Early Career: IT Infrastructure - Storage Engineer

118-WW TMG MFG OPS; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

118-WW TMG MFG OPS in Dallas is seeking a storage architect to define and own the enterprise storage architecture strategy across SAN, NAS, object storage, and software-defined storage.

You will lead evaluations of new technologies, design multi-site DR solutions, establish capacity planning, and drive automation using IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible, collaborating with security, application, and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in storage infrastructure with architecture/design responsibilities.
• Proven track record designing enterprise-scale storage solutions in large environments.
• Experience with multi-site disaster recovery and high availability.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise storage architecture strategy, roadmap, and standards across SAN, NAS, Object Storage, and Software-Defined Storage platforms.
• Lead evaluation, selection, and adoption of emerging storage technologies.
• Architect multi-site, globally distributed storage solutions with disaster recovery, business continuity, and high availability requirements.
• Establish storage capacity planning models, performance benchmarking, and TCO analysis methodologies.
• Drive storage infrastructure modernization initiatives and technology refresh cycles.
• Design complex storage solutions for enterprise-scale deployments supporting diverse workloads.
• Lead architecture reviews, provide technical guidance, and make design decisions for critical storage projects.
• Establish best practices, design patterns, and reference architectures for storage infrastructure.
• Define SLAs, performance metrics, and operational KPIs for storage services.
• Evaluate and architect storage automation, orchestration, and self-service capabilities using Infrastructure-as-Code principles.

Skills

Storage architecture

Enterprise storage

Cloud storage

IaC (Terraform, Ansible)

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Disaster recovery planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

VMware

Kubernetes

OpenShift

CSI drivers

Hitachi Vantara

NetApp

Dell EMC

Pure Storage

Job description

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In this role you will:

Architecture & Strategy

• Define and own the enterprise storage architecture strategy, roadmap, and standards across SAN, NAS, Object Storage, and Software-Defined Storage platforms
• Lead the evaluation, selection, and adoption of emerging storage technologies
• Architect multi-site, globally distributed storage solutions with disaster recovery, business continuity, and high availability requirements
• Establish storage capacity planning models, performance benchmarking, and TCO analysis methodologies
• Drive storage infrastructure modernization initiatives and technology refresh cycles

Technical Leadership

• Design complex storage solutions for enterprise-scale deployments supporting diverse workloads including databases, virtualization, containerization, HPC, AI/ML, and big data analytics
• Lead architecture reviews, provide technical guidance, and make design decisions for critical storage projects
• Establish best practices, design patterns, and reference architectures for storage infrastructure
• Define SLAs, performance metrics, and operational KPIs for storage services
• Evaluate and architect storage automation, orchestration, and self-service capabilities using Infrastructure-as-Code principles

Technology Expertise

Architect solutions leveraging:

• Enterprise SAN/NAS platforms (Hitachi, NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage)
• Object Storage systems (S3-compatible platforms including HCP, ECS, NetApp GRID)
• Software-Defined Storage and hyper-converged infrastructure
• Storage networking (FC, iSCSI, NVMe-oF, RDMA)
• Data protection technologies (snapshots, replication, backup/recovery)
• Storage virtualization and tiering strategies
• Architect data lifecycle management, retention policies, and compliance frameworks

Collaboration & Governance

• Partner with application teams, database administrators, virtualization team and infrastructure teams to understand requirements and design optimal solutions
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure storage solutions meet regulatory and data governance requirements
• Work with vendors on technology roadmaps, proof-of-concepts, and strategic partnerships
• Present architecture proposals and business cases to senior leadership and steering committees
• Mentor storage administrators and SREs, providing technical training and knowledge transfer

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Research emerging technologies including NVMe and AI-driven storage management
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce operational overhead and improve service delivery
• Establish performance optimization strategies and cost optimization frameworks
• Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and pilot programs for new storage technologies

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related degree
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in storage infrastructure with at least 3 years in architecture/design roles
• Proven track record of designing and implementing enterprise-scale storage solutions in large, complex environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep expertise across multiple storage platforms and technologies
• Experience designing storage solutions supporting petabytes in production environments
• Proven success leading large-scale storage transformation and modernization programs
• Background in high-performance computing (HPC) storage or AI/ML data platform architectures
• Proficient in data protection strategies and storage management/monitoring tools
• Designs scalable, high-availability storage solutions including multi-site DR architectures with optimized RPO/RTO
• Experienced in capacity planning, storage tiering, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• Solid understanding of virtualization, containerization (VMware, Kubernetes, OpenShift), and container storage (CSI drivers)
• Working knowledge of database storage needs, Linux/Windows OS, and scripting/automation (Bash, APIs, CI/CD)
• Communicates complex technical concepts clearly to executive audiences and cross-functional stakeholders
• Skilled at translating business needs into technical architecture and mentoring technical teams
• Strategic, innovative thinker with strong business acumen and a data-driven approach to problem-solving

Certifications

• Storage vendors(Hitachi Vantara, NetApp NCIE, Dell EMC, Pure Storage)
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)