Designs and operates storage arrays, capacity and performance.
Entry
Intermediate
Coding
Low
Key skills
Career overview
The Storage Engineer owns the data-at-rest layer: SAN, NAS, object storage, replication, capacity planning and performance tuning. It is a specialised craft that pairs well with backup and database careers.
Main responsibilities
- Manage storage arrays, capacity and performance
- Follow capacity, performance and resource usage
- Design and verify backup and restore procedures
- Build high availability and disaster recovery setups
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Monitor platform health, alerts and dashboards
- Automate recurring tasks with scripts
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Lead incident resolution and post-mortem analysis
- Coordinate with software vendors and third parties
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- NetApp NCDA
- EMC ISA
- Pure Storage Accredited
Where can this career take you?
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Direct progression
Possible branches
Where can you go next?
Realistic next career moves, with compatibility and a transition roadmap for each.
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View roadmapWhere can you go from here?
A typical progression built from real career relationships. Click any role to open its profile.
Soft skills
- Rigour and attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Autonomy
- Organisation
- Documentation writing
- Sense of ownership
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