• Hybrid: 2–3 days in office per week. We are looking for a highly skilled Senior NetApp Engineer to lead enterprise-grade storage infrastructure initiatives. This hybrid role requires strong technical leadership, deep expertise in NetApp ONTAP, and a passion for mentoring and driving performance.

Experience Required:

• 3–5 years’ hands-on experience in NetApp ONTAP environments within large enterprise settings.
• Strong background in block and file-based storage protocols (SMB, NFS, CIFS).
• 8–10 years in storage and backup environments (preferred).

Certifications & Technical Skills:

• NetApp Certified Data Administrator ONTAP (NCDA) is essential.
• Additional NetApp certifications: NCSE, NCIE, NAHSE.
• Veritas InfoScale (Availability & Storage), Veritas NetBackup, Linux/Unix.
• SAN certifications across vendors (preferred).
• DELL EMC storage experience will also be considered favourably.
• Minimum NQF 4 qualifications; NQF 5 or higher preferred.
• NetApp certifications: NCDA, NCSE, NCIE, NAHSE (essential).
• Competency in Veritas InfoScale (Availability & Storage), NetBackup, and Linux/Unix.
• SAN certifications across vendors (preferred).
• Minimum NQF 4 qualifications; NQF 5 or higher preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of enterprise SAN/NAS storage environments.
• Manage escalations and advanced troubleshooting across NetApp ONTAP platforms.
• Configure and maintain storage controllers, Fibre Channel networks, and disk arrays.
• Optimise storage performance across SMB, NFS, and CIFS protocols.
• Mentor mid-level engineers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing.
• Support strategic decisions on enterprise storage and backup architecture.