Cloud Platform Storage Architect

Apply prior to the end date:
June 22, 2026

• Architecting multi-protocol storage solutions (SAN, NAS, and S3-compatible Object storage) to support diverse workloads ranging from high-performance databases to massive unstructured data lakes.
• Leading the design and lifecycle planning of all storage platforms, ensuring seamless integration with Open Stack (Cinder/Manila) and Kubernetes (CSI) environments.
• Creating High-Level (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) that define how compute nodes consume storage via iSCSI, NVMe/TCP, NFS, and S3 APIs.
• Driving POC testing and supplier management, including RFP development and vendor evaluation, assessing emerging technologies in All-Flash arrays, Software-Defined Storage (SDS), and distributed Object storage.
• Developing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) automation to provide "Storage-as-a-Service," enabling self-service provisioning, automated tiering, and policy-driven data protection.
• Serving as a technical advisor to production and application teams on storage capacity planning, performance profiling, and workload-specific recommendations to ensure SLA alignment.
• Providing active and assertive leadership on key projects designed to simplify storage consumption, reduce TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), and modernize the Network Architecture of the future.
• Partnering cross-functionally to present storage strategies, architecture decisions, and investment recommendations to technical and business stakeholders at all levels.

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Experience in infrastructure engineering, with a heavy focus on enterprise storage planning, architecture, and performance tuning.
• In-depth technical knowledge of Block (iSCSI, NVMe/TCP), File (NFS), and Object (S3) storage protocols.
• Experience with Linux operating system (preferably Red Hat, though Ubuntu and SUSE are also acceptable).
• Solid understanding of network protocols and transport layers, coupled with excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native storage, automated provisioning, PVC migration, load balancing across multiple storage backends, and interoperability with Operations and maintenance teams.
• Ability to lead on block storage protocols; help lead storage and array qualification, performance/benchmark testing, running PoCs, and full understanding of storage and data lifecycle management; assist in storage forecasting, budgeting, and purchasing.
• Experience developing RFPs and leading vendor evaluations, with the ability to articulate technical trade-offs and recommendations to both engineering teams and business stakeholders.
• Experience with storage monitoring and observability tooling, supporting Day 2 operations including capacity planning, alerting, and performance analysis in a private cloud environment.

• Experience with enterprise-grade storage such as Net App ONTAP (Fabric Pool/S3), Ceph (RBD/RGW), Dell ECS/Power Scale, Pure Flash Array, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes Storage Class design and Open Stack storage service integration at scale.
• Knowledge of automated tiering strategies—moving data between high-performance Flash (HOT tier) and cost-effective (WARM tier) Cloud/Object storage.
• Experience using Ansible, CI/CD, Terraform, Python, Go or Bash to automate storage fabric configuration and volume management.
• Understanding of how storage architectures interact with Virtual Network Functions (VNF) and software-defined fabrics.
• Familiarity with data-at-rest and in-flight encryption, Key Management System (KMS), certificates, WORM (Write Once Read Many) for compliance, and multi-tenant isolation in a private cloud.

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

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