Storage Architect Engineer

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our client has a brand new opportunity for a qualified storage architect engineer to join their team for a hybrid role based in atlanta, ga. This role will require 2 to 3 days working onsite.

this engineer will join the infrastructure team as a senior technical leader and escalation point for complex enterprise storage and data protection challenges. This role requires a hands‑on engineer with deep storage expertise and a software engineering mindset, capable of driving automation, modernization, and ai‑assisted operations. The ideal candidate is a self‑starter, proactive problem solver focused on root‑cause elimination, and strong technical communicator who thrives in fast‑paced environments and can independently own initiatives after initial kt.

• act as l3 escalation point for complex storage and backup incidents
• design, implement, and manage enterprise storage (san, nas, object)
• architect data protection solutions (backup, replication, snapshots, dr)
• lead root cause analysis (rca) for critical incidents
• perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and optimization
• evaluate and implement new storage/data protection technologies

• develop automation scripts and frameworks for provisioning, monitoring, and remediation
• build infrastructure-as-code (iac) solutions for storage lifecycle management
• integrate storage workflows into ci/cd pipelines
• identify manual processes and automate to reduce operational toil
• collaborate with platform/app teams for end-to-end automation integration

• apply ai/ml and aiops for anomaly detection and predictive analytics
• build ai-assisted tools for log analysis, incident triage, and forecasting
• evaluate aiops platforms for storage operations enhancement

• act as sme and mentor for l1/l2 engineers
• partner with architects, security, and application teams
• create and maintain runbooks, documentation, and technical standards
• participate in architecture reviews and modernization initiatives

• minimum 7+ years in enterprise storage & data protection engineering
• strong l3 support experience in complex environments
• hands‑on experience with production automation
• familiarity with software engineering practices (git, code reviews, testing)
• technology requirements
  - storage platforms:
• san/all-flash: dell powerstore / powermax / unity, pure storage, netapp aff
• nas: dell isilon/power scale, netapp ontap
• object: dell ecs, netapp storage grid, aws s3, azure blob
• technology requirements
  - data protection :
• rubrik, dell powerprotect/avamar
• cloud backup solutions (aws, azure)
• technology requirements
  - cloud & virtualization :
• aws (s3, ebs, efs, backup)
• azure (blob, disks, azure backup)
• vmware vsphere/vcenter, nutanix ahv, vsan, hci platforms
• automation & devops:
• python / powershell / bash / go (any strong scripting language)
• rest api integrations
• terraform, ansible, or similar iac tools
• git version control workflows
• ci/cd tools: jenkins, gitlab ci, ansible tower/awx
• ai / modern operations:
• experience with aiops or ai/ml in infrastructure
• observability, predictive analytics, automated remediation tools
• api-based integrations for intelligent operations

• vendor certifications (dell, netapp, pure storage, rubrik, aws, azure, vmware)
• cloud-native / hybrid storage architecture experience
• kubernetes storage (csi drivers, storage classes)
• data governance/compliance (gdpr, hipaa, etc.)
• open-source or internal tooling contributions

the rate for this position is between $48.00 - 65.00 per hour , unless local minimum wage is higher. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

the company offers a comprehensive benefit package that you can elect into including but not limited to the following benefits, subject to applicable…