Principal Systems Engineer
Teciem · TCMi - Bengaluru ·
- Seniority
- Principal
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 15+ years
Teciem · TCMi - Bengaluru ·
The Work We Do
Teciem designs, builds, and delivers treasury and capital markets software solutions for financial institutions worldwide. We serve banks of every size and geography, offering the right setup for the right need.
Our solutions are designed to replace multiple disconnected systems with one complete, front-to-back platform, helping customers to capture trading and business opportunities quickly, clearly and with control. We cover the entire trading lifecycle, ensuring that everything - from execution to position keeping, to risk management – runs smoothly.
With decades of experience and one of the largest, most diverse client bases in the industry, we turn deep industry knowledge into software that covers most asset classes, meets complex real-world treasury and capital market's needs, and adapts as markets evolve.

What will you contribute?
As a Principal Storage Systems Engineer, you will serve as the recognized technical expert for enterprise storage platforms, with deep expertise across NetApp technologies including NetApp CVO (Cloud Volumes ONTAP), NetApp on‑premises arrays, and Azure NetApp Files. You will design, operate, and optimize global storage infrastructures that support mission‑critical workloads across hybrid environments.
In this role, you will drive strategy, architecture, performance engineering, automation, and modernisation initiatives, helping shape the technical direction for storage services across the organization. You will collaborate with cross‑functional engineering, cloud, operations, and architecture teams to deliver innovative, scalable, and resilient storage solutions.
Your contribution will include providing technical thought leadership, solving complex problems with broad business impact, and influencing storage strategy and standards across multiple products and business segments.
Responsibilities & Deliverables:
Architecture & Design
- Lead architecture, design, and capacity planning of storage platforms including NetApp CVO, on‑premises NetApp systems, and Azure NetApp Files.
- Develop and maintain storage service roadmaps, standards, best practices, and automation frameworks aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements to enhance performance, resilience, security, and operational efficiency.
Implementation & Operations
- Oversee deployment, configuration, upgrades, and lifecycle management of enterprise storage systems across on‑prem and cloud environments.
- Ensure top‑quality delivery of storage‑related projects, collaborating closely with project managers and engineering teams.
- Drive troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and resolution of complex performance or availability issues affecting storage services.
Automation, Optimization & Monitoring
- Develop automation to streamline provisioning, data protection, and DR workflows.
- Optimize storage performance, cost, and efficiency, leveraging analytics, telemetry, and capacity forecasting tools.
- Integrate storage platforms with enterprise monitoring systems, ensuring complete observability across all tiers.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Act as a technical advisor to cloud, compute, database, and operations teams during design, implementation, and incident response.
- Lead complex technical initiatives with organization‑wide impact, providing guidance across multiple products and business segments.
- Communicate complex ideas and influence senior stakeholders to adopt recommended solutions and strategies.
Documentation & Compliance
-Produce and maintain architecture documents, runbooks, technical specifications, testing protocols, and operational guides.
-Ensure alignment with ITIL practices, including change, incident, and problem management workflows.
-Support audit and compliance initiatives for infrastructure controls and data protection.
Required Experience:
Technical Expertise
- Extensive hands‑on experience architecting, deploying, and operating NetApp storage platforms ( NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO), NetApp ONTAP on‑prem systems (AFF, FAS), Azure NetApp Files (ANF))
- Deep understanding of ONTAP features (SnapMirror, SnapVault, FlexClone, QoS, FabricPool, NAS/SAN protocols, security hardening).
- Strong experience with hybrid cloud storage integration, data migration, replication, and disaster recovery solutions.
- experience with monitoring thanks to Grafana for NetApp (Harvest, Cloud Insights, Dashboards) and with automation with NetApp API expertise using PowerShell (ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit, REST API automation)
Platform & Infrastructure Skills
- Proficiency with automation and scripting (PowerShell, REST APIs, Python preferred).
- Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure across Windows/Linux, virtualization (VMware), networking, and identity platforms (Active Directory/LDAP).
- Solid understanding of cloud environments, especially Microsoft Azure.
Professional & Framework Experience
- Experience operating within ITIL‑aligned environments (Incident/Problem/Change Management).
- Ability to design and support large‑scale, business‑critical infrastructure with high availability and resilience.
- Required Professional Experience: 10–15+ Years
Soft Skills & Leadership
- Ability to lead cross‑functional technical initiatives involving high risk and complexity.
- Strong communication skills to explain advanced concepts and influence stakeholders at senior levels.
- Demonstrated capacity for innovation, conceptual thinking, and solving unique problems with broad business impact.

Diverse Minds, Shared Ambition
At Teciem, we believe that our strength comes from the diversity of our people. Different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences fuel our innovation and help us build solutions that truly make a difference in the world of financial technology.
We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, heard, and empowered to grow. Here, you can bring your whole self to work, contribute your unique ideas, and be part of a team driven by shared ambition.
We welcome talent from all walks of life and encourage applications from individuals of all genders, races, ages, abilities, identities, and beliefs. Together, we’re shaping a culture where diversity isn’t just celebrated — it’s essential to our success.