Storage Design Engineer

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Algiers, Algérie Norconsult Telematics Temps plein
Job Posting

Location:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Position Objective: Design, architect, and govern enterprise storage infrastructure based on Dell and NetApp technologies. Responsible for delivering scalable, secure, highly available, and high-performance storage solutions supporting mission-critical applications, virtualization, cloud platforms, Kubernetes/OpenShift, backup & disaster recovery initiatives

Job Description
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Responsibilities:
• Design end-to-end enterprise storage solutions using Dell PowerMax, PowerStore, Unity XT, ECS, and NetApp AFF, FAS, and ONTAP platforms.
• Develop High-Level Designs (HLD), Low-Level Designs (LLD), implementation plans, migration strategies, and technical documentation.
• Perform storage sizing, capacity planning, forecasting, and performance analysis based on business and application requirements.
• Design SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Fibre Channel, NVMe, iSCSI, and IP storage architectures.
• Design storage solutions for VMware, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and cloud environments using CSI integration.
• Implement high availability, snapshots, replication, Metro/Global replication, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Evaluate and validate Dell and NetApp solutions, ensuring compliance with security, governance, and business requirements.
• Prepare and review RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, BOQs, technical specifications, and vendor proposals.
• Support technology refresh, storage modernization, and data migration initiatives with minimal business disruption.
• Optimize storage utilization, performance, automation, and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with server, virtualization, network, cybersecurity, database, backup, and application teams.
• Perform Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and recommend new technologies and best practices.
• Provide technical governance throughout the project lifecycle and ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards.
• Support root cause analysis for complex storage issues and define preventive improvements. Qualifications &

Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of enterprise storage design experience.
• Hands-on experience with Dell PowerMax, PowerStore, Unity XT, ECS, and NetApp ONTAP, AFF, and FAS.
• Strong knowledge of SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Fibre Channel, NVMe, iSCSI, snapshots, replication, and storage networking.
• Experience with VMware vSphere, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes CSI, and Linux environments.
• Experience preparing HLDs, LLDs, BOQs, RFPs, and technical evaluations.
• Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.