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The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies ... concepts. • Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification. Company : HDR is an employee ...

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As of May 31, 2026, the average hourly pay for entry level data storage in the United States is $37.43, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.59 and $40.38 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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AspectEntry Level Data StorageData Analyst
Required CredentialsAssociate degree or certifications in data management or storage systemsBachelor's degree in data science, statistics, or related field
Work EnvironmentIT departments, data centers, storage facilitiesOffice settings, analytics teams, business departments
Employer & Industry UsageTech companies, data centers, cloud service providersFinance, marketing, healthcare, and other industries

Entry Level Data Storage roles focus on managing and maintaining data storage systems, while Data Analysts interpret data to support business decisions. Both roles require technical knowledge but differ in their primary functions and work environments.

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Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1

Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1

HDR

Folsom, CA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 3 days ago


HDR rating

9.1

Company rating: 9.1 out of 10

Based on 55 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

20th of 351 rated engineering


Job description

Job Summary:
HDR is a company that values employee engagement and inclusion, striving to make a positive impact on the world. The Storage & Data Protection Engineer 1 will support day-to-day administration of storage policies and activities, monitor storage capacity and health, and assist with data protection capabilities and recovery tasks.
Responsibilities:
• Support day-to-day administration of vSAN storage policies, storage provisioning activities, and assigned storage service requests.
• Monitor storage capacity, utilization, and health across VCF environments; escalate threshold or performance concerns.
• Assist with routine operation of VCF-native data protection capabilities, including snapshots, replication, and recovery tasks.
• Perform basic backup job monitoring, restore validation support, and operational checks across storage and data protection platforms.
• Help execute standard recovery procedures and participate in disaster recovery preparation activities under guidance.
• Assist with storage performance analysis and remediation for standard workload issues.
• Maintain documentation for storage procedures, backup schedules, restore workflows, and operational runbooks.
• Follow approved change, security, and compliance processes for all storage and recovery activities.
• Participate in incident support and after-action documentation for storage or backup-related events.
• Develop working knowledge of adjacent VCF components that interact with storage services.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in infrastructure, systems, storage, backup, or virtualization administration/support.
• Foundational knowledge of enterprise storage concepts such as RAID, SAN, NAS, storage tiers, capacity, and resiliency.
• Foundational experience with VMware vSphere and basic familiarity with VMware vSAN.
• Basic understanding of backup, restore, replication, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Experience working with operational documentation, ticketing, and standard change procedures.
• Ability to learn and support technical systems in a structured enterprise environment.
Preferred:
• Exposure to VMware Cloud Foundation environments.
• Exposure to backup tools such as Commvault or Veeam.
• Familiarity with snapshot-based protection and replication concepts.
• Basic knowledge of public cloud storage concepts.
• Entry-level VMware or storage-related certification.
Company:
HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No. Founded in 1917, the company is headquartered in Omaha, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

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At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists.

Industry

Specialized design services

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Omaha, NE, US

Year founded

1917