Storage Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies•North Brunswick, NJ

4d•$100,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and operate enterprise storage supporting compute, virtualization, database, and Kubernetes workloads. The role covers block, file, and object storage across data center, edge, and cloud environments, with an emphasis on performance, data protection, and cost optimization. The position is part of the company’s in-house Statement of Work engagement and is a direct, full-time W2 role. It is 100% remote within the continental United States and offers a stated salary range of $100,000–$150,000 per year, plus benefits. The engagement is described as long-term and multi-year. The engineer will work across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage FlashArray/FlashBlade, and Ceph, building and operating storage for varied workloads and managing a heterogeneous storage environment at scale. The role also includes automation, observability, lifecycle management, troubleshooting, and keeping current with developments in the storage industry. A technical coding assessment is mandatory. No new H1B sponsorship is available; qualified candidates who need an H1B transfer are welcome to apply.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
Five or more years of enterprise storage engineering experience.
Deep expertise in NetApp ONTAP or Pure Storage FlashArray/FlashBlade.
Hands-on experience with Ceph at production scale.
Strong understanding of SAN, NAS, and object storage protocols.
Experience integrating storage with VMware and Kubernetes (CSI).
Strong scripting and automation skills using Ansible, Terraform, or REST APIs.
Strong understanding of storage performance, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
Strong troubleshooting skills across storage, network, and host layers.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Candidates must be willing to work directly as a full-time W2 employee of Bright Vision Technologies and contribute to its in-house SOW deliverables.
Candidates must complete a mandatory technical coding assessment.

Nice To Haves

Vendor certifications such as NCDA, NCIE, or Pure Storage certifications.
Experience with hybrid-cloud storage replication.
Familiarity with software-defined storage platforms beyond Ceph.
Experience with object storage at petabyte scale.
Exposure to AI/ML workloads with extreme I/O requirements.

Responsibilities

Design and operate enterprise storage platforms across NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage FlashArray/FlashBlade, and Ceph.
Implement and manage SAN, NAS, and object storage across data center and cloud environments.
Build storage solutions for VMware, Kubernetes (CSI drivers), and database workloads.
Design and operate replication, snapshot, and backup strategies for critical data assets.
Implement and operate cloud-tiered storage with FabricPool, CloudVolumes, or equivalent.
Build storage automation using Ansible, Terraform, REST APIs, and platform-native automation.
Operate Ceph clusters, including OSD lifecycle, CRUSH maps, RGW, RBD, and CephFS.
Design and operate storage performance management for high-throughput and latency-sensitive workloads.
Implement data protection strategies, including ransomware protection and immutable snapshots.
Build storage observability across capacity, performance, and health to help operators identify capacity pressure, performance regressions, and failing components.
Lead storage upgrades, firmware lifecycle management, and security patching while maintaining availability for dependent workloads.
Drive storage cost optimization through deduplication, compression, and tiering strategies.
Troubleshoot complex storage issues spanning array, network, and host layers.
Stay current with storage industry developments, review release notes and community discussions, and turn noteworthy advances into recommendations and adoption proposals.