Senior NetApp Storage Administrator
Senior NetApp Storage Administrator in Bucharest: lead complex storage ops, ensure high availability, and drive improvements with a collaborative, customer-focused team.
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Language: English
Workload: Full-time
Assignment Description
Are you an experienced Storage Administrator with expertise in enterprise storage technologies? This role offers the opportunity to work with complex storage environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability across critical infrastructure services.
You will play a key role in managing storage operations, resolving technical issues, supporting disaster recovery initiatives, and driving continuous improvements across storage platforms. Working closely with customers, vendors, and internal teams, you will contribute to the efficient delivery of storage services and operational excellence.
Job Responsibilities
• Perform advanced troubleshooting of storage failures and provide L3 support
• Handle escalations from incident management teams
• Coordinate problem analysis and provide Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Plan, execute, and report on availability, performance, and capacity management activities
• Coordinate with vendors and service providers for issue resolution
• Perform change impact analysis and coordinate storage-related changes
• Resolve storage incidents and problems
• Manage storage patching and upgrade activities
• Plan and execute disaster recovery requirements and support project-level DR activities
• Troubleshoot storage hardware and provide technical support
• Participate in customer meetings, project reviews, audits, and reporting activities
• Lead technical operations, documentation reviews, and operational standardization initiatives
• Maintain and update knowledge management documentation
• Support the creation and implementation of SOPs, templates, policies, and procedures
• Ensure compliance with security standards, operational guidelines, and quality requirements
• Conduct reviews of incidents and service requests to identify service improvement opportunities
Requirements
• 7–10 years of experience in Storage Administration
• Expert knowledge of NetApp Storage Administration
• Strong experience with Dell EMC storage platforms including PowerMax, PowerStore, and Unity
• Experience with Hitachi and IBM storage technologies
• Strong knowledge of SAN and NAS environments
• Experience with storage provisioning, volume management, LUN creation, mapping, and zoning
• Experience with snapshots, replication, disaster recovery, and storage migration activities
• Knowledge of Brocade and Cisco SAN switches
• Experience with performance, availability, and capacity management
• Experience troubleshooting storage hardware and infrastructure issues
• Knowledge of storage management tools and best practices
• Understanding of VMware, Windows, and Linux environments
• Good understanding of ITIL processes; ITIL Foundation certification is an advantage
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with customers and stakeholders
• Fluent in English
About Sperton
Sperton is a consulting firm with offices across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. We help companies find and manage top talent across borders, delivering fast, compliant, and flexible recruitment, consultant hiring, and global mobility services.
- Locations
- Bucharest
- Job location
- Bucharest,Romania
- Employment Level | Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
Workplace & Culture at Sperton
At Sperton, we believe that great results come from great people.
Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and a shared passion for delivering quality in everything we do.
We are a Norwegian-owned international company with colleagues across Europe, Asia, and the USA, working together seamlessly across time zones and cultures. Our teams are diverse, yet united by the same goal — to connect people and companies in meaningful ways.
We value openness, initiative, and continuous learning. Everyone at Sperton is encouraged to take ownership, share ideas, and challenge existing ways of working to make our solutions even better.
Even though we operate globally, our approach is personal. We take pride in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where people feel heard, respected, and motivated to grow — both professionally and personally.
