Senior Lead Engineer - Storage Admin at CBTS

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

28 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Storage Engineering, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Architecture, Virtualization, Compute, VMware, Cisco UCS, Enterprise Storage, Dell EMC, NetApp, HPE, Pure Storage, Technical Leadership, Troubleshooting, Performance Optimization, Documentation

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Senior Lead Engineer – Storage Administration Location: Remote (work from home), with strong preference for candidates within 50 miles of our data centers in Cincinnati, OH; Indianapolis, IN; or Chicago, IL. Job Purpose This is a senior-level engineering role responsible for leading the design, architecture, deployment, and optimization of enterprise storage solutions. This position serves as a technical subject-matter expert for customer engagements, lead storage project initiatives, and acts as an escalation point for complex technical challenges. The Lead Engineer will contribute to solution architecture, presales engineering, and technical strategy while ensuring high-quality delivery across multiple customer environments in the Midwest region. Essential Functions Serve as a senior technical resource and escalation point for Storage Engineers I–II across delivery projects. Conduct advanced troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization across multi-vendor storage systems. Develop and review high-quality architecture diagrams and detailed design documents Oversee and execute integration, performance, scalability, and failover testing for enterprise systems. Provide technical leadership and guidance during customer meetings, project planning sessions, and solution design workshops. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to customer infrastructure and internal service offerings. Ensure successful deployment, knowledge transfer, and operational handoff for complex solutions. Experience Requirements 8–10+ years of experience in storage engineering, systems engineering, or infrastructure architecture roles. Proven experience architecting and deploying, maintaining enterprise-class storage, compute, and virtualization solutions. Strong customer-facing experience in delivery, consulting, or presales engineering environments. Demonstrated experience leading technical projects or mentoring junior engineers. Prior involvement in multi-site, hybrid-cloud, or large-scale enterprise infrastructures preferred. Education Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience. Advanced certifications strongly preferred (e.g., Cisco CCNP Data Center, NetApp NCIE, Dell EMC Proven Professional, Pure Storage Specialist). Technical Skills & Senior-Level Competencies Virtualization & Compute Experience in VMware technologies: vCenter, vSphere, NSX, SRM, vSAN, Horizon, vRealize Automation/Operations (architecture, multi-site design, upgrades). Experience in Cisco UCS architecture, Fabric Interconnect configuration, service profiles, and multi-domain environments. Strong understanding of Cisco MDS and Brocade Fiber switching architectures for storage environments. Enterprise Storage Technologies Advanced-level experience designing and optimizing multiple enterprise platforms: Dell EMC: VNX, Unity, XtremIO, X2, VSA, Vblock, PowerMax, Isilon Hitachi: HCP Cloud Scale, VSP One Block, e590 NetApp: FAS, AFF, SolidFire, HCI (cluster architecture, replication, data protection). HPE: Nimble Storage (multi-site, replication, performance tuning), 3Par, Alletra, Pure Storage: FlashArray, FlashBlade (architecture, capacity planning, snapshot/replication design). Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Proven ability to lead complex technical projects and mentor junior team members. Excellent analytical and diagnostic skills for large-scale enterprise environments. Strong documentation and architecture diagramming abilities (Visio, etc). Exceptional communication and customer-facing consulting skills. Ability to balance technical depth with project delivery requirements. Capability to function independently with minimal guidance in a dynamic, project-based environment. #LI-Remote #LI-PK1 #LI-USA #LI-OH #LI-IN #LI-IL Due to U.S. Government requirements applicable to foreign-owned telecommunications providers, non-US citizens may be required to submit to an extensive government agency background check which will necessitate disclosure of sensitive Personally Identifiable Information.

Responsibilities

The Senior Lead Engineer is responsible for leading the design, architecture, deployment, and optimization of enterprise storage solutions. This role includes serving as a technical subject-matter expert and providing guidance during customer engagements and project planning sessions.