Senior Storage Infrastructure Engineer

Columbia Sportswear Company; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear Company is seeking a Senior Storage Infrastructure Engineer to serve as a hands-on technical expert for enterprise storage platforms, backup and disaster recovery.

You will partner with infrastructure teams supporting VMware, Windows Server, Linux, and hybrid cloud environments while driving migrations, modernization projects, and operational runbooks to improve reliability and recoverability across a global footprint.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise storage and disaster recovery experience.
• Hands-on administration experience with Commvault and backup/recovery technologies.
• Extensive experience with storage platforms such as Pure Storage, Qumulo, Dell PowerStore, NetApp or Dell EMC.
• Experience supporting VMware, Windows Server, Linux in datacenter environments.
• Familiarity with PowerShell, automation tools, monitoring, and operational best practices.
• Strong documentation, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support enterprise storage platforms including Pure Storage, Qumulo, Dell PowerStore, and related storage technologies.
• Design, configure, and manage storage provisioning, performance optimization, capacity planning, replication, and lifecycle management.
• Lead backup, recovery, retention, and disaster recovery capabilities across global infrastructure environments.
• Administer and optimize Commvault data protection solutions, ensuring recoverability objectives and compliance.
• Support global file sharing, file services, replication, and data resiliency across associates and business applications.

Skills

PowerShell

Automation

Monitoring

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Pure Storage

Qumulo

Dell PowerStore

NetApp

Dell EMC

Commvault

VMware

Job description

This position is designated as a hybrid role based out of our headquarters near Portland, Oregon. The current expectation is for employees to work onsite four days per week, subject to change based on business needs. This in-office requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the company.

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS. At Columbia, we're as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we're proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground. Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It's perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving. We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and stride to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest. And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are seeking a Senior Storage Infrastructure Engineer to serve as a hands‑on technical expert responsible for enterprise storage platforms, global file services, backup and recovery, replication, and disaster recovery capabilities. This individual will partner closely with infrastructure engineering teams supporting compute, virtualization, networking, and cloud environments while ensuring Columbia's most critical data platforms remain secure, resilient, scalable, and recoverable. This role is ideal for a storage‑focused infrastructure engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, improving platform reliability, supporting modernization initiatives, and helping drive operational excellence across a global enterprise.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Administer and support enterprise storage platforms including Pure Storage, Qumulo, Dell PowerStore, and related storage technologies.
• Design, configure, and manage storage provisioning, performance optimization, capacity planning, replication, and lifecycle management activities.
• Serve as a technical lead for backup, recovery, retention, and disaster recovery capabilities across global infrastructure environments.
• Administer and optimize Commvault data protection solutions, ensuring recoverability objectives and compliance requirements are consistently met.
• Support global file sharing, file services, replication, and data resiliency solutions for associates and business applications worldwide.
• Partner with infrastructure engineering teams supporting VMware, Windows Server, Linux, and hybrid cloud platforms to deliver reliable compute and storage services.
• Lead storage migrations, platform upgrades, modernization initiatives, and technology refresh projects.
• Develop operational runbooks, technical documentation, monitoring standards, and recovery procedures that improve platform reliability and operational maturity.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, service restoration activities, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to standardize storage architectures, operational practices, governance controls, and support models.

YOU ARE

A hands‑on infrastructure engineer with deep expertise in enterprise storage and data protection technologies. Someone who enjoys troubleshooting complex storage, backup, and replication challenges in production environments. A technical leader who can influence decisions through expertise, documentation, and collaboration. A proactive engineer who focuses on reliability, resiliency, recoverability, and operational excellence. A trusted partner who works effectively with infrastructure, security, networking, cloud, and application teams.

YOU HAVE

• 5+ years of enterprise experience supporting storage infrastructure, backup platforms, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Hands‑on administration experience with Commvault and enterprise backup/recovery technologies.
• Extensive experience with one or more enterprise storage platforms including Pure Storage, Qumulo, Dell PowerStore, NetApp, Dell EMC, or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting VMware, Windows Server, Linux, and enterprise datacenter environments.
• Experience with storage replication, business continuity, disaster recovery testing, backup architecture, and global file services.
• Familiarity with PowerShell, automation tools, infrastructure monitoring, and operational support best practices.
• Experience working in large‑scale enterprise environments supporting highly available production systems.
• Strong documentation, troubleshooting, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full‑time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well‑being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well‑being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community.

• Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match.
• Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services).
• In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services.
• We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to [e-mail] with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.

Founded in 1938, Columbia Sportswear Company is a global leader in designing, sourcing, marketing, and distributing outdoor and active lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment. Our four primary brands — Columbia®, Mountain Hardwear®, SOREL® and prAna® — complement each other to address the diverse needs of active consumers and their products have gained an international reputation for their innovation, quality and performance. Learn more about our family of brands here.