AHEAD is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant to join the Storage Delivery team. This is a customer-facing, delivery-focused role responsible for leading the design, implementation, migration, and optimization of enterprise storage solutions across data center and cloud environments. The candidate for this role must have extensive experience leading, designing, deploying, and testing modern data center, Cloud, and hybrid storage infrastructure.
The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on experience across block, file, object, and unstructured data storage; strong SAN and data mobility skills; and the ability to lead complex delivery workstreams from discovery through execution. This role is well suited for a senior consultant who can translate business and technical requirements into practical solutions, execute with quality, and serve as a trusted advisor to both customers and internal teams.
This position is remote and expected to support project-based delivery, maintenance windows, and occasional after-hours work tied to migrations, cutovers, and escalations.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the design and implementation of enterprise storage solutions for performance, scalability, recoverability, and operational simplicity across on-premises and cloud environments.
Plan and execute file, object, and unstructured data migrations, technology refreshes, and data mobility initiatives with minimal business disruption.
Lead block storage migrations including interoperability analysis, LUN mapping, zoning, masking, multipathing validation, replication planning, cutover execution, rollback preparation, and post-migration validation.
Design and deploy data center and cloud storage platforms including Dell PowerMax/VMAX, PowerScale/Isilon, PowerStore, NetApp ONTAP and StorageGRID, Pure FlashArray and FlashBlade, Nasuni, Cloudian, and related technologies.
Design, configure, and deploy SAN infrastructure including Cisco and Brocade Fibre Channel switching.
Support and troubleshoot replication and business continuity technologies such as SRDF, SyncIQ, Pure replication, SnapMirror, and other array-based data protection tools.
Serve as the primary technical lead during delivery engagements, customer meetings, cutovers, and escalation events.
Collaborate with project managers, architects, sales teams, and customer stakeholders to align scope, timelines, risks, and technical outcomes.
Develop high-quality technical documentation including solution designs, implementation plans, migration runbooks, as-built documentation, and knowledge transfer materials.
Mentor junior consultants and promote delivery consistency, technical quality, and customer satisfaction across the team.
Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery methods through automation, reusable tooling, documentation standards, and practical use of AI-enabled productivity tools.
Skills Required
10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise storage infrastructure delivery, professional services, or complex customer-facing consulting environments.
Strong experience with enterprise storage platforms such as Dell EMC PowerMax/VMAX, PowerScale/Isilon, Unity, PowerStore, Pure Storage, NetApp, Nasuni, Cloudian, and similar technologies.
Proven experience with SAN design, deployment, migration, and interoperability analysis.
Strong hands-on experience with unstructured data migration tools and methods, including platforms such as Komprise, DataDobi, and native migration tooling.
Experience migrating SMB and NFS workloads, including multiprotocol environments and associated dependencies.
Deep understanding of file, object, block, and cloud storage environments, including lifecycle assessment, planning, and migration.
Experience designing and supporting storage solutions across major hyperscale cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
Strong Automation and scripting skills for automating infrastructure and operational workflows using tools such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript, Ansible, Terraform, or Jenkins.
Strong troubleshooting skills across storage arrays, hosts, switches, connectivity layers, and backup ecosystems.
Experience supporting Windows, Linux, and virtualized infrastructure environments.
Working knowledge of Active Directory and DNS as they relate to storage and file services delivery.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain risks, decisions, and recommendations to both technical and business stakeholders.
Strong documentation skills, including solution documentation, diagrams, implementation plans, and as-built deliverables.
Experience leading technical workstreams independently on multi-phase or high-complexity customer engagements.
Experienced with AI productivity tools such as Copilot and practical uses of AI to improve delivery quality, speed, and consistency.
Holds relevant partner or vendor certifications across storage, SAN, cloud, or data mobility technologies.
Experience mentoring consultants and helping raise delivery standards across a broader team.
Success Profile
Takes technical ownership of delivery engagements and leads as a subject matter expert.
Delivers projects with strong quality, clear communication, and minimal unplanned disruption.
Builds credibility quickly with customer engineering teams and internal AHEAD stakeholders.
Identifies risks early, communicates clearly, and drives issues through resolution.
Balances deep technical execution with customer service, business awareness, and team collaboration.
Strong Mentoring capabilities to teach and mentor less qualified individuals.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise storage infrastructure delivery or professional services
- Experience with Dell EMC PowerMax/VMAX, PowerScale/Isilon, Unity, PowerStore, Pure Storage, NetApp ONTAP and StorageGRID, Nasuni, Cloudian
- Proven SAN design, deployment, migration, interoperability analysis, zoning, masking, and multipathing validation
- Experience with unstructured data migration tools such as Komprise and DataDobi and native migration tooling
- Experience migrating SMB and NFS workloads including multiprotocol environments
- Experience designing and supporting storage across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
- Strong automation and scripting skills using Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript, Ansible, Terraform, or Jenkins
- Experience supporting Windows, Linux, and virtualized infrastructure environments
- Working knowledge of Active Directory and DNS as they relate to storage and file services
- Experience with replication and business continuity technologies (SRDF, SyncIQ, Pure replication, SnapMirror) and backup ecosystems
- Strong troubleshooting skills across storage arrays, hosts, switches, connectivity layers, and backup systems
- Experience leading technical workstreams independently on multi-phase or high-complexity engagements
- Strong documentation skills including solution designs, implementation plans, migration runbooks, and as-built deliverables
- Experience mentoring consultants and promoting delivery quality and consistency
- Relevant partner or vendor certifications across storage, SAN, cloud, or data mobility technologies
- Experience using AI productivity tools (e.g., Copilot) to improve delivery quality and speed
AHEAD Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AHEAD and has not been reviewed or approved by AHEAD.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) contributions are matched dollar-for-dollar on the first $5,000 each year, with matching made each pay period and immediate 100% vesting. This structure signals above-standard employer support for retirement savings.
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Affordable Benefits — Medical options include low employee premiums for PPO and HDHP plans, and the HDHP adds employer HSA funding plus a dollar-for-dollar HSA match up to stated amounts. Dental and vision plans list very low per-paycheck costs, helping keep overall healthcare spend manageable.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — No-cost telemedicine (including virtual mental health when enrolled), free Calm access for the employee and dependents, and an EAP with counseling are included. Company-paid life and disability plus voluntary protections (legal/ID, pet insurance) and other extras round out a comprehensive set of supports.
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