Principal Storage Engineer
Core
Technical leader responsible for the design, engineering, automation, reliability, and lifecycle management of enterprise storage platforms (SAN, NAS, storage networking, backup/recovery).
Role type
Principal Storage Engineer (Technical Lead)
Builds
Highly available storage platforms supporting mission-critical business applications and cloud services
Domain
Enterprise Infrastructure / Storage Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise SAN/Fiber Channel architecture, NAS platforms, storage networking, performance engineering, automation scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash/Ansible), disaster recovery planning, capacity modeling, technical leadership, migration strategy
Preferred skills
HPE Primera/Alletra, NetApp, Dell PowerScale/Isilon, Pure Storage, Brocade/Cisco SAN fabrics, cloud storage (Azure/AWS/GCP), Kubernetes CSI, storage industry certifications
Technologies
Fiber Channel, SAN fabrics, NAS, NFS, SMB, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, Kubernetes, CSI
Responsibilities
Lead design and strategic direction of enterprise storage platforms; Design and support large-scale Fiber Channel SAN infrastructures; Design and support enterprise NAS solutions; Optimize storage network performance and troubleshoot connectivity; Analyze IOPS, latency, and throughput to drive performance optimization; Develop automation solutions for provisioning and lifecycle management; Design disaster recovery and business continuity strategies; Mentor senior engineers and lead technical governance
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership