Storage Architect; NetApp & Ceph); m​/w​/d

We are seeking an experienced Storage Architect (Net App & Ceph) to provide technical leadership and architectural expertise for enterprise storage platforms. The role is responsible for designing, governing, and optimizing Net App and Ceph storage environments, ensuring high performance, scalability, resilience, and operational excellence. As a senior technical authority, you will lead complex storage initiatives, support critical escalations, and translate business and infrastructure requirements into robust storage solutions.

• Design, implement, and govern enterprise storage architectures based on Net App and Ceph technologies.
• Provide expert guidance on storage performance, availability, scalability, and resilience.
• Architect and maintain data protection, backup, recovery, and lifecycle management strategies.
• Support CSI integrations and storage services for containerized and cloud-native platforms.
• Lead capacity planning, performance analysis, and storage optimization initiatives.
• Act as the escalation point for complex storage incidents and root cause investigations.
• Develop storage standards, operational procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure storage platforms remain secure, supportable, and aligned with overall infrastructure architecture.
• Collaborate with compute, cloud, Kubernetes, networking, and security teams on end-to-end platform design.

• Extensive experience designing and supporting enterprise storage environments.
• Strong expertise in Net App ONTAP
  , Net App AFF A-Series systems, and Ceph storage platforms.
• Deep understanding of storage architecture, data protection, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Experience integrating enterprise storage solutions with virtualized, cloud, and containerized environments.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex storage and infrastructure issues.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Net App Certified Implementation Engineer (
  NCIE
  ) for ONTAP, SAN, and/or Data Protection
• Red Hat Ceph Storage Administration certification or equivalent Ceph training
• Additional Security, Network, Storage, or Compute infrastructure certifications are advantageous

• German language proficiency at minimum B2 level is mandatory.
• The role requires the ability to participate in technical discussions, architecture reviews, incident coordination, service reviews, change management activities, and day-to-day communication with German-speaking stakeholders, customers, and operational teams.
• Applicants must hold Swiss citizenship.

• Candidates should be based in, or regularly available within, the Winterthur region to support local operational alignment, customer engagement, coordination with onsite and remote-hands teams, and participation in governance, escalation, and service review meetings as required.