SAN Software Engineer

Description:Job Summary:As a Software Engineer you will work as part of a team responsible for actively participating in driving product development and strategy. In addition, you will participate in activities that include testing and debugging of operating systems that run NetApp storage applications. As part of the Research and Development function, the overall focus of the group is on competitive market and customer requirements, technology advances, product quality, product cost and time-to-market. Software engineers focus on enhancements to existing products as well as new product development.The SAN SCSI Target Software Engineer is responsible for the design, development, debug and support of SAN SCSI Target interfaces and virtualization elements in Data ONTAP. The individual will work closely with other members of the SAN development, SAN QA and SAN interoperability teamsEssential Functions:- A major part of your responsibility will be to participate in any and/or all phases of the product development cycle from product definition and design, through implementation including:- Testing- Test automation- Debugging- Reliability - Performance analysis- Critical and/or high visibility customer support- As part of a team, you will lead and participate in technical discussions within the immediate group and across functions, where evaluating and executing design and development plans for products are reviewed. - You will have direct influence on the decisions and outcomes related to project direction.Required Technical Capabilities Storage technologies SCSI Command Set SCSI Target Implementation SAN systems development and integration High-availability storage - failover/failback between controllers Storage virtualization Clustered / scalable storageDesired Technical Capabilities RAID Block-based storage virtualization iSCSI, FC, and Infiniband Protocols and Transports TCP/IP offload Multiprocessor kernel Kernel experience in Unix, Linux, BSD or other Unix derivatives Device drivers SCSI, SAS, and SATA protocolsIndustry standards General storage standards knowledge Familiarity with IEFT (iSCSI) Familiarity with T10 (SCSI Interfaces)Education and Experience: BSCS/CE/EE or relevant area required. MSCS/CE/EE preferred. 7 + years of experience. Strong programming skills. Skills in C, C++, and Java desired. UNIX or Linux based OS systems software development experience Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation skills. Strong engineering development process skills. Ability to work independently and to collaborate in a team environmentQualifications:- Results-oriented engineer with the ability to drive projects to successful completion. The ability to provide work breakdown into individual tasks, accurately estimate the duration of those tasks, and manage the execution of the tasks.- High level design, detailed design, implementation/coding and development testing of new SAN functionality within the ONTAP product line.- Work with customer support to resolve customer satisfaction issues. Effectively drive a project to technical conclusion through the quality assurance cycle. Develop comprehensive, well-written functional and design specifications. Interact with local and remote teams to achieve consensus on technical and project issues. Drive ease-of-use into various levels of SAN technology from storage management user interfaces down to low-level storage foundation.Requirements:- Strong oral and written communication skills are essential.- Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment and demonstrate strong influencing and leadership skills.- Experience in software design and development.- A strong understanding of complex concepts related to computer architecture, data structures and programming practices.- Ability to develop longer-range project plans and schedules for individual or work for a small team.Responsibility and Interaction:Responsibility: - The tasks this individual is responsible are often unstructured and the issues addressed are less defined requiring new perspectives and creative approaches.- This individual will apply attained experiences and knowledge in solving problems that are complex in scope requiring in-depth evaluation. - Demonstrate good judgment in solving problems as well as identifying problems in advance, and proposing solutions.Interaction: - This individual must work effectively with staff to vice-president level employees within the function, across functions and with external parties. - Limited supervision and direction is provided, as this individual can operate, drive results and set priorities independently. - The ideal candidate will be a proactive contributor and subject matter expert.- To be successful, this individual must demonstrate favorable results through regular leadership and influencing others.Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experienceTo learn more about NetApp employee benefits go to: http://www.netapp.com/jobs/benefits.htmlJob Location: Research Triangle Park, NCJob Number: RUSANAP2126-593816Company URL: http://www.netapp.comCompany Profile:NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that help accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency. Our dedication to principles of simplicity, innovation, and customer success has made us one of the fastest-growing storage and data management providers today.Customers around the world choose us for our "go beyond" approach and broad portfolio of solutions for business applications, storage for virtual servers, disk-to-disk backup, and more. Our solutions provide nonstop availability of critical business data and simplify business processes so you can deploy new capabilities with confidence and get to revenue faster than ever before. You can rely on our industry-leading solutions to lower the cost of protecting your data, business, and reputation.We bring together the industry's best partners and technology to deliver services that help you maximize what you are getting from your infrastructure. Our collaborative approach, working as one team with one goal, means that you get a solution that is just right for you-on time and on budget. To support your global business, we provide highly-responsive support in local languages. From London to Austin, from Bangalore to Tokyo, well work with you to solve your problems and help you reach your goals.Discover our passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com