Fortune Brands Innovations · 1 day ago
Storage/Backup/Cloud Architect
North Olmsted, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90K/yr - $143K/yr
8+ years expFortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. They are seeking a Lead Technical Consultant (Storage/Backup/Cloud Architect) to design, implement, and manage enterprise storage, backup, and recovery platforms, ensuring data protection and compliance requirements are met.
Consumer GoodsSecurity
Responsibilities
Architect and administer NetApp Storage Systems across NFS/SMB/iSCSI/FC, including capacity planning, performance tuning, and multiprotocol security
Design and operate NetApp SnapCenter for application-consistent protection (e.g., SQL, Oracle, VMware), including policy creation, scheduling, retention, and plug-in lifecycle management
Implement and support synchronous and asynchronous replication strategies (SnapMirror/SnapVault), including SnapMirror Active Sync (SM-BC) for zero-RPO workloads and metro-level HA; define intercluster peering, throttle/QoS, and failover runbooks
Lead remediation and upgrades (ONTAP releases, firmware), risk assessments, and DR exercises; maintain detailed diagrams and SOPs
Own the design, deployment, and day-to-day administration of the Commvault platform, including storage policies, dedupe, indexing, encryption, immutability, air-gapped copies, and multi-tier retention
Configure Metallic 365 for Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams), including role-based access, legal hold, and granular restore workflows
Engineer robust backup solutions for on-prem VMware (VADP-based) and file servers, including proxy sizing, CBT optimization, application-aware backups, and instant recovery
Implement Commvault Air Gap Protect for tamper-resistant, isolated copy workflows and Commvault Clean Room Recovery to support malware-free recovery validation, orchestration, and controlled reintegration
Establish monitoring/alerting, success SLAs, compliance reporting, and continuous improvement cadences
Design and operate VMware vSphere infrastructure leveraged by NetApp (FC/iSCSI datastores), including HA/DRS, lifecycle management, and performance troubleshooting
Integrate backup and replication with Azure (IaaS), leveraging storage immutability, cross-region strategies, and cost-optimized tiers; guide adoption of cloud-adjacent storage patterns (e.g., Azure NetApp Files when appropriate)
Support hybrid DR patterns (on-prem ↔ Azure), test plans, and failover/fallback runbooks
Lead discovery workshops, produce architecture proposals, and translate business outcomes into technical designs, effort plans, and success criteria
Direct day-to-day delivery (internal teams and partners), remove blockers, and ensure scope, quality, and timelines meet stakeholder expectations
Create clear Standard Work and SOPs for build/operate/run, including onboarding guides, change procedures, and recovery playbooks; keep artifacts current and auditable
Mentor engineers, promote best practices, and establish a culture of documentation, testing, and continuous improvement
Enforce least-privilege controls, credential vaulting, MFA, certificate hygiene, and audit logging across platforms
Define and track RTO/RPO targets, recovery assurance tests, and cyber-resilience KPIs; drive remediation of findings from tabletop and live exercises
Partner with InfoSec/GRC to align backup/restore, immutability, and DR controls to enterprise policies and regulatory requirements
Qualification
Required
8+ years in enterprise storage/backup with deep hands-on mastery of NetApp ONTAP, SnapCenter, SnapMirror (sync/async), and SnapMirror Active Sync
5+ years administering Commvault at scale, including Metallic 365, Air Gap Protect, Clean Room Recovery, VMware and file-server backups
Strong VMware vSphere expertise (VADP, proxies, CBT, datastore integration with NetApp)
Solid Azure experience (IaaS, storage tiers/immutability, network fundamentals, identity integration)
Proven leadership delivering complex programs, writing SOPs/Standard Work, and guiding cross-functional teams
Proficiency with automation (PowerShell, REST APIs; Python/Ansible a plus), and infrastructure-as-code patterns for repeatability
Benefits
Comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs
Robust health plans
A market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution
Product discounts
Flexible time off benefits
Adoption benefits
Numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates
Company
Fortune Brands Innovations
Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900M2022-03-28Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2011-10-04IPO
Leadership Team
Todd R. Teter
Senior Vice President and General Manager Global Plumbing Group House of Rohl
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