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Cobus Smit

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Principal Systems Engineer at BCX delivering enterprise storage and data centre solutions.

South Africa

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At BCX, I architect, design, and deliver complex multi-vendor storage and data centre solutions for enterprise customers. I own delivery from architectural direction through implementation and stable operational handover.

I act as the primary technical authority for storage outcomes and guide implementation teams across concurrent initiatives. I also lead customer engagements.

I regularly provide formal and informal training to BCX engineers and students, contributing to skills development and technical standards.

Previously, I delivered virtualization, storage, and backup platforms at Primedia Broadcasting, and designed and supported enterprise storage and backup solutions at Gijima, including disaster recovery implementations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Principal Systems Engineer

Current

BCX

Nov 2013 - Present (12 years 10 months)

Architect, design, and deliver complex multi-vendor storage and data centre solutions for enterprise customers. Own end-to-end delivery across multiple concurrent initiatives, acting as the primary technical authority for storage outcomes.

Storage Architecture SAN NAS VMWare Backup Disaster Recovery Hybrid cloud Technical Leadership Training

Advanced Support Engineer

Primedia Broadcasting

Mar 2013 - Nov 2013 (8 months)

Delivered and optimized virtualization, storage, and backup platforms across broadcast environments. Mentored junior engineers and ensured high availability across production systems.

Virtualization Storage Backup High Availability Mentorship

Technical Specialist

Gijima

Jun 2009 - Feb 2013 (3 years 8 months)

Designed and supported enterprise storage and backup solutions across EMC, IBM, and HP platforms. Led disaster recovery implementations, capacity planning, and complex recovery operations.

EMC IBM Storage Backup Disaster Recovery Capacity Planning

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Dell Technologies

EMCISA, VNX Architect, VMAX, VPLEX, RecoverPoint, Unity, Converged Infrastructure, Storage Architecture

Completed certifications in EMCISA, VNX Architect, VMAX, VPLEX, RecoverPoint, Unity, and Converged Infrastructure.

VMware

VCP VI3 / VI4 / VI5 / DCV, Virtualization

Earned VMware Certified Professional certifications in VI3, VI4, VI5, and DCV.

Amazon Web Services

Cloud Practitioner, Partner Accreditation, Migration & Cloud Economics, Cloud Computing

Achieved AWS Cloud Practitioner, Partner Accreditation, and Migration & Cloud Economics certifications.

IBM

Data Science & Analytics, Data Science & Analytics

Completed IBM Data Science & Analytics certification.

Microsoft

MCSE, MCSA, MCITP, Information Technology

Earned Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), and Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certifications.