Storage Engineer / Storage Specialist

As an experienced Storage Engineer, you take ownership of the stable, secure, and sustainable operation of critical storage services. You independently plan, prioritize, and implement complex tasks while actively shaping and evolving our storage landscape. You design and refine BCM-related storage processes and solutions to ensure availability, recoverability, and organizational resilience. With a strong awareness of risks, you actively work to eliminate single points of failure in critical services. In the area of long-term storage, you operate and continuously develop solutions on high-latency media. You ensure data integrity, long-term availability, and well-structured operational processes, supported by clear and thorough documentation. At the same time, you manage and optimize our SAN infrastructure. You collaborate closely with neighboring infrastructure and service teams, contributing to incident, change, and lifecycle processes, and ensuring the reliability and performance of the overall IT environment.

ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading universities specialising in science and technology. We are renowned for our excellent education, cutting-edge fundamental research and direct transfer of new knowledge into society. Over 30,000 people from more than 120 countries find our university to be a place that promotes independent thinking and an environment that inspires excellence. Located in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, we work together to develop solutions for the global challenges of today and tomorrow.

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a comparable field—or equivalent professional experience

• Several years of experience operating critical IT infrastructures (Enterprise Storage, SAN, Long-Term Storage, Archiving, BCM)

• Strong expertise in Enterprise Storage and Tape Storage

• Advanced knowledge of SAN, Business Continuity Management, and Disaster Recovery

• Experience with Linux (RHEL) and strong Bash scripting skills

• Know-how in automation/scripting and structured operation of complex services

• Experience with lifecycle and IT service management processes

• Good German and advanced English skills