Principal Storage Engineer

AT&T

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Work type
On-site
Location
Atlanta, GAAlpharetta, GABothell, WADallas, TXPlano, TX
Salary
$155,400–$261,100 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 16, 2026

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About AT&T

AT&T is a US-based telecommunications company providing wireless, broadband, and fiber internet service along with phone and connectivity products for consumers and businesses.

AT&T currently has 78 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Storage Engineer

The Principal Storage Engineer joins the Infrastructure Engineering team to lead the design, engineering, automation, and lifecycle management of enterprise storage platforms. This technical leadership role focuses on building highly available SAN and NAS architectures, managing fiber channel fabrics, and overseeing data protection and disaster recovery solutions. The engineer will be responsible for infrastructure modernization, performance engineering, and developing automation scripts using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or Ansible to streamline provisioning and monitoring. Key responsibilities include defining architectural standards, mentoring senior engineers, and resolving complex technical escalations. The role requires deep expertise in storage networking, multipathing, and capacity modeling to support mission-critical business applications and cloud services. Candidates must navigate complex environments involving block and file storage solutions while ensuring security compliance and high availability across hybrid cloud infrastructures.

What you'll do

  • Design and lead the strategic direction of enterprise SAN, NAS, and hybrid cloud storage platforms.
  • Engineer high-availability Fiber Channel SAN infrastructures including zoning, multipathing, and fabric optimization.
  • Manage data lifecycle policies, tiering strategies, and performance tuning for large-scale file services.
  • Develop automation solutions using APIs and scripting to streamline provisioning, monitoring, and operations.
  • Design disaster recovery strategies and lead failover testing to ensure business continuity.
  • Conduct capacity modeling and performance benchmarking to identify and resolve infrastructure bottlenecks.
  • Serve as the highest-level technical escalation point for complex storage and networking issues.
  • Mentor senior engineers and provide architectural guidance across infrastructure and platform teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of experience managing enterprise storage environments.
  • 5+ years in a senior architect, principal engineer, or technical leadership role.
  • Deep expertise with enterprise SAN technologies, Fiber Channel architectures, and NAS platforms.
  • Strong understanding of storage networking concepts, including switches, fabrics, and connectivity.
  • Expertise in performance tuning, troubleshooting, capacity management, and supporting mission-critical production environments.
  • Strong scripting and automation experience using Python, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, or similar tools.
  • Experience with specific enterprise platforms (HPE, NetApp, Dell, Pure), Cisco/Brocade fabrics, cloud storage, or Kubernetes (preferred); storage certifications (preferred).

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