Senior Storage Engineer – Canberra (Onsite)

Whizdom; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Whizdom is seeking a Senior Storage Infrastructure Engineer to join a large Australian Government ICT environment. The role focuses on deploying and tuning enterprise storage, SAN, backup and data centre infrastructure across physical and virtual layers, with scope to influence future storage strategy.

You will produce detailed design and operational documentation, mentor junior staff and support the team with after-hours on-call coverage in a complex, security‑driven setting.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying and supporting large, complex storage environments.
• Ability to produce detailed design, build and operational documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to mentor and coach junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, manage and tune enterprise storage systems across physical and virtual layers.
• Deploy, configure and manage Storage Area Network switches.
• Contribute to future direction of storage and data platforms through emerging technologies.
• Produce detailed design, build and operations documentation and share knowledge with the team.
• Provide after-hours on-call support as part of a global or on-call rota.

Skills

Documentation

Communication

Collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Tools

HPE 3PAR/Primera/Alletra storage systems

NetApp E-Series

Dell Data Domain

Brocade Fabric Switches

SANnav

Scality Artesca

Veeam Backup & Replication

Job description

Whizdom is seeking a Senior Storage Infrastructure Engineer to join a large Australian Government ICT environment. The role focuses on deploying and tuning enterprise storage, SAN, backup and data centre infrastructure across physical and virtual layers, with scope to influence future storage strategy.

You will produce detailed design and operational documentation, mentor junior staff and support the team with after-hours on-call coverage in a complex, security‑driven setting.