Lead NetApp Storage Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Storage Architecture & Design

• Design and manage enterprise NetApp ONTAP environments across FAS and AFF platforms.
• Develop HLD, LLD, and technical architecture documentation for storage environments.
• Architect SAN (FC/iSCSI) and NAS (CIFS/NFS) storage solutions, including multi-protocol environments.
• Design storage efficiency, tiering, and data protection strategies (SnapMirror, SnapVault, SnapLock).

Migration & Requirement Gathering

• Capture storage migration requirements from the customer, including capacity, performance, and dependency mapping.
• Document current-state storage environment (arrays, volumes, LUNs, shares, dependencies).
• Define intermediate and target-state NetApp architecture and migration approach for the destination data center.
• Lead storage migrations, including 7-Mode to Cluster-Mode transitions, array-to-array migrations, and SnapMirror-based data replication for cutover.
• Develop migration runbooks, cutover plans, validation checklists, and rollback procedures.

Operations & Integration

• Perform storage provisioning, capacity planning, and performance tuning across the NetApp estate.
• Integrate NetApp storage with VMware (vVols/NFS datastores) and backup platforms (e.g., Veeam) for snapshot-based backup.
• Manage SAN zoning, multipathing, and network storage connectivity. Documentation & Leadership.
• Produce architecture diagrams, SOPs, runbooks, and customer-facing design documentation.
• Act as the technical SME for NetApp storage technologies; mentor engineers and lead governance reviews.

Required Skills:

• NetApp ONTAP (Cluster-Mode)
• NetApp FAS / AFF platforms
• SnapMirror / SnapVault / SnapLock
• SAN protocols (FC, iSCSI) & NAS protocols (CIFS, NFS)
• OnCommand / NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager
• Storage migration & data replication tooling
• SAN zoning & multipathing
• VMware storage integration (vVols/NFS datastores)

Preferred candidate profile

• 8+ years of storage engineering experience, with L3/L4 NetApp architecture expertise.
• Proven experience leading storage migration or data center consolidation programs.
• Experience authoring HLD/LLD and current/intermediate/target-state documentation for customer delivery.
• NetApp certifications (NCDA/NCIE) preferred.