Storage Systems Engineer

Senior Storage Systems Engineer - We are seeking a Senior Storage Systems Engineer to support the design, administration, optimization, and security of enterprise SAN and NAS storage environments across on-premises and cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have expertise in NetApp, Pure Storage, Cisco SAN infrastructure, data protection, disaster recovery, and cloud-integrated storage solutions.

Position Responsibilities

· Administer, maintain, and support enterprise storage infrastructure, including SAN, NAS, data protection, and disaster recovery environments.

· Design, deploy, configure, and optimize secure, scalable storage solutions to support business and operational requirements.

· Monitor storage performance, capacity, availability, and security; proactively identify and resolve issues and vulnerabilities.

· Support business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) planning, testing, failover/failback activities, and data migration initiatives.

· Implement and manage storage provisioning, replication, snapshots, tiering, zoning, reclamation, and lifecycle management activities.

· Integrate and support third-party monitoring, observability, and management tools within the storage environment.

· Collaborate with technical teams, project managers, vendors, and stakeholders to support infrastructure projects and operational initiatives.

· Develop architecture diagrams, technical documentation, standard operating procedures, configuration management documentation, and after-action reports.

· Conduct proof-of-concept testing, solution validation, knowledge transfer sessions, and operational readiness activities.

· Perform capacity planning, trend analysis, and reporting to support operational and strategic planning.

· Experience designing, administering, and supporting enterprise SAN and NAS storage environments in both on-premises and cloud-based infrastructures.

· Expertise with NetApp and Pure Storage platforms and Cisco MDS SAN switches; experience with additional storage technologies is desirable.

· Strong knowledge of Microsoft file services, NTFS permissions, file shares, ACLs, Active Directory integration, DFS, and Group Policy.

· Experience with storage provisioning, zoning, replication, snapshots, data migration, and disaster recovery solutions.

· Experience integrating on-premises storage with cloud services, including AWS and Azure storage platforms.

· Hands-on experience with Cisco MDS 9000 Series SAN switches and related management tools.

· Knowledge of storage security, Zero Trust principles, auditing, data classification, and security hardening practices.

· Experience with data protection and replication technologies, including snapshots, active-active clusters, metro clusters, and hybrid cloud recovery solutions.

· Strong understanding of Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCoE, FCIP, NVMe, NVMe/TCP, object, block, and file storage technologies.

· Knowledge of VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, and persistent storage integration.

· Familiarity with server infrastructure, including Dell and HPE platforms, Windows Server, and Linux administration.

· Experience with Commvault and enterprise backup/recovery technologies.

· Knowledge of AWS cloud architecture, hybrid cloud connectivity, and storage services such as FSx for NetApp ONTAP, S3, EBS, and EFS.

· Experience automating storage administration using PowerShell, Python, Ansible, shell scripting, CI/CD pipelines, and GitLab workflows., * Bachelor’’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.

• Typically requires 5-15 years of relevant storage engineering experience.
• Storage, cloud, or infrastructure certifications are preferred.