Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Storage Engineer to design, implement, and manage enterprise-grade storage systems that ensure high availability, performance, and scalability. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with storage technologies, virtualization platforms, and troubleshooting complex storage environments.
Base pay range
$60.00/hr - $65.00/hr
Key Responsibilities
- Design, configure, and maintain enterprise storage solutions (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, etc.)
- Manage and optimize storage infrastructure for performance, capacity, and reliability.
- Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Work closely with virtualization, network, and system teams to ensure seamless data accessibility.
- Monitor storage environments using observability tools and proactively identify bottlenecks or failures.
- Troubleshoot and resolve storage-related issues across hosts, hypervisors, and network layers.
- Manage multi-path I/O configurations and storage provisioning for virtual and physical environments.
- Maintain documentation for storage configurations, capacity planning, and system changes.
- Evaluate and implement new storage technologies and solutions to meet business needs.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in enterprise storage engineering and administration.
- Strong knowledge of iSCSI, NFS, SAN/NAS and storage replication technologies.
- Experience with Linux environments and hypervisors (OLVM, VMware, KVM, etc.)
- Proficiency in multi-pathing, LUN management, and IO stack troubleshooting.
- Hands-on experience with storage observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
- Familiarity with automation and scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, or Ansible) for storage operations.
- Understanding of data protection, snapshots, and disaster recovery mechanisms.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM) or similar platforms.
- Exposure to cloud storage services (AWS EBS/S3, Azure Blob, GCP Storage).
- Knowledge of ZFS, Ceph, NetApp, Dell EMC, or Pure Storage systems.
- Relevant certifications such as Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), NetApp Certified Data Administrator, or Dell EMC Proven Professional.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.