Senior Storage Engineer

About the role

As a Sr. Infrastructure Platform Engineer - Storage you'll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by designing, implementing, and maintaining modern storage infrastructure across various locations globally. You will fill a new role that sits on a team of 8 people in the Pacific Life Corporate division. Relocation assistance may be provided.

How You'll Help Move Us Forward

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable and reliable storage solutions, including PURE, NetApp in VMware environments and Hyper Converged Infrastructure across multiple regions.
• Provide escalation support for complex storage issues, collaborating with operations and support teams to resolve incidents efficiently.
• Define security best practices, hardening guidelines, and compliance standards for storage environment.
• Communicate and enforce storage standards across teams and stakeholders to ensure consistent implementation and compliance.
• Monitor storage performance and capacity, tuning systems to meet SLAs and growth demands.
• Ensure storage security and compliance, including access controls, audit readiness, and encryption practices globally.
• Ensure the reliability of server and storage infrastructure, including regular maintenance and performance optimization.
• Ensure availability and integrity through backup/recovery integration, replication and DR strategies.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
• Requires 5+ years of advanced NetApp system administration experience, including expertise in disaster recovery orchestration
• 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering, virtualization and storage platforms including PURE and NetApp.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux file systems and storage tuning.
• Deep expertise in SAN/NAS architectures.
• Strong understanding of VMware storage integration.
• Expertise in Brocade SAN fabric switches, including zoning, firmware upgrades, port management and performance tuning.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience with multi-site, high-availability infrastructure environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Strong communication skills.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Advanced experience with PURE and NetApp Storage Solutions
• Experience with Hyper Converged Infrastructure
• Experience with automation

Pay

$137,610.00 - $168,190.00

Benefits

Your benefits start day 1. Your wellbeing is important to Pacific Life, and we're committed to providing you with flexible benefits that you can tailor to meet your needs. Whether you are focusing on your physical, financial, emotional, or social wellbeing, we've got you covered.

• Prioritization of your health and well-being including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents
• Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program
• Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation