Storage Architect

Job ID: 113943
Location: Richardson, Texas  [On-Site]
Category: Infrastructure
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 11/03/2026
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Role Summary

The Senior Storage Engineer / Infrastructure Architect designs, provisions, administers, and troubleshoots enterprise storage infrastructure supporting high-performance private cloud environments. This role focuses on NetApp ONTAP and All-Flash FAS technologies while integrating enterprise storage with Red Hat OpenShift and containerized workloads. The position also supports performance optimization, resiliency, disaster recovery, and cross-functional infrastructure initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Configure, provision, optimize, and maintain NetApp All-Flash FAS and AFF storage environments.
  • Administer NetApp ONTAP, including upgrades, aggregates, storage virtual machines, volumes, and multi-tenant configurations.
  • Monitor and optimize storage performance, including IOPS, throughput, and latency across NFS, iSCSI, and NVMe-over-Fabrics environments.
  • Install, upgrade, configure, and administer NetApp Astra Trident and Container Storage Interface technologies.
  • Develop and maintain Trident backend configurations and Kubernetes StorageClasses.
  • Design and support persistent storage solutions for stateful applications running on Red Hat OpenShift and private cloud environments.
  • Implement and support automated snapshots, backups, clones, and disaster recovery workflows.
  • Troubleshoot storage performance, connectivity, configuration, and integration issues across OpenShift and NetApp environments.
  • Conduct failover and high-availability testing to validate data availability and infrastructure resiliency.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, virtualization, systems administration, networking, and security teams to support enterprise infrastructure requirements.
  • Develop and maintain infrastructure configurations, operational procedures, architecture documentation, and troubleshooting guides.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience administering NetApp AFF storage environments.
  • Strong experience with NetApp ONTAP and enterprise storage technologies.
  • Experience supporting Red Hat OpenShift within private cloud or enterprise environments.
  • Hands-on experience with NetApp Astra Trident, including backend configuration, persistent volume provisioning, and StorageClass management.
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise storage protocols, including FCP, iSCSI, NFSv3, and NFSv4.
  • Understanding of software-defined networking concepts within containerized or OpenShift environments.
  • Strong Linux administration experience, including RHEL and CoreOS.
  • Experience with Linux storage technologies, including DM-Multipath, storage drivers, and related system configurations.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across enterprise storage, networking, Linux, and container infrastructure.
  • Experience with infrastructure resiliency, high availability, performance optimization, and disaster recovery.
  • NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer (NCIE), NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA), or comparable NetApp certification is preferred.
  • Red Hat OpenShift, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or comparable certification is preferred.
  • Experience with infrastructure automation using Ansible, Terraform, Python, or comparable technologies is preferred.
  • Relevant education, training, certifications, or equivalent practical experience.

Publishing Pay Range: $50.00 – $54.00 USD Hourly

This position is based in office and requires employee to work on-site.

About GDH:
At GDH, we believe in the power of people and the importance of caring. Our culture statement, “We care about people,” isn’t just a tagline – it’s the core of everything we do. GDH is a premier staffing and talent solutions company dedicated to helping businesses find the best talent and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs.

Who We Are:
GDH, founded in 2001, has grown into a leader in providing staffing solutions across various industries. We specialize in IT across several sectors, connecting top talent with leading enterprises. As a Best of Staffing firm recognized for excellence in client, employee, talent, and women’s services, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and service.

GDH Benefits

GDH offers a range of employee benefits that are designed to promote well-being and help maintain a healthy work-life balance. These comprehensive benefits cover various aspects of an employee’s life and aim to enhance their overall experience with the company. Our health benefits include three medical insurance options with access to KISx Card, Zero Card, and HealthJoy concierge services. Other plan offerings include dental, vision, life, disability, supplemental insurance, and pet insurance plans. Enjoy additional perks like holiday pay, 401(k) plan, direct deposit, an employee referral program, work-life balance benefits, a Wellbeats membership, a discounted gym membership program, and more!  For more detailed information on benefits, please go to GDH’s website under the tab for candidates.

GDH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. Applicants with disabilities who require an accommodation or assistance in applying and/or for interviewing, please contact our HR Department.

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