Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager – Storage Engineering & SAN Protocols to lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for the design, development, qualification, and optimization of enterprise block storage technologies.

In this role, you will provide technical and people leadership across SAN, Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, NVMe-oF, and ONTAP-based storage solutions. You will drive engineering execution, influence technical direction, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver highly available, scalable, and enterprise-ready storage capabilities.

Job Requirements

- Engineering Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of experienced storage engineers and developers while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance engineering culture.
- SAN & Block Storage Strategy: Drive technical direction and execution across Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NVMe/FC, and NVMe/TCP technologies.
- Technical Execution: Own engineering deliverables from architecture and development through qualification, integration, and General Availability (GA).
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management, QA, Support, and other engineering teams to deliver complex storage capabilities and New Product Introduction (NPI) programs.
- Storage Architecture: Provide technical leadership in areas such as LUN provisioning, igroups, multipathing, fabric zoning, high availability, storage virtualization, and data protection.
- Performance & Reliability: Drive improvements across storage performance, scalability, availability, resiliency, and interoperability.
- Enterprise Integration: Guide integration and interoperability of block storage solutions with platforms such as Linux/RHEL,
- Windows Server, VMware ESXi/vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Cisco infrastructure.
- Technical Problem Solving:



Lead resolution of complex system-level issues

Education

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 10 years of experience in enterprise storage, systems software, or storage engineering.
- 2–4 years of people management or engineering leadership experience, preferably leading senior engineers.
- Strong hands-on technical background in SAN and block storage architectures.
- Deep understanding of Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NVMe-oF, NVMe/FC, and/or NVMe/TCP.
- Strong understanding of SAN fabrics, multipathing, zoning, LUN management, storage networking, and high-availability architectures.
- Experience with Linux/RHEL and at least one additional enterprise environment such as VMware ESXi/vSphere or Windows Server.
- Strong understanding of storage performance, scalability, reliability, and troubleshooting in large enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex engineering programs and collaborate across geographically distributed teams.

At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age,



race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.

Why You'll Thrive at NetApp

At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.

NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.

Our culture

We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance skilled ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.

If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now.

Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.

AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support—rather than replace—human decision-making.

📌 Engineering Manager (Storage & SAN) (Bengaluru)
🏢 NetApp
📍 Bengaluru