Principal Storage Architect
Fiserv•Frisco, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
You will be a key member of the Distributed Architecture team, providing storage architecture leadership across Fiserv’s on‑premises data centers and cloud environments. This role partners with application, infrastructure, cloud, and network teams to design secure, scalable, and resilient storage solutions that support critical business services. The ideal candidate is forward‑thinking, vendor‑savvy, and automation‑focused, helping drive innovation while ensuring operational excellence and data protection.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of hands‑on experience with enterprise storage technologies
- Experience with block, NAS, SAN, object storage, and enterprise backup solutions
- Proven ability to design tiered storage architectures supporting performance, scalability, and resilience
- Experience delivering solutions across multi‑site and geographically distributed environments
- Demonstrated automation skills with ability to articulate design approaches
- Strong verbal, written, and technical communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and execute effectively in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment
Nice To Haves
- Hands‑on experience with Pure, Dell, Infinidat, and NetApp storage platforms
- Experience with enterprise backup technologies such as Rubrik or equivalent solutions
- Experience developing and validating disaster recovery strategies
- Familiarity with regulated environments including PCI, SOX, or similar frameworks
- Experience mentoring engineers or architects in large enterprise environments
Responsibilities
- Provide architectural leadership for block, file, object, SAN, NAS, and backup storage solutions across data center and cloud environments
- Collaborate with application owners, business leaders, and infrastructure architects to design storage solutions aligned with business and technical needs
- Participate in planning sessions and architecture reviews, offering consultative expertise across multiple organizations
- Design and implement storage platforms optimized for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency
- Architect and support data protection solutions, including encryption, immutability, backup, and disaster recovery
- Manage relationships with storage vendors, including evaluation, procurement, and delivery support
- Drive automation initiatives enabling self‑service and self‑healing storage platforms
- Mentor junior‑level architects and engineers while promoting architectural standards and best practices
Benefits
- Annual incentive opportunity which may be delivered as a mix of cash bonus and equity awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
