Senior Storage Engineer

NEC Australia Pty Ltd; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

NEC Australia Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior Storage Engineer in Melbourne to bolster the Infrastructure Services team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. You will support, maintain, and enhance on-premises and cloud storage platforms, guiding projects and improving service delivery.

You will work with NetApp, HPE Primera/Alletra, Pure Storage, Hitachi, and Brocade SAN, leveraging VMware and cloud platforms to optimize performance and resilience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise storage and SAN infrastructure.
• Experience with major storage technologies (NetApp, HPE Primera/Alletra, Pure Storage, Hitachi, Brocade SAN).
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues.
• Experience delivering infrastructure projects (implementation, migrations, upgrades).
• Broad understanding of VMware and public cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
• ITIL Service Management practices knowledge.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently within a team and manage priorities.
• Experience with backup and data protection (Commvault).
• Exposure to cloud-integrated storage and large enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day operational storage support including incidents and change management.
• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise storage across on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud.
• Manage storage lifecycle activities: upgrades, patching, capacity planning, tech refreshes.
• Lead project-based work: installations, migrations, upgrades, enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to improve service quality, performance and efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to the Infrastructure Services team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

Skills

Storage SAN

NetApp

HPE Primera/Alletra

Pure Storage

Hitachi Storage

Brocade SAN

VMware

AWS/Azure

ITIL

Commvault

Cloud storage

Tools

VMware vSphere

Commvault

Job description

NEC is seeking an experienced Senior Storage Engineer to join the high-performing Infrastructure Services team in Melbourne for a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is an opportunity to play a key role in supporting, maintaining, and enhancing critical storage platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. You'll work alongside talented engineers, contribute to major infrastructure initiatives, and help drive service innovation for customers.

Key responsibilities

Deliver day-to-day operational support, including incident, service request, problem, and change management activities.

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise storage solutions across on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments.

Manage storage infrastructure lifecycle activities, including upgrades, patching, capacity planning, and technology refreshes.

Deliver project-based work involving installations, migrations, upgrades, and platform enhancements.

Identify opportunities to improve service quality, performance, and operational efficiency.

Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to members of the Infrastructure Services team.

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

About you

3+ years' experience supporting enterprise Storage and Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructure.

Strong experience with storage technologies including NetApp, HPE Primera / Alletra, Pure Storage, Hitachi Storage Platforms, and Brocade SAN Technologies.

Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues.

Experience delivering infrastructure projects, including implementation, migration, upgrade, and design activities.

Broad understanding of VMware and Public Cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure).

Strong knowledge of ITIL Service Management practices.

Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment.

Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and perform under pressure.

Backup technologies such as Commvault.

Experience with cloud-integrated storage and data protection solutions.

Exposure to large-scale enterprise or managed services environments.

About us

At NEC, we help organisations solve complex business challenges through innovative technology solutions. We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where employees are empowered to grow their careers, develop new skills, and make a meaningful impact.

Opportunity to work with leading enterprise storage technologies.

Exposure to complex, mission-critical environments.

Collaborative and supportive team culture.

Career development and learning opportunities.

Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Access to employee benefits and wellbeing initiatives.