Storage Engineer

We are seeking a Storage Engineer to help design, validate, and support enterprise storage solutions across the full product lifecycle. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to work closely with engineering, manufacturing, vendors, and field teams to improve storage reliability, performance, security, and scalability.
Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and validate storage hardware, firmware, software, and management tools for new and sustaining releases.
• Test high availability, fault tolerance, failover, recovery, and data protection features under real-world failure scenarios.
• Benchmark and analyze storage performance, including throughput, latency, and system resource usage.
• Lead root-cause investigations across storage devices, controllers, firmware, Linux, and network components.
• Build automation tools using Python, Bash, or C to streamline configuration, diagnostics, validation, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Support security validation efforts, including authentication integration, logging, encryption, and FIPS-related requirements where applicable.
• Evaluate backup, replication, and recovery strategies, including integration with S3-compatible storage where supported.
• Define manufacturing, deployment, and test procedures, along with firmware baselines and production handoff requirements.
• Coordinate storage qualification efforts, engineering changes, and release activities while maintaining clear technical documentation.

Skills

• Strong systems engineering background with hands-on experience in storage integration and validation.
• Deep knowledge of Linux operating systems and command-line environments.
• Experience using performance and debugging tools such as fio, iostat, perf, sar, iperf, sysbench, or similar utilities.
• Proficiency with scripting or programming in Python, Bash, and/or C.
• Experience working with firmware, BIOS, BMC/iDRAC, or large-scale system configuration.
• Familiarity with high-speed networking technologies, including Ethernet or InfiniBand.
• Understanding of enterprise storage technologies such as NVMe, RAID, distributed storage, replication, or erasure coding.
• Ability to work across multiple technical areas and take ownership of system-level issues from investigation through resolution.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with NetApp storage technologies, including ONTAP administration, HA pairs, clustering, NFS, S3 access, and resiliency testing.
• Experience with Dell storage technologies, including PowerScale and/or PowerFlex administration, configuration, tuning, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Background in storage security, including authentication-provider integration, syslog, full-disk encryption, and FIPS-compliant configurations.
• Experience automating storage software and firmware upgrades across clusters or multiple systems.
• Familiarity with global OEM/ODM vendors and manufacturing partners.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in storage, systems, platform, or infrastructure engineering with technical leadership and cross-functional ownership.

Horizontal is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where people with different perspectives and backgrounds can do their best work. We welcome candidates who value collaboration, respect, and continuous learning, and who are excited to contribute to an inclusive team environment.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that Horizontal Talent may contact you regarding your application using automated technology, including phone calls, SMS/text messages, or email, which may be delivered by our virtual AI recruiter, Alex.
Please apply through this online posting or by visiting our Job Board at Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $41 - $78 per hour based on qualifications and experience.