Storage Design Engineer

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 & 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.