S3 Storage Engineer

Overview

On Site
Compensation information provided in the description
Full Time

Skills

Data Storage
Storage Engineering
Encryption
EMC
Performance Tuning
Microservices
Computer Networking
Communication
Customer Facing
Open Source
Terraform
Regulatory Compliance
Amazon Web Services
NetApp
Dell
Cloud Computing
Customer Engineering
Python
Analytics
Lifecycle Management
Migration
Amazon S3
SDK
Replication
Meta-data Management
Sales
Storage
Use Cases
Taxes
Life Insurance
Collaboration
Partnership
Business Transformation
Law

Job Details

Top Skills' Details
1. 5+ years of experience with object storage technologies, including AWS S3 (core concepts, SDKs, lifecycle rules, encryption, permissions)
2. Strong experience, preferably in Python (help with integrating two storage systems together)
3. Proven ability to dive into customer codebases, perform code reviews, and suggest improvements for S3 integration.
Description
TEKsystems is seeking a skilled and driven Storage Engineer with deep expertise in object storage platforms including AWS S3, NetApp StorageGRID, and Dell ECS. The ideal candidate will possess an understanding in development concepts, capable of going beyond infrastructure to analyze and review customer application code that integrates with S3-based storage systems. This is a great role combining storage engineering and developer advocacy, helping customers optimize performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency in their object storage environments
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of experience with object storage technologies, including:
o AWS S3 (core concepts, SDKs, lifecycle rules, encryption, permissions)
o NetApp StorageGRID
o Dell EMC ECS
Proven ability to dive into customer codebases, perform code reviews, and suggest improvements for S3 integrations
Familiarity with S3-compatible APIs, custom integrations, and performance tuning
Experience working with cloud-native application architectures, microservices, or containerized environments
Solid understanding of networking, storage architectures, and data durability strategies
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud object storage architectures
Prior customer-facing or consulting experience
Contributions to open-source S3-compatible tools or SDKs
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
Understanding of compliance and security models for object storage (e.g., object locking, WORM, KMS integration)
Additional Skills & Qualifications
** Must be able to work East Coast Hours
Key Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and support scalable S3-compatible storage solutions across AWS S3, NetApp StorageGRID, and Dell ECS platforms.
Troubleshoot and optimize S3 interactions, performance issues, or integration problems across cloud and on-prem environments.
Collaborate directly with customer engineering teams to review application code, ensuring best practices for S3 usage, data durability, and security.
Create tooling and automation (Python, Go, or similar) to assist with storage analytics, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
Drive architecture improvements and storage migration strategies based on customer needs and usage patterns.
Stay current with the S3 protocol ecosystem, SDK changes, and vendor-specific features (e.g., object locking, replication, metadata tagging).
Support pre-sales efforts and provide guidance on best-fit object storage solutions for enterprise use cases.
Experience Level
Expert Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of West Hartford, CT.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $100.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 30, 2025.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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