IT Staff Storage Engineer

Cadence Design Systems•San Jose, CA

About The Position

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. • Ensures the availability, reliability, scalability, and manageability of the data storage environment • Works with key technical and business stakeholders to determine data and storage requirements and creates solutions to meet the requirements • Provides Level 2/3 technical system expertise; Oversight and accountability for resolution of outages, service level issues, and user/customer support needs in coordination with Operations Support • Manage capacity and performance of the Storage infrastructure ensuring high availability of all systems • Proactively monitor, test, collect and analyze system performance statistical data to improve quality & ensure optimal performance of all Storage environments • Create and maintain documentation as it relates to infrastructure systems, design, configuration, support and processes • Diagnose and resolve complex configuration and bottleneck issues within a complex application & systems infrastructure • Provides multi-level technical support in defining, developing and evaluating storage products to meet Cadence needs • Provides recommendations to improve the storage infrastructure and address/lead critical issues and analysis • Possesses in-depth knowledge of storage hardware and operating systems software • Assists with backup & recovery procedures • Participates in change control activities to ensure awareness of scheduled work Design, implement, and maintain storage and backup automation using scripting and orchestration tools to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency Experience architecting and operating Rubrik backup platforms, leveraging SLA Domains, immutable backups, replication, and cyber recovery for on‑prem and cloud workloads

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
Must have extensive experience in managing highly available, mission critical storage infrastructures
Good exposure to various storage platforms , specifically having in-depth exposure and expertise related to NetApp and PURE storage platforms
Strong understanding of storage platforms in a corporate infrastructure and storage security practices with the ability to utilize storage administration tools
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
Must be able to work in a high pressure 24/7/365 environment with strict deadlines
~8 years of relevant IT experience
5+ years of NetApp storage management experience along with at least 2 years of experience managing PURE storage platform
Ability to conduct complex systems analysis and translate user requirements into business solutions
Possesses in-depth knowledge of storage hardware and operating systems software

Nice To Haves

Preferred be proficient in Unix/Linux and VMware administration

Responsibilities

Ensures the availability, reliability, scalability, and manageability of the data storage environment
Works with key technical and business stakeholders to determine data and storage requirements and creates solutions to meet the requirements
Provides Level 2/3 technical system expertise; Oversight and accountability for resolution of outages, service level issues, and user/customer support needs in coordination with Operations Support
Manage capacity and performance of the Storage infrastructure ensuring high availability of all systems
Proactively monitor, test, collect and analyze system performance statistical data to improve quality & ensure optimal performance of all Storage environments
Create and maintain documentation as it relates to infrastructure systems, design, configuration, support and processes
Diagnose and resolve complex configuration and bottleneck issues within a complex application & systems infrastructure
Provides multi-level technical support in defining, developing and evaluating storage products to meet Cadence needs
Provides recommendations to improve the storage infrastructure and address/lead critical issues and analysis
Assists with backup & recovery procedures
Participates in change control activities to ensure awareness of scheduled work
Design, implement, and maintain storage and backup automation using scripting and orchestration tools to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency
Experience architecting and operating Rubrik backup platforms, leveraging SLA Domains, immutable backups, replication, and cyber recovery for on‑prem and cloud workloads