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# IT Storage Engineer

- **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Server Message Block, Configuration Management, Computer Engineering, File Systems, Internet Small Computer System Interface (ISCSI), NetApp Applications, Network File Systems, Performance Tuning, Remote Direct Memory Access, Systems Architecture, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Data Processing, Pure Storage, Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Low Latency, Data Management, Nvme
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/it-storage-engineer-redmond-wa-usa-58918541

## About the Role

* * Monitor and troubleshoot performance across hardware, transport (RDMA), and protocol layers * Troubleshoot complex issues across protocols and operating systems * Manage storage access, permissions, and access controls across protocols and OS * Develop automation/tools for monitoring, capacity planning, configuration management, and alerting * Define and enforce standards for deployment, performance tuning, and operations * Collaborate with compute, networking, and application teams to align storage with workload requirements * Participate in maintenance, on-call, and occasional hardware installation Tasks * Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline; or 5+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree * Experience with enterprise storage platforms: NetApp, Pure Storage, Vast, HPE Alletra * Strong understanding of storage protocols: NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, NVMe over TCP Key requirements * Medical, vision and dental coverage * 401(k) aaaaa
aaau_ plan * Stock options or long-term incentives * Paid parental leave * Paid vacation (3 weeks) * 10+ paid holidays per year

## Description

Experteer Overview In this role you will design, implement, and operate storage infrastructure to support mission-critical workloads such as simulation and telemetry. You will work with enterprise storage platforms to enable high-performance, low-latency data handling across multiple tiers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align storage with system architecture. You will tackle performance, capacity, and disaster-recovery challenges in an on-premises environment, driving automation and standardization. This is a chance to scale storage for exabyte-scale workloads in a mission-driven company shaping the future of space exploration. Compensation / Benefits * Design, implement, and maintain multi-tier storage infrastructure (high-performance, capacity, archive, backup/recovery, DR) * Architect and operate high-throughput, low-latency storage and exabyte-scale file systems for simulation and telemetry * Administer NetApp, Pure FlashArray/FlashBlade, Vast, and HPE Alletra storage * Monitor and troubleshoot performance across hardware, transport (RDMA), and protocol layers * Troubleshoot complex issues across protocols and operating systems * Manage storage access, permissions, and access controls across protocols and OS * Develop automation/tools for monitoring, capacity planning, configuration management, and alerting * Define and enforce standards for deployment, performance tuning, and operations * Collaborate with compute, networking, and application teams to align storage with workload requirements * Participate in maintenance, on-call, and occasional hardware installation Tasks * Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline; or 5+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree * Experience with enterprise storage platforms: NetApp, Pure Storage, Vast, HPE Alletra * Strong understanding of storage protocols: NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, NVMe over TCP Key requirements * Medical, vision and dental coverage * 401(k) retirement plan * Stock options or long-term incentives * Paid parental leave * Paid vacation (3 weeks) * 10+ paid holidays per year


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