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Job Title: Senior / Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Bill Piper
Location : Irving, Texas ( Locals preferred)
Job Description:
The Storage Engineering team is seeking a Senior / Lead Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in enterprise storage platforms, data protection ecosystems, and automation frameworks to lead validation and testing efforts. This role will drive automation strategy, testing frameworks, and large-scale validation to ensure the reliability, performance, and resilience of storage systems, with a primary focus on accelerating patching across the environment.
In this role, you will:
Lead automation frameworks (Python, Playwright/Selenium) for validating storage and data workflows supporting accelerated patching
Design and execute validation for:
High-velocity patch distribution and deployment workflows
Storage performance during patching (IOPS, throughput, latency)
API and distributed system integration for patch orchestration
Define and execute validation strategies across:
PowerMax / PowerFlex (high-performance block storage)
NetApp FAS (multi-protocol access for distributed repositories)
StorageGRID (S3 object storage for artifacts, staging, and distribution)
Cohesity (backup, recovery, and cyber resilience)
Validate data protection, replication, and disaster recovery for storage systems supporting accelerated patching
Build reusable automation frameworks and integrate into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation
Use Terraform (IaC) to provision and validate storage environments optimized for rapid patching
Drive testing for:
Data integrity and consistency of patch artifacts
High-volume data movement across environments and endpoints
Lead deep troubleshooting and root cause analysis across storage and patch deployment workflows
Platform Focus Areas
Cohesity: Backup/restore, cyber recovery, and protection of repositories and configurations
PowerMax / PowerFlex: Low-latency, high-throughput storage to support rapid patch deployment
NetApp FAS: Shared access (NFS/SMB/iSCSI/FC) for staging, repositories, and lifecycle management
StorageGRID: S3 object storage for artifact storage, ingestion, and large-scale distribution
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
5 years in storage, automation, or infrastructure engineering
Strong Python and automation experience
Knowledge of block, file, object storage, and data protection
Minimum Qualifications
5 years with enterprise storage platforms (Cohesity, PowerMax/PowerFlex, NetApp, StorageGRID)
Experience leading automation and validation for distributed infrastructure systems and patch deployment processes
Expertise in:
High-volume data delivery and validation
Backup/restore, replication, and DR at scale
Data integrity and large artifact handling
Terraform (IaC) and CI/CD integration
Advanced troubleshooting across storage, compute, and distributed systems
Desired Qualifications
Direct experience supporting accelerated patching initiatives or large-scale update delivery environments
Multi-cloud storage architectures (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
Kubernetes/CSI storage integrations
Performance benchmarking for high-throughput systems
Observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk)
Job Expectations
Act as SME for storage and data infrastructure with a focus on accelerating patching across storage systems
Lead cross-functional initiatives across Storage, DevOps, and Platform Engineering teams
Deliver scalable, production-grade automation for validation and patch delivery workflows
Drive improvements in system performance, scalability, resiliency, and patch deployment velocity
Mentor engineers and provide clear technical insights and recommendations