Storage Architect

Base pay range

$70.00/hr - $75.00/hr

Duration: 3–6 Month Contract (potential to extend or convert to hire)

Work Environment: Hybrid (on-site presence required)

We are seeking a hands‑on Storage, Backup & Recovery Consultant to own the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise storage, backup, and recovery platforms with a focus on Net App ONTAP (including Snap Center and advanced replication), Commvault (including Metallic 365, Air Gap Protect, and Clean Room Recovery), VMware (on-prem), and Microsoft Azure. You will serve as the technical authority for architecture decisions, lead cross‑functional delivery, mentor engineers and partners, and ensure our data protection posture meets business RTO/RPO objectives and compliance requirements.

• Architect and administer Net App Storage Systems across NFS/SMB/iSCSI/FC, including capacity planning, performance tuning, and multiprotocol security.
• Design and operate Net App Snap Center for application‑consistent protection (e.g., SQL, Oracle, VMware), including policy creation, scheduling, retention, and plug‑in lifecycle management.
• Implement and support synchronous and asynchronous replication strategies (Snap Mirror/Snap Vault), including Snap Mirror Active Sync (SM‑BC) for zero‑RPO workloads and metro‑level HA; define intercluster peering, throttle/QoS, and failover runbooks.
• Lead remediation and upgrades (ONTAP releases, firmware), risk assessments, and DR exercises; maintain detailed diagrams and SOPs.

• Own the design, deployment, and day‑to‑day administration of the Commvault platform, including storage policies, dedupe, indexing, encryption, immutability, air‑gapped copies, and multi‑tier retention.
• Configure Metallic 365 for Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint, One Drive, Teams), including role‑based access, legal hold, and granular restore workflows.
• Engineer robust backup solutions for on‑prem VMware (VADP‑based) and file servers, including proxy sizing, CBT optimization, application‑aware backups, and instant recovery.
• Implement Commvault Air Gap Protect for tamper‑resistant, isolated copy workflows and Commvault Clean Room Recovery to support malware‑free recovery validation, orchestration, and controlled reintegration.
• Establish monitoring/alerting, success SLAs, compliance reporting, and continuous improvement cadences.
• Design and operate VMware vSphere infrastructure leveraged by Net App (FC/iSCSI data stores), including HA/DRS, lifecycle management, and performance troubleshooting.
• Integrate backup and replication with Azure (IaaS), leveraging storage immutability, cross‑region strategies, and cost‑optimized tiers; guide adoption of cloud‑adjacent storage patterns (e.g., Azure Net App Files when appropriate).
• Support hybrid DR patterns (on‑prem ↔ Azure), test plans, and failover/fallback runbooks.

• Lead discovery workshops, produce architecture proposals, and translate business outcomes into technical designs, effort plans, and success criteria.
• Direct day‑to‑day delivery (internal teams and partners), remove blockers, and ensure scope, quality, and timelines meet stakeholder expectations.
• Create clear Standard Work and SOPs for build/operate/run, including onboarding guides, change procedures, and recovery playbooks; keep artifacts current and auditable.
• Mentor engineers, promote best practices, and establish a culture of documentation, testing, and continuous improvement.

• Enforce least‑privilege controls, credential vaulting, MFA, certificate hygiene, and audit logging across platforms.
• Define and track RTO/RPO targets, recovery assurance tests, and cyber‑resilience KPIs; drive remediation of findings from tabletop and live exercises.
• Partner with Info Sec/GRC to align backup/restore, immutability, and DR controls to enterprise policies and regulatory requirements.

• 5+ years in enterprise storage/backup with deep hands‑on mastery of Net App ONTAP, Snap Center, Snap Mirror (sync/async), and Snap Mirror Active Sync.
• 5+ years administering Commvault at scale, including Metallic 365, Air Gap Protect, Clean Room Recovery, VMware and file‑server backups.
• Strong VMware vSphere expertise (VADP, proxies, CBT, datastore integration with Net App).
• Solid Azure experience (IaaS, storage tiers/immutability, network fundamentals, identity integration).
• Proven leadership delivering complex programs, writing SOPs/Standard Work, and guiding cross‑functional teams.
• Proficiency with automation (Power Shell, REST APIs; Python/Ansible a plus), and infrastructure‑as‑code patterns for repeatability.

Mid‑Senior level

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