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Principal Storage Engineer

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In short

Microsoft is seeking a Principal Storage Engineer to architect and optimize enterprise storage infrastructure for Silicon Development. This role focuses on ensuring the availability, performance, scalability, and security of storage systems crucial for EDA tool simulations and workflows, requiring expertise in on-premises and cloud storage technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, design, implement, and manage enterprise storage solutions across diverse on-premises and cloud platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
  • Continuously monitor storage performance and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks while planning for future growth.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including silicon design, CAD, operations, and infrastructure engineering, to align storage solutions with evolving business and technical requirements.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for storage architecture, operational procedures, and compliance policies.
  • Drive technical execution and mentor other engineers to build team capability.
  • Ensure adherence to data governance, compliance, and security standards, including encryption, access control, and audit readiness.
  • Support backup and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring data integrity, availability, and rapid recovery for critical workloads.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
  • 12+ years of experience in enterprise storage administration.
  • 4+ years with scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automation.
  • 4+ Years supporting Engineering at a semiconductor company.
  • Expertise in storage platforms such as NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, or similar.
  • Good knowledge of storage protocols (iSCSI, FC, NFS, SMB).
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with backup solutions (e.g., Veeam, Commvault, Veritas).
  • Storage-related certifications (e.g., NetApp NCDA, EMC Proven Professional).
  • Experience with cloud storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob, Azure ANF, Google Cloud Storage).

Benefits

  • Three days per week in-office work model.
  • Less than 25% travel.
  • Opportunity to shape the future of storage infrastructure for Microsoft’s silicon innovation.
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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

3 weeks ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

United States

Qualification

Bachelor

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