Remote Storage Architect: NetApp/Pure/Ceph Expert

Bright Vision Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies seeks a Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and operate storage across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, Ceph, and cloud environments. You will support VMware, Kubernetes, and database workloads with robust replication, backups, and cost-conscious design.

The role emphasizes automation via Ansible and Terraform, with focus on performance, data protection, and scalable storage architectures. Remote, full-time, W2 role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 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 scripting and automation skills using Ansible, Terraform, or REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate enterprise storage platforms across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage FlashArray/FlashBlade, and Ceph.
• Implement and manage SAN, NAS, and object storage across data center and cloud environments.
• Build storage solutions for VMware, Kubernetes (CSI drivers), and database workloads.
• Design and operate replication, snapshot, and backup strategies for critical data assets.
• Implement and operate cloud-tiered storage with FabricPool, CloudVolumes, or equivalent.
• Build storage automation using Ansible, Terraform, REST APIs, and platform-native automation.
• Operate Ceph clusters including OSD lifecycle, CRUSH maps, RGW, RBD, and CephFS.
• Design and operate storage performance management for high-throughput and latency-sensitive workloads.
• Implement data protection strategies including ransomware protection and immutable snapshots.
• Build storage observability across capacity, performance, and health dimensions.
• Lead storage upgrades, firmware lifecycle management, and security patching across the storage estate.
• Drive storage cost optimization including deduplication, compression, and tiering strategies.
• Troubleshoot complex storage issues spanning array, network, and host layers.
• Stay current with storage industry developments and translate advances into recommendations.

Skills

NetApp ONTAP

Pure Storage

Ceph

Automation scripting

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

VMware

Kubernetes CSI

Storage performance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies seeks a Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and operate storage across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, Ceph, and cloud environments. You will support VMware, Kubernetes, and database workloads with robust replication, backups, and cost-conscious design.

The role emphasizes automation via Ansible and Terraform, with focus on performance, data protection, and scalable storage architectures. Remote, full-time, W2 role.