Senior Storage Engineer

Swift

Senior Storage Engineer automating VMware and storage infrastructure for Swift, the global financial messaging network. Building tools, integrations, observability, and operational workflows with development-focused engineering practices.

Posted 8/9/2026full-timeManassas • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $101,303 - $188,135 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing automation workflows, scripting, and infrastructure tooling to enhance operational efficiency. Proficient in translating operational needs into technical solutions while ensuring secure coding practices and effective documentation.

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Python ScriptingCI/CD Pipeline ContributionLinux Systems TroubleshootingAPI IntegrationAutomation Workflow Development

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Hard Skills

ScriptingAutomationInfrastructure ToolingMonitoringObservabilityError HandlingValidationHealth ChecksTechnical DocumentationProblem-Solving

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Tools & Technologies

GitAnsibleTerraformJenkinsAzure DevOpsREST APIKubernetesCloudian HyperStoreS3-Compatible StorageBrocade Switches

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure-as-CodeContinuous ImprovementOperational EfficiencyIncident ResponseRoot Cause Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAzureDNSGoJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPythonSwiftTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain scripts, utilities, and automation workflows to reduce manual effort and improve infrastructure service delivery
Build and enhance internal tools, dashboards, reports, and self-service capabilities for operations, monitoring, provisioning, and incident response
Translate operational needs into practical automation and tooling solutions
Create integrations using APIs, command-line tools, web services, and automation interfaces
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, source control, testing, code reviews, and deployment processes
Troubleshoot automation workflows, Linux systems, APIs, networking, DNS, monitoring, and related infrastructure services
Automate provisioning, health checks, reporting, validation, maintenance, and compliance evidence collection
Develop reusable code, templates, playbooks, or modules for consistent infrastructure operations
Improve monitoring and observability through alerts, metrics, log collection, dashboards, and reporting automation
Collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, and operations teams
Apply secure coding and operational practices, including access control, secrets handling, auditability, error handling, and documentation
Create and maintain technical documentation, developer notes, standard operating procedures, and runbooks
Participate in production support, on-call activities, incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
Equivalent hands-on development, scripting, automation or infrastructure tooling experience will also be considered
Preferably 3–6 years of experience in foundational software development or scripting
Experience using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, JavaScript or a similar language
Basic understanding of Linux, networking, DNS, APIs, and infrastructure support concepts
Experience creating scripts, automation workflows, or small tools for operational or technical problems
Familiarity with Git, source control, CI/CD concepts, testing, and code review processes
Ability to read documentation, understand requirements, and translate operational needs into technical solutions
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Good written and verbal communication, including technical documentation, status updates, and operational reporting
Interest in operational efficiency through automation, tooling, integration, and continuous improvement
Swift is unable to sponsor employment authorization for this position now or in the future
Preferred: Cloudian HyperStore, S3-compatible storage, enterprise block storage, SAN fabrics, Brocade switches, HDS, HPE XP, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, REST API integrations, containers, Kubernetes, observability, infrastructure-as-code, secure development, secrets management, multi-site or multi-region storage, disaster recovery, and related certifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salary and bonus opportunity contingent on personal and company performance
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for employees and their families
Retirement plan plus matching 401k
Diverse and inclusive environment
Accessibility accommodations during recruitment
Opportunities for career paths and work across teams, departments, disciplines and countries
Exposure to knowledge, expertise and technologies