Data Storage Architect

Bright Vision Technologies; Overland Park (KS); Remote; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Data Storage Architect to design, deploy, and operate a scalable storage foundation across data center, edge, and cloud environments. You will work with NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, and Ceph, supporting VMware and Kubernetes workloads with strong automation discipline.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of enterprise storage engineering experience and a proven ability to optimize performance and cost while collaborating across teams.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of enterprise storage engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in NetApp ONTAP or Pure Storage FlashArray/FlashBlade.
• Hands-on experience with Ceph at production scale.
• Strong understanding of SAN, NAS, and object storage protocols.
• Experience with storage integration for VMware and Kubernetes (CSI).
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Ansible, Terraform, or REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of storage performance, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across storage, network, and host layers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate storage foundations across data center, edge, and cloud environments.
• Ensure performance, data protection, and cost optimization for diverse workloads.
• Automate storage workflows using Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs.
• Collaborate with compute, virtualization, and DevOps teams to support Kubernetes workloads.

Skills

NetApp ONTAP

Pure Storage

Ceph

SAN/NAS/Object storage

VMware CSI

Kubernetes

Automation scripting

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

Storage performance

Cost optimization

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

NetApp ONTAP

Pure Storage

Ceph

VMware

Kubernetes CSI

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title: Data Storage Architect

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range: $140,000–$155,000 Annually

Experience Required: 6+ years

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary: We are seeking a Data Storage Architect with deep expertise across enterprise storage platforms — NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, and Ceph — to design, deploy, and operate the storage foundation that supports our compute, virtualization, database, and Kubernetes workloads. The role spans block, file, and object storage across data center, edge, and cloud environments, with strong attention to performance, data protection, and cost. The ideal candidate has operated heterogeneous storage estates at scale, understands the storage characteristics of diverse workloads, and brings strong automation discipline to storage engineering work.

Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of enterprise storage engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in NetApp ONTAP or Pure Storage FlashArray/FlashBlade.
• Hands-on experience with Ceph at production scale.
• Strong understanding of SAN, NAS, and object storage protocols.
• Experience with storage integration for VMware and Kubernetes (CSI).
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Ansible, Terraform, or REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of storage performance, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across storage, network, and host layers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Vendor certifications (NCDA, NCIE, Pure Storage certifications).
• Experience with hybrid-cloud storage replication.
• Familiarity with software-defined storage platforms beyond Ceph.
• Experience with object storage at petabyte scale.
• Exposure to AI/ML workloads with extreme I/O requirements.

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.