Senior NetApp Storage Engineer

VLink Inc; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Job summary

VLink Inc. in North Carolina seeks a Senior NetApp Storage Engineer to manage a large on‑premises storage environment, including NetApp ONTAP, FAS/AFF/C Series, and FSxN integrations.

You will work with compute, network, and virtualization teams to perform upgrades, automate storage tasks with Ansible, and contribute to security improvements like MFA/MAV, ensuring high reliability and performance. This role offers a hybrid work model, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits across

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on NetApp ONTAP engineering experience.
• Experience with NetApp FAS/AFF/C Series platforms and SAN/NAS storage.
• Ability to automate storage tasks using Ansible or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Implement storage changes and perform ONTAP upgrades.
• Support 80+ NetApp ONTAP nodes and FSxN footprint.
• Collaborate with compute, networking, and virtualization teams.

Skills

NetApp ONTAP

VMware/vSphere

SAN/NAS

Automation

Tools

Ansible

Job description

Job Title: Senior NetApp Storage Engineer

Location: Raleigh / Durham / Cary / Morrisville / Chapel Hill, NC | Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time

Duration: Full-time

About:

VLink, founded in 2006, is a leading global provider of software engineering services with next-gen technologies and best-in-class talent. Our Headquarters are in the U.S, and we have offices in 7+ countries from North America-Europe to APAC, with expansion plans in the Middle East. With over 1,000 employees working globally, VLink has helped SMBs, and large enterprises achieve their business goals, and gained the trust of Fortune-250 companies. VLink is 'Great Place to Work® CertifiedTM' and has been a consistent winner as- Best Places to Work in CT. Trust, collaboration, and accountability are the three elements that are at the core of VLink's work culture. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth.

Job Description:

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior NetApp Storage Engineer to support a large-scale enterprise storage environment. The ideal candidate will have deep hands‑on expertise with NetApp ONTAP, FAS/AFF/C Series platforms, SAN/NAS storage, automation, and enterprise infrastructure integration.

This role will be responsible for implementing storage changes, performing technology refreshes and upgrades, supporting new feature deployments, troubleshooting complex storage issues, and contributing to strategic infrastructure initiatives. The engineer will work closely with storage, compute, networking, virtualization, database, and infrastructure teams in a highly integrated enterprise environment.

The environment currently includes approximately 80 on‑premises NetApp ONTAP nodes, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, Storage GRID, VMware, and an evolving OpenNebula virtualization environment.

Responsibilities:

• Participate as a key member of the storage pipeline/engineering team responsible for implementing infrastructure changes across the NetApp environment.
• Perform NetApp technology refreshes, ONTAP upgrades, configuration changes, and new feature implementations.
• Support the implementation and administration of security capabilities such as Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA) and Multi‑Admin Verification (MAV).
• Administer and support approximately 80 on‑premises NetApp ONTAP FAS/AFF/C Series nodes.
• Support ONTAP 9.15.1+ environments and maintain enterprise storage availability, performance, and reliability.
• Support and help expand the organization's Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSxN) footprint.
• Develop and maintain storage automation using Ansible and related automation technologies.
• Support NetApp Console and Data Infrastructure Insights (DII, formerly OCI/Cloud Insights).
• Field ad hoc technical requests from storage team members supporting active initiatives and projects.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex storage and infrastructure issues.
• Support data center migrations, storage migrations, platform upgrades, and other large scale infrastructure projects.
• Work extensively with compute, networking, virtualization, database, and infrastructure teams to ensure successful integration with enterprise storage platforms.
• Support VMware based environments while contributing to initiatives evaluating OpenNebula as a future hypervisor platform.
• Support the current VMware SRM/SRA environment and related storage integrations.
• Utilize the NetApp Shift Toolkit to support migration initiatives where applicable.
• Support SnapCenter Server for SQL and Oracle backups and SnapCenter Plug in for VMware (SCV) for VM backup environments.
• Support and maintain the organization's NetApp StorageGRID environment, consisting of approximately 24 on premises SG5712 nodes across two sites.
• Perform StorageGRID maintenance and upgrades and support its current use with FabricPool.
• Collaborate with monitoring and operations teams utilizing Active IQ Unified Manager (AIQUM), Harvest/NAbox, and ServiceNow for alerting, incident creation, and operational support.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Strong hands‑on experience administering and engineering NetApp ONTAP enterprise storage environments.
• Extensive experience with NetApp FAS, AFF, and/or C Series platforms.
• Strong knowledge of ONTAP 9.x, preferably ONTAP 9.15.1 or later.
• Experience with enterprise NAS and SAN storage technologies and protocols.
• Strong experience with storage configuration, upgrades, migrations, troubleshooting, capacity management, and performance optimization.
• Experience integrating NetApp storage with large‑scale computer, networking, virtualization, database, and infrastructure environments.
• Experience supporting VMware/vSphere environments and storage integrations.
• Experience with enterprise backup and recovery technologies, preferably NetApp SnapCenter.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues spanning storage, networking, compute, and virtualization layers.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple technical teams and manage both planned engineering work and ad hoc project requests.
• Strong communication, documentation, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.

Desired qualifications:

• Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
• Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSxN)
• FabricPool
• SnapCenter Plug in for VMware (SCV)
• OpenNebula
• ServiceNow integration and automated incident creation
• Large scale data center and storage migration projects

We have various coverages and additional benefits, which may be applicable to this job position:

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive insurance options
• Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Wellness and well‑being programs

Employment Practices:

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

This job application process may use AI‑powered tools to assist in screening and evaluating applications based on objective, job‑related qualifications. AI is used solely to support the recruitment process and all final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruitment team.

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