(USA) Staff, Systems and Infrastructure Engineer - Enterprise Storage

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$117,000–$234,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago

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This role $176k
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This role pays less than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $152,800–$225,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $176k versus about $189k for comparable roles.

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About Walmart

Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

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TL;DR · (USA) Staff, Systems and Infrastructure Engineer - Enterprise Storage

The Staff System & Infrastructure Engineer role at Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Storage Platform team involves leading the design and evolution of multi-petabyte-scale storage infrastructure for mission-critical applications and cloud services. This senior technical leader will focus on defining resilient architectures, driving platform modernization, and enabling self-service capabilities across block, file, object, and Kubernetes-native storage platforms using automation, Infrastructure as Code, observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana, and AI-driven operational solutions. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with enterprise storage technologies such as NetApp and Pure Storage, expertise in SAN, NAS, and S3-based systems, and proficiency in Python for developing automation frameworks and REST API integrations. They will collaborate closely with various engineering teams to ensure compliance and security while advancing Walmart’s technical strategy at massive scale.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design of resilient storage architectures for multi-petabyte scale environments.
  • Define and evolve enterprise storage strategy across block, file, object, and cloud-native platforms.
  • Develop AI-powered remediation workflows to improve incident diagnosis and infrastructure recovery.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to optimize storage solutions for business-critical workloads.
  • Champion platform automation and Infrastructure as Code practices to reduce operational toil.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience designing and operating enterprise storage platforms.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with SAN, NAS, object storage, and Kubernetes-native storage systems.
  • Proven track record supporting multi-petabyte storage environments with high availability requirements.
  • Expert-level Python programming skills for automation frameworks and REST API integrations.
  • Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Knowledge of AI/ML for predictive operations and automated remediation in storage systems.

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