Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Storage Engineer role focuses on enterprise storage engineering, specifically with Dell EMC platforms, requiring extensive experience in both NAS and object storage technologies. The position is remote and emphasizes strong analytical skills and proficiency in various storage protocols and networking concepts. Candidates should have a deep understanding of Dell EMC products and experience with infrastructure-as-code tools. This long-term position seeks individuals with a proven track record in managing complex storage environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and manage enterprise storage solutions, particularly on Dell EMC platforms.
- Utilize Dell EMC NAS technologies, including PowerScale/Isilon, and manage associated features like SmartPools and SyncIQ.
- Implement and oversee object storage solutions using Dell EMC ECS, ensuring effective data management and geo-replication.
- Maintain advanced knowledge of file and object protocols, ensuring seamless integration and performance.
- Analyze system logs and performance metrics to troubleshoot and resolve complex storage issues.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of enterprise storage engineering experience, with a focus on Dell EMC platforms.
- Expertise in Dell EMC NAS and object storage technologies.
- Advanced understanding of storage networking concepts and directory services integration.
- Proficiency in file and object protocols, including NFS, SMB/CIFS, and S3 API.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and scripting languages like Python or PowerShell.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role: Storage Engineer
Location: Blue Bell, PA (REMOTE)
Duration: Long term
Required Skills -
- 5+ years of dedicated enterprise storage engineering experience, with at least 3+ years specifically focused on Dell EMC platforms.
- Dell EMC NAS Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of PowerScale/Isilon (OneFS) architecture. Experience with SmartPools, SmartQuotas, SyncIQ, InsightIQ, and DataIQ.
- Object Storage Expertise: Proven experience deploying and managing Dell EMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage). Strong understanding of object-based architectures, buckets, namespaces, and geo-replication.
- Protocol Proficiency: Advanced understanding of file and object protocols, including NFS (v3/v4), SMB/CIFS, and S3 API.
- Networking & Systems: Strong grasp of storage networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, LACP) and directory services integration (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos).
Analytical Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex system logs and performance metrics.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with other Dell EMC storage arrays (PowerMax, VPLEX) or SAN switches (Brocade, Cisco MDS).
- Familiarity with hybrid-cloud storage tiering (e.g., CloudPools tiering to AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform).
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform).
Scripting proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.