IT Staff Storage Engineer

Cadence; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits: health/dental/vision

Job summary

Cadence is seeking a storage infrastructure expert to ensure high availability and scalability of our data storage environment. You will work with stakeholders to define requirements, provide advanced technical support, and drive automation for reliability and performance.

The role requires experience with NetApp and PURE storage platforms, Rubrik backup systems, and VMware within a high-availability enterprise setting. Candidates should be ready for a 24/7/365 on-call culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Must have extensive experience in managing highly available, mission critical storage infrastructures.
• Proficient with NetApp and PURE storage platforms.

Responsibilities

• Ensure availability, reliability, scalability, and manageability of the storage environment.
• Provide Level 2/3 technical system expertise and coordinate outages and support needs.
• Design, implement, and maintain storage and backup automation using scripting and orchestration tools.

Skills

NetApp storage management

PURE storage

Rubrik backup platforms

VMware

Unix/Linux

Storage security practices

Backup & recovery procedures

SLA monitoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Rubrik

NetApp

PURE storage

VMware

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

• Ensures the availability, reliability, scalability, and manageability of the data storage environment
• Works with key technical and business stakeholders to determine data and storage requirements and creates solutions to meet the requirements
• Provides Level 2/3 technical system expertise; Oversight and accountability for resolution of outages, service level issues, and user/customer support needs in coordination with Operations Support
• Manage capacity and performance of the Storage infrastructure ensuring high availability of all systems
• Proactively monitor, test, collect and analyze system performance statistical data to improve quality & ensure optimal performance of all Storage environments
• Create and maintain documentation as it relates to infrastructure systems, design, configuration, support and processes
• Diagnose and resolve complex configuration and bottleneck issues within a complex application & systems infrastructure
• Provides multi-level technical support in defining, developing and evaluating storage products to meet Cadence needs
• Provides recommendations to improve the storage infrastructure and address/lead critical issues and analysis
• Possesses in-depth knowledge of storage hardware and operating systems software
• Assists with backup & recovery procedures
• Participates in change control activities to ensure awareness of scheduled work
• Design, implement, and maintain storage and backup automation using scripting and orchestration tools to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency
• Experience architecting and operating Rubrik backup platforms, leveraging SLA Domains, immutable backups, replication, and cyber recovery for on-prem and cloud workloads

Qualifications, Skills and Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Must have extensive experience in managing highly available, mission critical storage infrastructures
• Good exposure to various storage platforms , specifically having in-depth exposure and expertise related to NetApp and PURE storage platforms
• Strong understanding of storage platforms in a corporate infrastructure and storage security practices with the ability to utilize storage administration tools
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
• Must be able to work in a high pressure 24/7/365 environment with strict deadlines
• ~8 years of relevant IT experience
• 5+ years of NetApp storage management experience along with at least 2 years of experience managing PURE storage platform
• Ability to conduct complex systems analysis and translate user requirements into business solutions
• Preferred be proficient in Unix/Linux and VMware administration

Job Location

San Jose, CA (onsite/in-person position)

The hourly range for California is $57.21 to $106.25 per hour. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Please note that the hourly range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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