Storage Engineer

Location: College Station, TX

Description: Our client is currently seeking a Storage Engineer

Storage Engineer – Storage, Veeam, Veeam Vault, data governance, Hyper-V storage integration

mostly remote, some onsite in College Station

Support and stabilize storage, backup, and data management capabilities within the Texas environment. This role goes beyond traditional backend storage administration and requires strong experience across data access management, backup and recovery, and data governance, in addition to core storage and infrastructure knowledge. The Storage Engineer will assess and improve the current backup landscape, support migration to modern Veeam and Veeam Vault architectures, and ensure storage platforms are correctly aligned with existing Hyper-V cluster infrastructure.

The role also plays a key part in improving unstructured data ownership, classification, and governance to support long-term scalability and compliance.

• Assess current storage infrastructure including Data Domain, Nimble, and SAN/NAS systems and document dependencies
• Evaluate and document current Veeam backup environment, job configurations, and retention policies
• Design and implement Veeam 12 architecture with Hyper-V integration and AWS cloud tier
• Support migration to Veeam Vault architecture for long-term data retention and compliance
• Configure and optimize Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) for Hyper-V cluster storage
• Develop and execute storage migration plan from legacy platforms to new infrastructure
• Plan and execute Nimble array decommissioning with proper data validation and cleanup
• Configure backup policies aligned with RPO/RTO requirements gathered from application owners
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and reporting for backup job success/failure
• Assess unstructured data across file shares and identify ownership gaps
• Develop data classification framework and governance procedures for file share data
• Support file share migration and consolidation efforts
• Ensure storage and backup configurations meet GxP compliance requirements
• Provide knowledge transfer to site operations team on storage and Veeam operations
• Update CMDB and asset management systems with storage and backup infrastructure changes

• 5 years of enterprise storage administration experience
• Strong expertise with Veeam Backup & Replication v11 or higher, preferably v12
• Experience with Veeam integration to AWS S3 and Glacier storage tiers
• Knowledge of Veeam Vault or similar long-term archive solutions
• Experience with Data Domain systems and backup integration
• Experience with HPE Nimble arrays including decommissioning procedures
• Strong understanding of SAN/NAS technologies (iSCSI, FC, SMB, NFS)
• Experience with Cluster Shared Volumes for Hyper-V environments
• Understanding of data governance, classification, and lifecycle management
• Experience with file share management and unstructured data assessment

• Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) certification
• Experience in pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of GxP backup and data integrity requirements
• Power Shell scripting for storage and backup automation
• Experience with data governance tools and frameworks
• AWS Solutions Architect certification or cloud storage experience

• Current state storage and backup architecture documentation
• Veeam 12 target architecture design with AWS cloud tier integration
• Veeam Vault implementation plan and configuration documentation
• CSV design and configuration for Hyper-V cluster
• Storage and backup migration plan with validation procedures
• Nimble decommissioning plan and execution checklist
• File share assessment report with ownership and classification gaps
• Data governance framework and procedures documentation
• RPO/RTO validation test results
• Operations handoff documentation and training materials
• CMDB updates and decommissioning completion reports

Contact: This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Please apply with us today!