Storage Engineer

Astek; Medina Province; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An IT solutions provider is seeking a Storage Engineer to enhance their IT Infrastructure team. The focus of this role is on managing and supporting enterprise-grade storage platforms across hybrid environments. Responsibilities include administering SAN and NAS systems, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery measures, and collaborating with multiple teams. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and experience in storage engineering within diverse technological ecosystems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in enterprise storage engineering within multi-vendor ecosystems.
• Proficiency in SAN, NAS, and object storage systems.
• Strong understanding of disaster recovery and replication technologies.

Responsibilities

• Administer and fine-tune SAN, NAS, and object storage infrastructures.
• Monitor storage performance, capacity, and availability.
• Implement and manage disaster recovery solutions.

Skills

Storage performance monitoring

Disaster recovery

Troubleshooting complex environments

Scripting/automation

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Nutanix AHV

VMware

Job description

We’re looking for a Storage Engineer to join my client IT Infrastructure team. You’ll play a key role in designing, managing, and supporting enterprise-grade storage platforms across hybrid environments. The role covers SAN, NAS, object storage, and disaster recovery, ensuring scalability, resilience, and high availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and fine‑tune SAN, NAS, and object storage infrastructures.
• Configure and support NFS shares, SMB shares, S3 buckets, and iSCSI volumes.
• Monitor storage performance, capacity, and availability to ensure system health.
• Implement and manage disaster recovery (DR) and replication solutions.
• Support both synchronous and asynchronous replication across diverse platforms.
• Ensure compliance with business continuity objectives (RPO/RTO).
• Provide day‑to‑day operational oversight, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
• Work closely with virtualization, networking, and server teams to guarantee seamless storage delivery.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis for storage issues and recommend preventive measures.
• Integrate storage with virtualization platforms (e.g., Nutanix AHV, VMware) and backup tools.
• Support automation initiatives for provisioning, reporting, and monitoring.
• Conduct capacity forecasting and lifecycle management of storage platforms.
• Participate in storage refresh, migration, and consolidation projects.
• Ensure systems align with IT security standards, compliance, and audit requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• At least 3 years in enterprise storage engineering within multi‑vendor ecosystems.
• Solid experience with SAN, NAS, and object storage systems.
• Proficiency in NFS, SMB, iSCSI, S3, and SAN zoning.
• Strong understanding of disaster recovery and replication technologies.
• Familiarity with backup/restore and enterprise data protection.
• Scripting/automation knowledge (e.g., PowerShell, Ansible) is an advantage.

Preferred Certifications

• Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) – Multicloud Infrastructure
• HPE GreenLake certifications
• SNIA Certified Storage Engineer (SCSE) or equivalent
• ITIL Foundation (Operations & Process Alignment)

Core Competencies

• Strong expertise in storage platforms with the ability to troubleshoot complex, multi‑vendor environments.
• Focused on high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Skilled in working with server, virtualization, backup, and network teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Adept at documenting workflows, maintaining compliance, and aligning with IT security policies.
• Ability to learn new storage technologies quickly and contribute to automation and modernization initiatives.