Senior Remote Infrastructure Storage Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Infrastructure Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and operate storage across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, and Ceph. The role supports VMware, Kubernetes, databases, and cloud environments, with a focus on performance, data protection, and cost optimization.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of storage engineering experience, strong automation skills, and the ability to lead upgrades and implement robust backup strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or 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 understanding of SAN, NAS, and object storage protocols.
• Experience with storage integration for VMware and Kubernetes (CSI).
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Ansible, Terraform, or REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of storage performance, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across storage, network, and host layers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate enterprise storage platforms across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, and Ceph.
• Implement and manage SAN, NAS, and object storage across data center and cloud environments.
• Build storage solutions for VMware and Kubernetes workloads.
• Design and operate replication, snapshot, and backup strategies.
• Implement cloud-tiered storage with modern tooling.
• 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 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.
• 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 proposals.

Skills

Automation scripting

Troubleshooting

Performance tuning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

NetApp ONTAP

Pure Storage FlashArray/FlashBlade

Ceph

VMware

Kubernetes CSI

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Infrastructure Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and operate storage across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, and Ceph. The role supports VMware, Kubernetes, databases, and cloud environments, with a focus on performance, data protection, and cost optimization.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of storage engineering experience, strong automation skills, and the ability to lead upgrades and implement robust backup strategies.