Job Title: Storage Engineer
Job Location: Remote, USA
** Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future**
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Storage Engineer (L3) to provide end-to-end engineering ownership of enterprise storage platforms. This role is responsible for ensuring stability, performance, capacity optimization, and compliance for archival and object storage workloads.
The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Dell EMC ECS storage environments, coupled with strong troubleshooting, governance, and operational leadership skills in large-scale enterprise environments.
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $90,000 to $103,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
In this role, you will
· Provide end-to-end L3 ownership of the enterprise Storage environment, ensuring availability, reliability, performance, and operational health.
· Drive capacity planning, performance tuning, and optimization for Dell EMC ECS storage platforms, ensuring scalability and efficiency.
· Plan, execute, and validate firmware upgrades, storage expansions, and platform changes through formal change management processes.
· Lead complex troubleshooting, incident resolution, and root cause analysis (RCA) using ECS logs, diagnostics, and monitoring tools.
· Act as the primary escalation point and coordinate with Dell OEM/vendor support for hardware/software issues and critical escalations.
· Govern and manage ECS replication, archival strategies, retention policies, and disaster recovery (DR) configurations.
· Support LDAP/Active Directory integration, ECS node/pool configurations, and enforce platform-level security controls.
· Generate and validate compliance reports, including retention, access audits, legal hold requirements, and regulatory evidence.
· Develop and maintain L3 SOPs, runbooks, and operational standards to drive consistency and enable L2 shift-left capabilities.
What you’ll need to succeed (required skills)
· 8+ years of experience in enterprise Storage Engineering / Administration roles.
· Strong expertise in Dell EMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage) platforms.
· Experience with Dell, EMC, and NetApp storage technologies.
· Deep understanding of object storage, archival systems, and data lifecycle management.
· Proven ability in capacity planning, performance tuning, and storage optimization.
· Hands-on experience with firmware upgrades, storage expansions, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
· Strong troubleshooting skills with expertise in log analysis and RCA methodologies.
· Experience working with LDAP/Active Directory integration and security controls.
· Knowledge of compliance, retention policies, and audit frameworks in enterprise environments.
· Familiarity with disaster recovery (DR) strategies and data replication technologies.
Preferred Skills
· Experience supporting healthcare or regulated industry environments (HIPAA compliance exposure preferred).
· Strong understanding of enterprise change management processes (ITIL framework).
· Experience working in remote/global delivery models.
· Excellent communication skills with ability to engage with vendors, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
Key Skills
- Dell EMC ECS Storage
- NetApp / Enterprise Storage Systems
- Object Storage & Archival Solutions
- Storage Performance & Capacity Management
- Disaster Recovery & Replication
- LDAP / Active Directory Integration
- Storage Security & Compliance
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Change & Release Management
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Work model:
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position in USA.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
“Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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