Infrastructure Engineer - Storage

Job Summary & Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in storage, infrastructure, or systems engineering roles with demonstrated depth across cloud and container platforms
• Hands-on production experience with NetApp ONTAP and/or NetApp Trident
• Strong experience with Kubernetes persistent storage, including CSI drivers, StorageClasses, volume snapshots, and PVC lifecycle management
• Production experience with Azure storage services including Blob Storage, Azure Files, and Managed Disks
• Strong understanding of storage performance concepts — latency, IOPS, throughput — and their relationship to application workload behavior
• Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling such as Ansible
• Working knowledge of object storage concepts and operational use cases
• Strong troubleshooting skills with experience operating in hybrid environments
• Must be comfortable working from St. Louis, MO, or Ashburn, VA
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating storage in OpenShift Kubernetes environments
• Experience with Portworx or other cloud-native storage platforms
• Understanding of compute, virtualization, and OS-level factors that influence storage design and performance
• NetApp, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), or Azure storage certifications — or active progress toward them
• Experience using AI tools for log analysis, anomaly detection, or operational automation

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of the salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $100,000 to $120,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that are not included in the base pay. The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All! If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected]. #LI-MP1

Preferred Qualifications

Why WWT? At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits, and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients. Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution, and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test, and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution, and integration capabilities. With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation, and creating a great place to work for all. What is the Internal WWT IT Team, and why join? The Internal WWT IT team is the backbone of our company’s technological infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations and continuous innovation. Our team is dedicated to managing and supporting the company’s technology infrastructure, ensuring the smooth operation of hardware, software, networks, and data systems, while providing top-notch technical support to employees. By joining the Internal WWT IT team, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the efficiency and security of our IT environment, enabling the company to achieve its strategic goals. The Internal IT team offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your contributions will have a direct impact on the company's success. If you are passionate about technology and eager to take on new challenges, we encourage you to apply and join our team. We are seeking an Infrastructure Storage Engineer to play a key role in advancing how we deliver and manage storage at scale — spanning Kubernetes-native platforms, Microsoft Azure, and on-premises NetApp infrastructure. This role goes beyond day-to-day operations; it offers the opportunity to be a meaningful contributor to the evolution of our storage platform, with responsibilities that include building self-service workflows, driving automation initiatives, and supporting our strategic shift toward cloud-native storage architectures. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with platform, cloud, and infrastructure engineering teams, taking clear ownership over defined storage services and operational outcomes. This role offers a strong growth trajectory for engineers looking to expand from storage operations into the intersection of Kubernetes, cloud, and AI-assisted engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain NetApp ONTAP systems through provisioning, capacity management, upgrades, and performance troubleshooting
• Drive progressive migration from legacy on-premises storage toward cloud-native architectures
• Design, operate, and improve persistent storage for Kubernetes workloads using NetApp Trident and CSI drivers
• Own StorageClass design, volume snapshots, cloning, and PVC (Persistent Volume Claim) lifecycle management
• Support and troubleshoot storage in OpenShift Kubernetes environments
• Operate and optimize Azure storage services including Blob Storage, Azure Files, Managed Disks, and Azure NetApp Files
• Support hybrid connectivity between on-premises and Azure environments
• Build and maintain storage provisioning workflows using Ansible, or equivalent IaC tooling
• Incorporate AI coding assistants into automation, IaC authoring, log analysis, and documentation workflows
• Administer object storage platforms supporting cloud-native workloads, unstructured data, and backup targets
• Implement backup, replication, and DR solutions across hybrid environments
• Leverage observability tooling to proactively detect and resolve issues before they impact workloads

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