Infrastructure Storage Engineer

Intel•Chandler, AZ

1d•$100,550 - $194,270•Hybrid

About The Position

Intel's Foundry Automation group is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Storage Engineer to lead the architecture, deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management of NetApp storage platforms supporting engineering, cloud, virtualization, OpenShift, and AI infrastructure environments. The role delivers scalable NAS, object storage, and data protection solutions, supports enterprise SAN services, and integrates storage across virtualized and platform service environments. It is central to designing, implementing, maintaining, and scaling high-performance storage platforms for Intel Foundry's critical infrastructure. The engineer collaborates with platform engineering, cloud, DevOps, virtualization, networking, and software engineering teams to build reliable, automated, highly available storage services. The position requires regular onsite presence at Intel's Chandler, Arizona facility and is eligible for a hybrid work model, splitting time between the assigned Intel site and off-site work. The role is an Experienced Hire position. The annual US target compensation range is $100,550–$194,270, with individual pay determined by work location and job-related skills, experience, and education or training. Intel describes its total compensation package as including competitive pay, stock bonuses, and health, retirement, and vacation benefit programs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
At least 3 years of hands-on experience administering enterprise storage environments.
Strong hands-on experience administering NetApp ONTAP, including NAS services, data protection, and storage lifecycle management.
In-depth knowledge of NAS, SAN, SDS, and object storage technologies, including configuration, performance tuning, capacity planning, and troubleshooting.
Experience with NFS, SMB/CIFS, S3, Fibre Channel (FC), and iSCSI storage protocols.
Experience with NetApp SnapMirror, SnapVault, Snapshot, FlexVol, FlexGroup, and Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs).
Familiarity with enterprise SAN platforms such as PowerMax or similar enterprise storage arrays.
Hands-on experience with enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions such as Veeam and SnapVault.
Strong background supporting on-premises storage infrastructure in physical and virtualized environments, with familiarity in hybrid cloud integration.
Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Python, PowerShell, and REST APIs to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills to resolve storage, performance, replication, and capacity-related issues.
Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical teams and communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
Ability to meet the position's requirement for regular onsite presence at the Chandler, Arizona facility.

Nice To Haves

Experience with NetApp AFF, FAS, ASA, and related platforms.
Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, and NetApp Trident.
Experience with Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity, or other enterprise backup solutions.
Experience with Dell EMC PowerMax, Dell ECS Object Storage, and enterprise SAN platforms.
Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash for infrastructure automation and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
Strong background in data protection, disaster recovery, and high-availability architectures.
Experience supporting AI/ML, engineering compute, or high-performance storage workloads.

Responsibilities

Plan, manage, and optimize the installation, configuration, and tuning of NetApp NAS platforms, SAN, SDS, object storage, and backup solutions.
Design and implement scalable storage solutions for bare-metal, virtualized, containerized, and cloud environments.
Manage storage provisioning, replication, data protection, performance optimization, capacity management, and lifecycle activities.
Lead storage modernization, migration, and automation initiatives while maintaining operational standards and documentation.
Monitor performance and utilization, troubleshoot storage issues, and ensure high availability and data integrity.
Partner with infrastructure, virtualization, networking, cloud, and software engineering teams to deliver reliable and scalable storage services.