NetApp ONTAP Migration Engineer — Hybrid (Remote/Onsite)

Taylor Strategy Partners; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Strategy Partners in San Jose, CA, seeks an experienced NetApp Resident Engineer to lead storage modernization and migration projects, focusing on Isilon-to-NetApp transitions and ONTAP optimization. Hybrid work requires both remote and onsite presence in the Bay Area.

You will apply Python and Ansible to automate operations, mentor teams, and drive reliable, scalable storage infrastructure. Strong EDA experience and customer-facing communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Electronic Design Automation (EDA) environments.
• Proven expertise in NetApp-to-Isilon and/or Isilon-to-NetApp storage migrations.
• Strong automation experience.
• Deep expertise with NetApp ONTAP administration, architecture, and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of storage infrastructure, replication, failover, and data protection technologies.
• Experience developing automation solutions using Python and Ansible.
• Advanced diagnostic and debugging capabilities.
• Experience with storage configuration, validation, and testing.
• Ability to independently perform system assessments and technical problem resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess the customer’s existing Isilon storage infrastructure and develop a comprehensive migration strategy.
• Lead and support migrations from Dell EMC Isilon to NetApp storage platforms.
• Provide technical guidance and best practices for storage architecture, implementation, and optimization.
• Validate configurations, perform testing, and ensure successful migration outcomes.
• Promote reliability, stability, and operational excellence within the customer’s NetApp ONTAP environment.
• Troubleshoot complex storage incidents, failover events, and performance issues.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to specific ONTAP releases and configurations.
• Pull and analyze AutoSupport data and perform initial diagnostics without immediately opening vendor support cases.
• Collaborate with professional services and support teams to accelerate issue resolution and drive root cause analysis.
• Develop and implement automation solutions to improve storage operations and reduce manual effort.
• Utilize scripting and automation tools such as Python and Ansible to streamline administration and migration activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, monitoring, and support processes.
• Serve as a trusted storage advisor to the customer’s engineering and infrastructure teams.
• Transfer knowledge to customer personnel through mentoring, documentation, and hands‑on training.
• Promote operational independence by enabling customer teams to manage and support their environment effectively.
• Communicate technical findings, recommendations, and project updates clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Skills

NetApp ONTAP

Storage migrations

Automation

Python

Ansible

EDA environments

Customer-facing

Tools

NetApp ONTAP

Dell EMC Isilon

Ansible

Python

Job description

Taylor Strategy Partners in San Jose, CA, seeks an experienced NetApp Resident Engineer to lead storage modernization and migration projects, focusing on Isilon-to-NetApp transitions and ONTAP optimization. Hybrid work requires both remote and onsite presence in the Bay Area.

You will apply Python and Ansible to automate operations, mentor teams, and drive reliable, scalable storage infrastructure. Strong EDA experience and customer-facing communication are essential.