Storage Engineer

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Application closing date: January 7th 2026
The Human Technopole Foundation (HT) is an interdisciplinary research institute, created and supported by the Italian government, whose aim is to develop innovative strategies to promote human health and healthy aging through a multidisciplinary and integrated approach, combining genomics, computational biology, structural biology, neuroscience and health data science. HT scientists work together to enable interdisciplinary research and to create an open, collaborative environment to help promote life science research nationally and internationally. In line with its mission to serve the research community at large, HT operates National Facilities, specifically aimed at making HT’s technologies, methods and tools available to the national scientific community.
Job Position
Storage Engineer at the Data Centre Facility.
Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage enterprise storage solutions, including SAN (Storage Area Networks), NAS (Network Attached Storage), and object storage
Maintain the health of the storage systems of the ICT Infrastructure team
Monitor storage performance, capacity utilization and availability, ensuring optimal efficiency
Optimize storage tiering, deduplication, compression, and caching to enhance performance
Provide advice, plan and improve storage infrastructure and related systems
Deployment, configuration and management of new storage devices
Implement best practices for high availability (HA), load balancing, and disaster recovery (DR) in storage environments
Develop and maintain data protection strategies, including backup, replication and archival solutions
Manage snapshot policies, retention schedules and data recovery testing
Ensure compliance with institute data retention policies and regulatory requirements
Monitor storage health and proactively resolve performance issues
Perform emergency maintenance of storage-based systems
Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures for recurring storage incidents
Collaborate with ICT teams to troubleshoot storage-related issues affecting applications and databases
Provide documentation for storage deployments
Maintain operations documentation for storage-based platforms
Maintain up-to-date storage architecture diagrams, configurations and operational procedures
Enforce storage policies, documentation standards and operational guidelines
Create business documents for new storage-based offerings
Conduct training sessions and mentor junior ICT members on storage best practices
Design and implement storage systems that meet organizational requirements
Collaborate with other ICT teams to ensure seamless integration of storage systems with other technologies
Work on projects assigned
Monitor and implement security practices to safeguard storage infrastructures
Work with CyberSecurity team to enforce access controls, encryption and data integrity measures
Implement role-based access controls (RBAC) and audit logging to ensure compliance
Ensure storage infrastructures comply with relevant institutional policies and regulatory standards
Support audit processes and contribute to the development of security policies
Conduct storage vulnerability assessments and risk mitigation planning

Mandatory Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or a related field
At least 5 years of experience as a storage engineer in an enterprise environment
Expertise in enterprise storage technologies (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, SMB, S3)
Knowledge of backup and disaster recovery solutions (Bacula, Veeam, CommVault, etc.)
Good English communication skills, both written and spoken

Preferred Requirements

Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or a related field
Experience in managing Tape Libraries in an enterprise context
NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA)
Dell EMC Proven Professional – Storage Administrator
Hitachi Vantara Certified Specialist – Storage Solutions
AWS Certified Storage – Specialty
ITIL certification
Strong experience with enterprise storage platforms like, but not limited to, Dell EMC, NetApp, Hitachi, etc
Strong working knowledge in scale‑out storage solutions
Knowledge of cloud storage services (Azure Blob, AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage)
Knowledge of automation, preferably with tools like Ansible, Terraform, etc.
Scripting experience in Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.

Organizational and Social Skills

Strong problem‑solving skills with a proactive approach to storage performance and availability
Ability to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary ICT environment
Highly adaptable in dynamic, fast‑paced environments with a strong willingness to take on new challenges

Application Instructions
Send a full CV in English to recruitment@fht.org.
Benefits

Welfare plans
Canteen service
Work‑life balance provisions
Italian language training for foreigners
Parental leave up to 1 year and other support for new parents
Counseling

EEO Statement
Special consideration will be given to candidates who are part of the protected categories list, according to L. 68/99. The Foundation reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend, suspend, modify, revoke, or cancel this job posting without giving rise to any rights or claims whatsoever in favour of the candidates; the Foundation reserves, however, the right not to proceed with the awarding of the above‑described assignment due to the effect of supervening regulatory provisions and/or obstructive circumstances.
Additional Information
Number of positions offered: 1Contract offered: CCNL Chimico Farmaceutico, permanent‑employee levelSalary range: up to € 52k depending on candidate’s seniorityLocation: Milan
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