Senior NetApp Infrastructure & Storage Architect

Senior NetApp Infrastructure & Storage Architect –
MetroCluster / Enterprise Resiliency

Overview

We are seeking an experienced NetApp Infrastructure &
Storage Architect to lead the design, implementation, and operational readiness
of a highly available enterprise storage platform deployed across two
physically separated fire zones/sites.

The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in NetApp
ONTAP, MetroCluster architecture, enterprise storage networking, disaster
recovery, and resilient infrastructure design within mission -critical
environments.

The role requires close collaboration with infrastructure,
networking, virtualization, security, and operations teams to deliver a
scalable, secure, and operationally mature storage platform.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Design
  and validate NetApp ONTAP and MetroCluster -based storage architectures
  across multiple fire zones/sites.
  
• Define
  network segregation models for:
  
• Management
  traffic
  
• Cluster
  communication
  
• Replication
  traffic
  
• Client/application
  access
  
• Backup
  and DR traffic
  
• Develop
  resilient and scalable storage design patterns.
  
• Create
  High -Level Designs (HLDs) and Low -Level Designs (LLDs).
  
• Define
  redundancy, failover, and disaster recovery strategies.
  

NetApp Storage Implementation

• Deploy
  and configure NetApp storage platforms.
  
• Implement
  and validate MetroCluster synchronous replication.
  
• Configure
  and manage:
  
• Aggregates
  
• Storage
  Virtual Machines (SVMs)
  
• Logical
  Interfaces (LIFs)
  
• NFS,
  SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe/TCP services
  
• Snapshot,
  SnapMirror, and SnapVault policies
  
• Support
  storage provisioning, migration, and lifecycle management activities.
  
• Validate
  performance, resiliency, and operational readiness.
  

Networking & Infrastructure Integration

• Work
  closely with network teams to:
  
• Define
  VLANs and traffic segregation
  
• Validate
  replication network connectivity
  
• Implement
  redundancy and QoS policies
  
• Ensure
  low -latency MetroCluster communication
  
• Support
  integration with:
  
• Virtualization
  platforms
  
• Container
  platforms
  
• Backup
  and DR solutions
  
• Monitoring
  and observability tools
  

Monitoring & Operations

• Integrate
  NetApp platforms with enterprise monitoring solutions.
  
• Configure:
  
• SNMP
  monitoring
  
• Event
  forwarding
  
• Capacity
  and performance monitoring
  
• Alerting
  and reporting
  
• Support
  operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer activities.
  
• Participate
  in incident troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
  

Disaster Recovery & Resiliency

• Conduct
  MetroCluster switchover and failback testing.
  
• Validate
  Zero RPO replication functionality.
  
• Support
  disaster recovery planning and operational readiness exercises.
  
• Ensure
  platform resiliency and business continuity objectives are met.
  

Required Skills & Experience

Mandatory

• 5+
  years of hands -on experience with NetApp ONTAP
  
• Strong
  experience with NetApp MetroCluster architectures
  
• Strong
  understanding of:
  
• Enterprise
  storage networking
  
• VLANs
  and traffic segregation
  
• Redundancy
  and failover models
  
• Synchronous
  and asynchronous replication
  
• Experience
  with:
  
• NFS
  
• SMB/CIFS
  
• iSCSI
  
• NVMe/TCP
  
• Experience
  designing multi -site resilient storage platforms
  
• Strong
  troubleshooting and analytical skills
  

Preferred

• Experience
  integrating NetApp with virtualization and container platforms
  
• Experience
  with monitoring and observability platforms
  
• Experience
  with enterprise backup and DR solutions
  
• Familiarity
  with automation and infrastructure -as -code concepts
  
• NetApp
  certifications preferred (NCDA, NCIE, etc.)
  
• Experience
  in regulated or mission -critical environments
  

Key Deliverables

• High -Level
  Design (HLD)
  
• Low -Level
  Design (LLD)
  
• Network
  segregation and resiliency design
  
• MetroCluster
  deployment and validation
  
• Monitoring
  and operational integration
  
• DR
  and failover testing documentation
  
• Operational
  handover documentation
  

Soft Skills

• Strong
  communication and stakeholder management skills
  
• Cross -functional
  collaboration capability
  
• Strong
  documentation and presentation skills
  
• Ability
  to work in complex enterprise environments
  
• Proactive
  problem -solving mindset