Senior Storage & Virtualization Engineer (Hybrid)

Indiana University; Bloomington (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University is seeking a Storage and Virtualization Systems Engineer to join the UITS Telecommunication Infrastructure team in Bloomington or Indianapolis. The role provides senior-level expertise for storage and data protection systems critical to university continuity and security.

You will design, implement, and optimize virtualized storage environments, coordinate cross-team projects, and lead disaster recovery planning while mentoring junior staff and ensuring alignment with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• Five years of systems engineering or related experience.
• Preferred: three years each in storage array administration, multi-site storage infrastructure, business continuity management, data protection and replication, fiber channel infrastructure, and system administration (Windows, Linux, hypervisor, container).
• Strong communication, time management, and prioritization skills, with a high degree of accuracy and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects, provide oversight for complex work, and serve as a primary point of contact for collaboration with other UITS teams and university stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and implement advanced systems that adhere to university policies and standards, and serve as a senior point of escalation for complex system performance issues.
• Author test cases and automation scripts, report bugs, and work closely with other technical teams to resolve highly complex problems.
• Establish metrics, determine system configurations for performance and security, and analyze capacity data to develop capacity plans.
• Document infrastructure design decisions and issue resolutions, and lead service disaster recovery planning.
• Evaluate new capabilities and emerging technologies, and recommend improvements to systems engineering practices, tools, and approaches.
• Review work and guide junior peers, and serve as a project leader when needed.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Storage array administration

Multi-site storage infrastructure

Data protection & replication

Fiber channel infrastructure

Windows/Linux/hypervisor/container administration

Job description

Indiana University is seeking a Storage and Virtualization Systems Engineer to join the UITS Telecommunication Infrastructure team in Bloomington or Indianapolis. The role provides senior-level expertise for storage and data protection systems critical to university continuity and security.

You will design, implement, and optimize virtualized storage environments, coordinate cross-team projects, and lead disaster recovery planning while mentoring junior staff and ensuring alignment with