continuous integration (CI), continuous deployment (CD), static code analysis, test automation (TDD), etc.
Actively participate to implement DevOps concepts.
Define requirements and specifications with internal groups in an Agile methodologies (Epics and User Stories)
Perform the technology watch; contribute to the strategy and evolution of existing services, as well as future architecture evolution around communication platforms.
Fundamental knowledge in Data storage technologies (block, file, object)
Expert Knowledge of Python
Expert Knowledge in deployment as code.

Qualifications

BS Degree in Computer Science or Information Science
10+ years of technical or operation experience in network or IT
10+ years expert level experience in Storage Mainly Ontap, Storagegrid, Hitachi
Very good Knowledge of Networking
Knowledge of VMWare
Knowledge of Openstack
Knowledge of K8S
Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with a good sense of humor
Team player who always put the interest of the team above all other priorities
Strong aptitude to recognize opportunities for improvement in day-to-day work and take appropriate actions
Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills with a strong attention to detail
Strong time management skills and work ethic (highly motivated) to manage multiple projects/accountabilities