Senior Systems Engineer - SRE (Storage)

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range : Rs 2000000 - Rs 4000000 (ie INR 20-40 LPA)

Min Experience : 6 years

Location : Hyderabad

JobType : full-time

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer – SRE (Storage) to join our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance of our storage infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments. You will design, deploy, and maintain enterprise-scale storage solutions leveraging technologies such as Pure Storage (FlashArray and FlashBlade) , NetApp , and AWS , while driving automation through Terraform , Ansible , and Python / Shell scripting .

This role is ideal for professionals who combine strong technical depth in storage systems with a mindset focused on scalability, automation, and operational excellence.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities :

• Storage Infrastructure Management :

Design, implement, and maintain scalable and resilient storage infrastructure using Pure Storage , NetApp , and AWS storage services (EBS, S3, FSx).

Monitor and fine-tune storage performance and capacity utilization, proactively addressing latency or throughput issues.

Develop and manage automation scripts using Terraform , Ansible , and Python / Shell to streamline provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance of storage systems.

Apply SRE principles to improve system reliability, availability, and disaster recovery processes across hybrid environments.

Set up robust observability frameworks for storage systems; ensure efficient incident detection, root cause analysis, and post-mortem reviews.

Implement and manage backup, snapshot, and replication strategies for critical data using FlashArray , FlashBlade , and NetApp ONTAP .

Architect and support hybrid storage environments integrating on-premise and AWS cloud platforms.

Enforce best practices for data security, encryption, and access controls aligned with organizational policies and compliance standards.

Partner with development, operations, and cloud engineering teams to optimize workflows, while maintaining detailed system documentation and runbooks.

Required Skills & Experience :

Preferred Qualifications :