Senior Remote Storage Architect (NetApp, Pure, Ceph)

Bright Vision Technologies; Highlands Ranch (CO); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Infrastructure Storage Engineer for 100% remote work in the Continental United States. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and operating storage across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, and Ceph to support compute, virtualization, databases, and Kubernetes workloads.

You will implement replication, backups, and cloud-tiered storage, while building automation with Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs.

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 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 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.
• Drive storage cost optimization including deduplication, compression, and tiering strategies.

Skills

VMware

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NetApp ONTAP

Pure Storage

Ceph

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Infrastructure Storage Engineer for 100% remote work in the Continental United States. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and operating storage across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, and Ceph to support compute, virtualization, databases, and Kubernetes workloads.

You will implement replication, backups, and cloud-tiered storage, while building automation with Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs.