Senior Netapp Engineer

Job title :
Senior Net App Engineer

Job Location :
Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline :
January 16

Hybrid : 2–3 days in office per week.

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Net App Engineer to lead enterprise-grade storage infrastructure initiatives.

This hybrid role requires strong technical leadership, deep expertise in Net App ONTAP, and a passion for mentoring and driving performance.

3–5 years' hands‑on experience in Net App ONTAP environments within large enterprise settings.

Strong background in block and file-based storage protocols (SMB, NFS, CIFS).

8–10 years in storage and backup environments (preferred).

Net App Certified Data Administrator ONTAP (NCDA) is essential.

Additional Net App certifications : NCSE, NCIE, NAHSE.

Veritas Info Scale (Availability & Storage), Veritas Net Backup, Linux / Unix.

SAN certifications across vendors (preferred).

DELL EMC storage experience will also be considered favourably.

Minimum NQF 4 qualifications; NQF 5 or higher preferred.

Lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of enterprise SAN / NAS storage environments.

Manage escalations and advanced troubleshooting across Net App ONTAP platforms.

Configure and maintain storage controllers, Fibre Channel networks, and disk arrays.

Optimise storage performance across SMB, NFS, and CIFS protocols.

Mentor mid-level engineers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing.

Support strategic decisions on enterprise storage and backup architecture.