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INTRODUCTION
Immediate need for a talented Mainframe Storage Engineer. This is a 18+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Chandler AZ/ Plano, TX/ Charlotte, North Carolina/ Pennington, New Jersey/ Jersey City, New Jersey (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID: 26-23529
Pay Range: $50 - $56/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operate and support Client DS8000 (Gen9/Gen10) and associated mainframe storage environments
- Design, implement, and support Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Global Copy, and HyperSwap
- Support continuous availability, GDPS-managed replication, and multi-site resiliency architectures
- Implement and maintain Safeguarded Copy / immutable backups and cyber-resilient recovery designs
- Execute and validate DR tests, recovery automation, and control evidence
- Support parallel dev/test/prod environments without compromising controls
- Perform BAU risk routines, capacity management, and storage provisioning
- Address audit, regulatory, and security baseline requirements
- Support automation, tooling, and modernization initiatives
- Partner with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to reduce lead times
KEY REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
- Strong experience with Client Z / zOS mainframe storage
- Hands-on expertise with DS8000 Copy Services and GDPS
- Experience with FICON, SAN concepts, and enterprise storage controls
- Knowledge of DR, resiliency, cyber-recovery, and immutable backup patterns
- Familiarity with regulated environments (financial services preferred)
- Ability to operate independently in a contractor/delivery role
- 7–12+ years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise mainframe storage environments
- Proven experience in 24x7, mission-critical, highly regulated production environments
- Experience operating at scale (multi-data center, multi-region, global firms). Strong understanding of:
- z/OS I/O architecture (CHPIDs, control units, paths)
- FICON protocols and multi-pathing concepts
- I/O performance diagnostics (RMF, SMF, DCOLLECT)
- Experience working closely with z/OS systems programmers
- Python Client
Our client is a leading Financial Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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INTRODUCTION
Immediate need for a talented Mainframe Storage Engineer. This is a 18+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Chandler AZ/ Plano, TX/ Charlotte, North Carolina/ Pennington, New Jersey/ Jersey City, New Jersey (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID: 26-23529
Pay Range: $50 - $56/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operate and support Client DS8000 (Gen9/Gen10) and associated mainframe storage environments
- Design, implement, and support Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Global Copy, and HyperSwap
- Support continuous availability, GDPS-managed replication, and multi-site resiliency architectures
- Implement and maintain Safeguarded Copy / immutable backups and cyber-resilient recovery designs
- Execute and validate DR tests, recovery automation, and control evidence
- Support parallel dev/test/prod environments without compromising controls
- Perform BAU risk routines, capacity management, and storage provisioning
- Address audit, regulatory, and security baseline requirements
- Support automation, tooling, and modernization initiatives
- Partner with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to reduce lead times
KEY REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
- Strong experience with Client Z / zOS mainframe storage
- Hands-on expertise with DS8000 Copy Services and GDPS
- Experience with FICON, SAN concepts, and enterprise storage controls
- Knowledge of DR, resiliency, cyber-recovery, and immutable backup patterns
- Familiarity with regulated environments (financial services preferred)
- Ability to operate independently in a contractor/delivery role
- 7–12+ years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise mainframe storage environments
- Proven experience in 24x7, mission-critical, highly regulated production environments
- Experience operating at scale (multi-data center, multi-region, global firms). Strong understanding of:
- z/OS I/O architecture (CHPIDs, control units, paths)
- FICON protocols and multi-pathing concepts
- I/O performance diagnostics (RMF, SMF, DCOLLECT)
- Experience working closely with z/OS systems programmers
- Python Client
Our client is a leading Financial Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
By applying to our jobs you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Pyramid Consulting, Inc. and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in storage engineer jobs.
- 3-5 years of hands-on SAN, NAS, or object storage administration experience
- Proficiency with at least one major vendor platform such as NetApp, Dell EMC, or Pure Storage
- Experience with backup and disaster recovery tools including Veeam, Commvault, or Veritas
- Familiarity with cloud storage services such as AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, or Google Cloud Storage
- Understanding of storage networking protocols including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and NFS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Storage Engineer Job Search
Quantify storage scale on your resume
Recruiters skim for scope fast. Replace vague phrases like 'managed storage infrastructure' with the actual petabytes managed, number of nodes administered, or uptime percentage you maintained. Concrete metrics separate storage engineers from generic sysadmin applicants.
List vendor certifications prominently
Storage hiring managers filter by stack before reading anything else. Put certifications like NetApp NCSA, Dell EMC Proven Professional, or Pure Storage certifications in a dedicated section near the top, not buried in a skills list at the bottom.
Target openings by storage stack not just title
Search for the specific platforms you know, such as Isilon, ONTAP, Ceph, or Veeam, alongside the job title. Roles that match your exact stack get you past automated filters and into conversations where your hands-on depth is immediately relevant.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists storage engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a lab or architecture walkthrough story
Interviewers for storage roles almost always ask you to walk through a design decision or incident you owned. Prepare a two-minute narrative covering the business constraint, the architecture you chose, the tradeoff you made, and the outcome you measured.
Negotiate on scope before accepting an offer
Before you accept, ask specifically what storage environment you will own on day one versus inherit from a predecessor. Environments with heavy legacy technical debt affect your ability to demonstrate impact, so clarifying scope protects your career growth, not just your workload.
Storage Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most storage engineers?
The companies hiring the most storage engineers right now include Google, Mortenson Construction, and NVIDIA, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is consistently strong at large financial institutions, healthcare systems, and cloud-first technology companies that manage significant on-premises and hybrid infrastructure.
How many storage engineer jobs are remote?
About 50% of storage engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the hands-on hardware requirements that still limit full remote availability compared to software roles. Cloud storage engineering and storage architecture positions tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while roles centered on physical SAN or NAS administration typically require at least part-time on-site presence.
How do you become a storage engineer?
Start by building a foundation in general systems administration, then focus on storage-specific skills through hands-on lab work with platforms like NetApp ONTAP or open-source options like Ceph. Earn a vendor certification to signal credibility to hiring managers. Move into a junior storage or infrastructure role, take ownership of a specific storage environment, and document the architecture decisions and outcomes you drive to build a portfolio interviewers can evaluate.
Can you get hired as a storage engineer without direct experience?
Yes, but you need to demonstrate hands-on familiarity through a home lab, cloud free-tier projects, or contributions to open-source storage projects like Ceph or MinIO. Employers hiring entry-level candidates prioritize candidates who can show they have configured, broken, and recovered a storage environment on their own, even outside a paid role. A relevant certification paired with documented lab work is often enough to get an interview.
What does the storage engineer interview process look like?
Most storage engineer interviews include an initial recruiter screen, a technical phone or video round covering storage concepts and vendor-specific platform knowledge, and a practical design or troubleshooting exercise where you walk through a real scenario. Some employers add a take-home lab task or ask you to review an architecture diagram and identify gaps. Final rounds usually involve a conversation with the infrastructure or IT leadership team about past projects and ownership experience.
Where can I find and apply to storage engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to storage engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your stack and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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