Storage Engineer
Open Systems Technologies
Remote, NJ(remote)
Compensation: $200-250K
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, automate and maintain global storage solutions, including SAN, NAS and local object storage and backup systems.
- Monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot:
- Storage System storage performance and capacity issues.
- Fabric Systems performance and capacity.
- Configure and manage storage replication, snapshots, and cloning technologies.
- Automate storage provisioning and DR failover with reporting and diagnostic upkeep.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, network, database, and application teams to understand storage needs and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Automate data protection and compliance checks.
- Conduct regular audits of storage environments to optimize for performance, scalability and cost.
- Develop and maintain documentation related to storage architectures, processes, and procedures.
- Participate in on-call rotation and provide tier-3 support for critical storage-related incidents.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise storage engineering and operations.
- Deep technical knowledge in storage systems (e.g., Dell EMC, NetApp, Pure Storage, Hitachi).
- Deep understanding of protocols like iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, Fibre Channel, and object storage (S3, Swift).
- Strong Database Storage Engineering knowledge.
- Strong understanding of application performance and recovery on large/small storage systems.
- Strong background in automation is a must.
- Strong understanding of performance metrics (e.g. IOPS, Latency, throughput).
- Experience in a high-performance environment including low latency database.
- Experience with backup/recovery solutions (e.g., Rubrik and Veeam).
- Top level debugging skills, on Windows and Linux systems.
- Knowledge of cloud storage services (Netapp StorageGrid AWS S3/EBS, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage) and hybrid architectures.
- Knowledge in security and data encryption methods and practices.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills and a methodical approach to problem-solving.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
About the Company
Open Systems Technologies
At OST, we’re a bit like what you may call a machine, but with a more human touch. Day in and day out for the last 28 years we’ve been more than just a staffing company. Throughout this time we’ve built relationships, we’ve grown together internally and externally, and have created a system that allows us to personally cater to the needs of our clients and candidates. As we celebrate this occasion, it important to note that for us, 28 years is more than just a number or an anniversary. It is 28 years of relationships, 28 years of trust, and 28 years of total reliability. We’ve been a mentor for some, a team builder for others, but most importantly we’ve been there. We know there is no substitute for experience, so let us help you navigate through the ever changing web of talent.
Operating in a crowded marketplace, we have succeeded by staying ahead of the curve. No two projects are the same, and neither are our solutions. We’ve got the connections. We know the people. We have the opportunities. How soon can you start?