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Lead Engineer - Storage Admin
$120k – $150k/yr Chennai, IN on-site full time senior Mar 12, 2026
About this role
CBTS serves enterprise and midmarket clients in all industries across the United States and Canada. CBTS combines deep technical expertise with a full suite of flexible technology solutions--including Application Modernization, Managed Hybrid Cloud, Cybersecurity, Unified Communications, and Infrastructure solutions. From developing and deploying modern applications and the secure, scalable platforms on which they run, to managing, monitoring, and optimizing their operations, CBTS delivers comprehensive technology solutions for its clients' transformative business initiatives. For more information, please visit http://www.cbts.com.
OnX is a leading technology solution provider that serves businesses, healthcare organizations, and government agencies across Canada. OnX combines deep technical expertise with a full suite of flexible technology solutions—including Generative AI, Application Modernization, Managed Hybrid Cloud, Cybersecurity, Unified Communications, and Infrastructure solutions. From developing and deploying modern applications and the secure, scalable platforms on which they run, to managing, monitoring, and optimizing their operations, OnX delivers comprehensive technology solutions for its clients’ transformative business initiatives. For more information, please visit http://www.onx.com.
Lead Engineer - Storage Admin
Lead Engineer – Storage Administration
Job Purpose
This is a senior-level hands-on storage engineering role responsible for the implementation, operations, optimization, and lifecycle management of enterprise storage environments. The role serves as the technical lead and escalation point for complex customer issues while also contributing to solution design and architecture where required. The Lead Engineer ensures storage platforms are stable, performant, secure, and scalable while supporting customer projects, migrations, upgrades, and operational continuity across multiple environments.
Essential Functions
Serve as a senior technical resource and escalation point for Storage Engineers I–II across delivery projectsPerform advanced troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and performance tuning across multi-vendor storage platformsDevelop and review high-quality architecture diagrams and detailed design documentsLead and execute storage provisioning, migrations, upgrades, etc.Oversee and execute integration, performance, scalability, and failover testing for enterprise systemsProvide technical leadership and guidance during customer meetings, project planning sessions, and solution design workshopsEnsure successful deployment, knowledge transfer, and operational handoff for complex solutionsCreate and maintain logical and physical storage designs to support new implementations and expansionsParticipate in a 24 x & On Call rotation
Experience Requirements
8–10+ years of experience in storage engineering, systems engineering, or infrastructure architecture rolesProven experience architecting and deploying, maintaining enterprise-class storage, compute, and virtualization solutionsStrong customer-facing experience in delivery, consulting, or presales engineering environments.Demonstrated experience leading technical projects or mentoring junior engineersPrior involvement in multi-site, hybrid-cloud, or large-scale enterprise infrastructures preferred
Education
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experienceCertifications are preferred (e.g., NetApp NCIE, Dell EMC Proven Professional, Pure Storage Specialist)
Technical Skills & Senior-Level Competencies
Enterprise Storage Technologies
Advanced-level experience designing and optimizing multiple enterprise platforms:
Dell EMC: VNX, Unity, XtremIO, X2, VSA, Vblock, PowerMax, IsilonHitachi: HCP Cloud Scale, VSP One Block, e590NetApp: FAS, AFF, SolidFire, HCI (cluster architecture, replication, data protection)HPE: Nimble Storage (multi-site, replication, performance tuning), 3Par, AlletraStrong understanding of Cisco MDS and Brocade Fiber switching architectures for storage environmentsPure Storage: FlashArray, FlashBlade (architecture, capacity planning, snapshot/replication design)
Virtualization & Compute (Helpful but not required)
Experience in VMware technologies: vCenter, vSphere, NSX, SRM, vSAN, Horizon, vRealize Automation/Operations (architecture, multi-site design, upgrades).Experience in Cisco UCS architecture, Fabric Interconnect configuration, service profiles, and multi-domain
Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Proven ability to lead complex technical projects and mentor junior team members.Excellent analytical and diagnostic skills for large-scale enterprise environments.Strong documentation and architecture diagramming abilities (Visio, etc).Exceptional communication and customer-facing consulting skills.Ability to balance technical depth with project delivery requirements.Capability to function independently with minimal guidance in a dynamic, project-based environment.
CBTS serves enterprise and midmarket clients in all industries across the United States and Canada. CBTS combines deep technical expertise with a full suite of flexible technology solutions--including Application Modernization, Managed Hybrid Cloud, Cybersecurity, Unified Communications, and Infrastructure solutions. From developing and deploying modern applications and the secure, scalable platforms on which they run, to managing, monitoring, and optimizing their operations, CBTS delivers comprehensive technology solutions for its clients' transformative business initiatives. For more information, please visit http://www.cbts.com/.
Locations: Chennai, India