Cloud Platform Storage Architect

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• Architecting multi-protocol storage solutions (SAN NAS and S3-compatible Object storage) to support diverse workloads ranging from high-performance databases to massive unstructured data lakes.

• Leading the design and lifecycle planning of all storage platforms ensuring seamless integration with OpenStack (Cinder/Manila) and Kubernetes (CSI) environments.

• Creating High-Level (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) that define how compute nodes consume storage via iSCSI NVMe/TCP NFS and S3 APIs.

• Driving POC testing and supplier management including RFP development and vendor evaluation assessing emerging technologies in All-Flash arrays Software-Defined Storage (SDS) and distributed Object storage.

• Developing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) automation to provide Storage-as-a-Service enabling self-service provisioning automated tiering and policy-driven data protection.

• Serving as a technical advisor to production and application teams on storage capacity planning performance profiling and workload-specific recommendations to ensure SLA alignment.

• Providing active and assertive leadership on key projects designed to simplify storage consumption reduce TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and modernize the Network Architecture of the future.

• Partnering cross-functionally to present storage strategies architecture decisions and investment recommendations to technical and business stakeholders at all levels.

**This role can be located in any US based Verizon hub location.**

What were looking for...

Youll need to have:

• Bachelors degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Eight or more years of relevant experience required demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience or specialized training.

• Experience in infrastructure engineering with a heavy focus on enterprise storage planning architecture and performance tuning.

• In-depth technical knowledge of Block (iSCSI NVMe/TCP) File (NFS) and Object (S3) storage protocols.

• Experience with Linux operating system (preferably Red Hat though Ubuntu and SUSE are also acceptable).

• Solid understanding of network protocols and transport layers coupled with excellent troubleshooting skills.

• Strong knowledge of cloud-native storage automated provisioning PVC migration load balancing across multiple storage backends and interoperability with Operations and maintenance teams.

• Ability to lead on block storage protocols; help lead storage and array qualification performance/benchmark testing running PoCs and full understanding of storage and data lifecycle management; assist in storage forecasting budgeting and purchasing.

• Experience developing RFPs and leading vendor evaluations with the ability to articulate technical trade-offs and recommendations to both engineering teams and business stakeholders.

• Experience with storage monitoring and observability tooling supporting Day 2 operations including capacity planning alerting and performance analysis in a private cloud environment.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience with enterprise-grade storage such as NetApp ONTAP (FabricPool/S3) Ceph (RBD/RGW) Dell ECS/PowerScale Pure FlashArray or quivalent.

• Proficiency in Kubernetes Storage Class design and OpenStack storage service integration at scale.

• Knowledge of automated tiering strategiesmoving data between high-performance Flash (HOT tier) and cost-effective (WARM tier) Cloud/Object storage.

• Experience using Ansible CI/CD Terraform Python Go or Bash to automate storage fabric configuration and volume management.

• Understanding of how storage architectures interact with Virtual Network Functions (VNF) and software-defined fabrics.

• Familiarity with data-at-rest and in-flight encryption Key Management System (KMS) certificates WORM (Write Once Read Many) for compliance and multi-tenant isolation in a private cloud.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical dental vision short and long term disability basic life insurance supplemental life insurance AD&D insurance identity theft protection pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year paid parental leave adoption assistance and tuition assistance plus other incentives weve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime shift differential holiday pay allowances etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year which grows with additional service. For part-timers your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.