Description
We are seeking an Associate Director, Staff Storage & Backup Engineering to lead the architecture, engineering, automation, and lifecycle management of enterprise storage and data protection platforms across on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and public cloud environments.
Job Summary The Staff Storage & Backup Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for the architecture, engineering, automation, and lifecycle management of enterprise storage and data protection platforms across on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and public cloud environments. This role has a primary focus on VAST Data, NetApp, and Commvault technologies and will lead the design, optimization, modernization, and operational excellence of storage and backup services.
Responsibilities
Storage Architecture & Engineering
- Lead the architecture, engineering, and lifecycle management of storage platforms with a primary focus on VAST Data and NetApp technologies.
- Design and optimize scalable storage solutions supporting enterprise and mission-critical workloads.
- Lead storage modernization, migration, consolidation, and cloud integration initiatives.
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and performance optimization across storage environments.
Backup, Recovery & Data Protection
- Design, implement, and optimize enterprise backup and recovery solutions with a primary focus on Commvault.
- Develop cyber-resilient data protection strategies including immutable backup and ransomware recovery.
- Ensure backup and recovery capabilities support defined RPO and RTO objectives.
- Lead recovery testing and validation exercises.
Cloud & Automation
- Design and support storage and data protection solutions across AWS and Microsoft Azure.
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code and automation solutions using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Bicep, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
- Drive automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency and reliability.
Technical Leadership
- Provide technical leadership for enterprise infrastructure projects and modernization initiatives.
- Contribute to technology roadmaps and future-state architecture planning.
- Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
Requirements
- 10+ years of infrastructure engineering experience with significant expertise in enterprise storage and data protection.
- Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise storage solutions using NetApp and/or VAST Data platforms.
- Strong experience architecting and supporting enterprise backup and recovery solutions using Commvault.
- Experience supporting storage and backup services across on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and public cloud environments.
- Experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code and automation solutions.
- Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure modernization, migration, or cloud transformation initiatives.
Nice to Have
- Experience with both VAST Data and NetApp environments.
- Cyber recovery, ransomware resilience, and immutable backup experience.
- Kubernetes storage and container data protection experience.
- Relevant AWS, Azure, NetApp, Commvault, VMware, or infrastructure certifications.