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# NetApp Storage Engineer

- **Company:** Intelliswift Software, Inc.
- **Location:** Durham, NC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $166,400.0 - $176,800.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Server Message Block, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Data Stores, Python (Programming Language), NetApp Applications, Network File Systems, Data ONTAP (Server Appliance), Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Runbook, Virtualization Technology, Large Language Models, Git Flow, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, StorageGrid, Hashicorp, Restful APIs, Terraform, AIOps, SnapMirror, Software Version Control, Pagerduty, Servicenow
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75936354-netapp-storage-engineer

## About the Role

* 8+ years of experience with NetApp ONTAP administration in enterprise, multi-cluster environments (SVMs, FlexVols/FlexGroups, SnapMirror, SnapCenter, CIFS/NFS).
 * 3+ years hands-on experience writing and maintaining Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, including NetApp/ONTAP or adjacent storage/infrastructure providers.
 * 3+ years hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management and operational automation (playbooks, roles, idempotent task design).
 * Demonstrated experience applying AI/ML or LLM-based tooling to infrastructure or storage operations (e.g., predictive analytics, anomaly detection, AI-assisted scripting or troubleshooting, AI-output verification practices).
 * Strong scripting ability in Python and/or PowerShell for automation glue code, API integration, and reporting.
 * Working knowledge of REST API-based automation against ONTAP and adjacent platforms.
 * Experience with version control and CI/CD practices (Git-based workflows) for infrastructure code.
 * Excellent written communication skills for runbook and architecture documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with NFS-backed datastore performance tuning (NFSv3 vs. NFSv4.1/4.2) across virtualized environments.
 * Familiarity with Dell PPDM/Data Domain, StorageGRID, or other backup/DR platforms.
 * Experience integrating storage/infrastructure telemetry into ITSM/ITOM platforms (ServiceNow Event Management, PagerDuty).
 * NetApp certifications (NCDA, NCIE) and/or HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.
 * Prior experience in a vendor-resident or embedded consulting engagement model.

## Description

We are looking for a Resident Engineer to embed with the the client group and accelerate automation and AI-enabled operations across a large multi-site ONTAP fleet. This role pairs deep ONTAP expertise with hands-on Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Ansible) skills and practical experience applying AI/ML tooling to storage operations - including anomaly detection, capacity forecasting, and AI-assisted troubleshooting. The resident engineer will work directly with the client leadership and engineers on active initiatives spanning fleet lifecycle management and ServiceNow ITOM/AIOps integration.