Top 10 Companies Hiring for Data Storage Jobs

The growth of data across industries is creating demand for technology professionals who specialize in data storage.

Data storage careers are expected to grow 5% in the U.S. from 2018 to 2028 and produce 18,200 job opportunities, according to Zippia.

See below to learn all about the top companies looking to fill jobs related to data storage and a sampling of their current openings:

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1. IBM

Armonk, New York-based IBM is a leader in computing and storage solutions. They continue to grow and change in the storage space, with a variety of products and services in their storage portfolio.

IBM believes employees should apply their intelligence, reason, and science to increase business productivity. IBM won the Best Career Growth Award by Comparably.

Storage job openings

• Storage software sales specialist (U.S.)
• Commercial storage specialist (U.S.)
• zOS/MVS storage specialist (Japan)

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision choices
• Prescription drug, behavioral health, life, and disability benefits
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Mental health assistance
• Express service for traveling mothers
• Adoption and surrogacy assistance program
• Special care for children assistance services
• Human resources (HR) benefits
• 401k plan
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

2. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

The portfolio of Spring, Texas-based Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) includes solutions for data storage.

HPE is ranked 19th in the  list of “Top Companies to Work For” by Fortune in 2022, and HPE has an 87% approval rating from their employees. 

Storage job openings

• Storage and backup consultant (India)
• Storage pre-sales (U.S.)
• Storage category manager (U.S.)

Benefits

• Life insurance, accident insurance, and disability insurance
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• PTO
• On-site fitness centers
• Subscription to Headspace
• Parental leave
• Concierge specialist helps book vacations, help at home, and find the perfect gift
• Adoption and surrogacy assistance
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• 401k match

3. Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Seattle-based Amazon Web Services (AWS), part of parent company Amazon, large cloud computing portfolio includes a focus on data storage.

Employees also rate AWS 4.5 out of 5 stars at Glassdoor, and Amazon received “World’s Best Employers” by Forbes. 

Storage job openings

• Front-end engineer, AWS storage gateway (U.S.)
• Storage solutions architect, energy accounts, WWSO storage (U.S.)
• Solutions architect, storage (U.S.)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company-paid basic life and accidental death insurance
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Free Employee Assistance Program
• PTO
• The Amazon Career Choice Program
  • pre-pays 95% of the cost of tuition, textbooks, and related fees
• Adoption assistance
• Fully paid maternity and parental leave options 
• Online resources for parents whose children struggle with developmental disabilities
• Flexible spending accounts for employees and dependents
• 401k plan
• Restricted stock units (RSU)

4. Dell Technologies

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell Technologies’ broad technology portfolio features various data storage offerings, and the company is a leader in the storage market.

Employees give Dell 4 out of 5 stars for work environment at Indeed, and they were recognized as “Best Places to Work” by DEI.

Storage job openings

• Systems engineer unstructured data solutions (U.S.)
• Software principal engineer/data engineer (U.S.)
• Storage inside associate system engineer (Japan)

Benefits

• Vision, health, disability, pet, dental, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Health savings account (HSA) 
• On-site clinic
• PTO
• Employee assistance program
• Gym on-site
• Maternity and paternity leave
• On-site mothers’ room
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• Financial and retirement
• 401k plan
• Pet-friendly workplace

5. NetApp

San Jose-based NetApp is a hybrid cloud data services and data management company with a focus on data storage.

At NetApp, 77% of employees rate the company as a great place to work, according to Great Place to Work. 

Storage job openings

• Storage support engineer metrocluster (Germany)
• Technical support engineer, storage (Ireland)
• Software engineer (data protection) (U.S.)

Benefits

• Health, life, pet, vision, disability, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Wellness programs
• Commuter benefits
• PTO
• Family medical leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Backup child and elder care
• Flexible work schedule
• 401k plan
• Diversity program

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6. Veritas

Santa Clara, California-based Veritas is a multicloud data management company with various data storage offerings.

At Veritas, 82% of employees would recommend the company as an employer, according to Glassdoor. 

Storage job openings

• Data engineer (U.S.)
• Data privacy operations manager (U.K.)
• Technical support engineer (U.S.)

Benefits

• Dental, vision, health, and life insurance
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Work from home policy
• Gym reimbursements
• Tuition reimbursement
• Maternity and paternity leave
• PTO
• 401K plan

7. Oracle

Austin, Texas-based Oracle features data storage as part of its large Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) portfolio.

Oracle was named one of the “Best Workplaces for Innovators” by Fast Company. Oracle was also listed as “World’s Best Employers” by Forbes.

Storage job openings

• Senior technical support engineer (IC3), Solaris cluster/storage drivers, connectivity (India)
• Senior product manager, storage (U.S.)
• Principal kernel-level storage management (U.S.)

Benefits

• Life and accidental death and dismemberment, health, vision, dental, and legal insurance
• Health saving account (HSA)
• Gender-affirming benefits
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Wellthy (mental health program)
• Reimbursement for student loans and refinancing
• Adoption and surrogacy assistance
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Bereavement leave
• 401K plan
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• PTO

8. Western Digital

San Jose-based Western Digital is a leading data storage manufacturer.

Western Digital was recognized as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” by Ethisphere. 

Storage job openings

• Senior director, HDD product management,  storage-as-a-service (U.S.)
• Director, information technology storage operations (India)
• Senior manager of data science (Thailand)

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, dental, and vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• On-site clinic
• Gym on-site
• PTO
• Employee assistance program
• On-site mothers’ room
• Maternity leave and paternity leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• 401k plan

9. Fujitsu

Tokyo-based Fujitsu Limited is an information and communications technology equipment and services corporation, including data storage technology.

Fujitsu was recognized as one of the “Top 50 Employers for Women” by Times and “Top 100 LGBT-Inclusive Employers” by Stonewall. 

Storage job openings

• System administrator,  hybrid IT, schwerpunkt storage/SAN (Germany)
• European product manager, online storage (U.K.)
• Technical trainer for server and storage solutions (Germany)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability programs
• PTO and holidays
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Legal assistance
• Financial security plan
• 401k plan

10. Lenovo

The large technology portfolio by Beijing-based Lenovo features enterprise-grade data storage solutions.

Lenovo was named the winner of the “Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year – More Than 2,500 Employees” by the Stevie Awards. 

Storage job openings

• Storage development engineer (U.S.)
• Solution architect, storage and servers (U.S.)
• EMEA premier storage engineer, EPS (Slovakia)

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drugs, dental, life, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability assistance
• Two dental checkups per year
• Annual eye exam
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Mental health support
• Bright Horizons (child and elder care)
  • Available 24/7 to all U.S. employees
  • Back-up short-term and emergency child/elder care
• Video tutoring
• Legal assistance
• Commuter benefits
• Lenovo Savings Plan 401k

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