Job Title: NetApp Storage Engineer
Location(s): Chicago, IL
(Remote)
Job DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced Data Migration Specialist to join our team for a critical data migration project involving NetApp storage platforms. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of executing milestone-based projects, meeting or exceeding timelines and expectations, and effectively communicating with a wide variety of stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:- Manage the migration of data, including data and root shares, from existing source systems to NetApp storage platforms (ONTAP / Cloud Volumes / Azure NetApp Files).
- Conduct data separation activities and validate completed migration data.
- Create folder structures and network shares based on findings and business standards approved by the customer.
- Advise the customer on the creation of Active Directory groups/users required for new data locations.
- Apply NTFS permissions as required for folder archive and business needs (up to two tiers/folders in the directory structure).
- Provide logistics and coordination of all data transfer / staging environments (seed servers or replication mechanisms), if necessary.
- Recommend properly sized infrastructure or transfer mechanisms for large-scale data migration.
- Utilize tools necessary for data migration and creation of all new destination folders in NetApp volumes (NFS/CIFS/SMB shares).
- Verify and validate data migration and share integrity post-migration.
- Configure and optimize NetApp data lifecycle management policies (e.g., tiering, snapshot policies, data efficiency features).
- Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and support customer validation cycles.
- Document processes and provide ongoing status reporting and updates.
Required Skills and Experience:- US Citizenship and residency in the Continental US / Lower 48 States.
- 5+ Years of Experience With:
- NetApp Storage Solutions (ONTAP, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Azure NetApp Files).
- Windows File Server migrations, including use of Robocopy and similar migration tools.
- Robocopy scripting.
- Active Directory NTFS security permissions aligned to NetApp CIFS/SMB file services.
- Azure Storage and hybrid cloud integration.
- Microsoft Active Directory and TCP/IP networking.
Core Competencies:- Experience with milestone-based project execution with a history of meeting or exceeding timelines and expectations.
- Ability to interface, coordinate, and communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Experience conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Strong process documentation skills.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
- Experience providing status reporting and executive updates.
Additional Experience:- Experience managing large-scale data migration projects in hybrid or cloud environments.
Familiar with:- NetApp data migration tools (e.g., SnapMirror, XCP, Robocopy integrations).
- File services protocols (CIFS/SMB, NFS).
- Data validation and reconciliation methodologies.
- Data lifecycle policies (Snapshots, replication, tiering).
