Principal, Software Engineer – Cloud Storage Architect

Position Summary The Cloud Storage Architect will work closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud & Data Platforms, Application Development, Capacity, Cost, and Operations teams to provide highly available, fault tolerant, cost effective and performant cloud and enterprise storage services. Using various automated tools, you will provide scalable and reliable storage solutions to manage Public and Private clouds within multiple disparate cloud infrastructures. You will develop data insights by utilizing data analytics solutions and drive optimal utilization of storage which is cost effective. While engineering projects will remain the focus of this role, working with customers to deploy cloud-based services to analyze and improve storage efficiencies based on utilization, performance, and TCO will be critical. Additionally, the Cloud Storage Architect will own tasks to architect, design solutions by interfacing with Enterprise Architects, product managers, and developers to escalate, reproduce, validate or debug solutions. You will also be working with other platform teams to help integrate cloud storage services into the larger ecosystem. You will identify opportunities in the ecosystem that will help us to unlock higher value for cloud storage service offerings, by reducing costs and improving performance. You will be part of a team of highly motivated engineers who work very well together. Responsibilities Design, evangelize, advocate for, and optimize cross-functional Cloud and Enterprise Storage solutions that are high performant and cost effective. Enable Application teams to follow best practices to deploy on Cloud Platforms and optimize Storage spend and improve efficiency and performance based on utilization. Initiate & drive significant architectural solutions/decisions of our Public and Private Clouds that will improve efficiency, performance, and reduce Cloud Storage spend. Drive cost optimization initiatives across storage services organization, with a focus on improving performance and next-gen tech stack adoption. Design automation for storage optimization and other processes on various cloud platforms. Partner with architects in Application and other platform teams and ensure alignment of solutions across the stack. Implement comprehensive monitoring solutions to track performance, availability, and cost metrics across the multi-cloud ecosystem. Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and implement proactive measures to maintain high availability and service continuity. Leverage data analytics and AI tools to predict usage patterns, optimize resource allocations and enhance infrastructure performance. Build, tune, troubleshoot block, file and object storage systems in high availability storage clusters. Participate in on-call escalation chain during incidents and proactively troubleshoot issues. Create and maintain technical documentation for operational readiness. Design and maintain cloud storage best practices. Provide troubleshooting expertise for storage performance, availability and other issues. Train and educate others within Technology about Cloud technologies. Solve business needs by evaluating different storage technology options and vendor products. Develop and integrate provisioning and lifecycle tools for storage services components. Contribute to an environment that promotes and reinforces the highest standards of integrity and ethics. Demonstrates creativity and strength in the face of change, obstacles, or adversity. Adapt to competing demands and shifting priorities. Qualifications Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and understanding of various cloud storage abstraction layers to select the right technology for the application storage needs, with a focus on designing solutions that meet the performance requirements at an optimal cost. Experience supporting large scale, highly available, production Cloud Storage deployments in public and private cloud environments. Experience with any combination of Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, S3, Azure managed disks, Google persistent disks. Experience with cloud storage services, resource management, and cloud architecture. Experience in troubleshooting issues during an incident and drive down MTTR across the platform. Experience with enterprise storage solutions (such as Pure, NetApp, Portworx) is desirable. Experience with software defined storage systems such as Ceph is an added advantage. Experience with software development skills using Python/Go. Experience with Containers (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.). Experience in Architecting infra solutions for applications. Experience with monitoring, reporting tools and data analytics. Experience with managing cloud budgets and tools for analysis. Good understanding of clustered/distributed systems. Experience working with cloud deployments (scaling, resiliency, load balancing etc.) and solid understanding of Service Monitoring, KPI, SLA, Disaster Recovery. Deep experience with the Linux ecosystem, automation of common tasks, and configuration of systems monitoring tools. Experience with capacity/performance management, monitoring and tuning. Experience with Network Storage, Replication and Backups (SAN, iSCSI, NFS, etc.) is a plus. Strong interpersonal skills to coordinate with other organizations across the business while managing customer expectations. Bachelor’s or master's degree in CS or similar field of study OR work equivalent. Work equivalent of 8+ years of experience in cloud & storage, and more than 15 years of work experience in software engineering industry. Minimum Qualifications Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area. We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture. Primary Location 640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America

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