Storage Systems Engineer (Dell PowerScale Isilon & SAN)

About the Role

Systems Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and management of our enterprise storage and virtualization environment. This role focuses heavily on Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and SAN technologies, ensuring high availability and performance for critical data services.

Schedule

Hybrid: Onsite Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Responsibilities

• Act as the subject matter expert for our Isilon/PowerScale clusters, overseeing capacity reporting, performance tuning, and Zero Trust security protocols.
• Manage and scale enterprise SAN storage arrays, including provisioning, LUN masking, and hardware lifecycle management.
• Maintain and optimize the SAN Fiber Channel fabric, including switch configuration, zoning, and troubleshooting physical layer connectivity.
• Provide secondary administration for the VMware environment, ensuring seamless integration between compute clusters and backend storage.
• Oversee backup and recovery operations, utilizing enterprise tools to ensure data integrity and meeting strict RTO/RPO requirements.

Qualifications

• Deep technical knowledge of OneFS, Isilon nodes, and enterprise-grade SAN arrays.
• Hands-on experience with Fiber Channel (FC) switches (Brocade) and complex zoning configurations.
• Proficiency in vSphere/ESXi management, specifically regarding storage multipathing and datastore optimization.
• Experience generating detailed capacity and health reports to drive infrastructure planning and budgeting.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Rubrik or similar Zero Trust data security platforms.
• Knowledge of automation/scripting for storage provisioning.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Dell EMC Specialist, VCP).