Senior Staff Storage Engineer

Synaptics is the pioneer and leader of the human interface revolution, bringing innovative and intuitive user experiences to intelligent devices. Synaptics’ broad portfolio of touch, display, and biometrics products is built on the company’s rich R&D, extensive IP and dependable supply chain capabilities.

The Storage Architect is responsible for the design, deployment, and support of global infrastructure projects with a focus on storage and data protection. The position reports to the Director of Global Infrastructure & IT Operations and will work closely with the senior management team in developing the storage roadmap, strategy, and continuous improvement of the global data center.

* Serves as the SME for Storage and Data Protection domains * Evaluate as-is technology and define a to-be strategy * Partners with fellow Architects in defining the global data center roadmap, design, and standards * Performs regular health checks and assessments of the global data center to ensure health and stability * Engages and consults internal teams and business partners in identifying key areas of improvement, business demand, priorities, and issues * Manages performance tuning and Capacity Planning of compute and storage resources * Participates in maintenance activities as needed or on a lead capacity * Documents current and future storage landscape

* At least 10 years of relevant experience in designing, deploying, and supporting storage solutions * BS in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience is required * Significant hands-on experience with Storage technologies from NetApp, EMC, HDS, and their corresponding BCDR offerings * Diverse experience with data protection technologies such as CommVault, EMC NetWorker, and Symantec NBU as well as enterprise-class tape libraries * Expert knowledge of NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, SAN, Infiniband, and Storage Virtualization * Knowledgeable of Storage Tiering and HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management) concepts * Working knowledge of OS (Windows, Linux, ESX, Hyper-V) from a storage perspective * Thorough understanding and experience with data center technologies outside of storage (compute, network, applications, etc) * Experience in virtualized environments and technologies * Experience in Engineering and Development environments * Proven ability to develop effective, matrixed, cross-organization relationships, collaborating and communicating across business and technology stakeholders and multiple geographies * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels * Must be able to work under minimal and at times no supervision, determine personal work plan, and schedule tasks and activities.