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Storage Operations Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
114 days ago
Salary
$80K - $110K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Storage Operations Engineer
Vultr
• Continually enhance the Ceph-based Cloud Storage System in terms of stability, scalability, functionality, performance and cost • Actively participate in the design and architecture decisions for Ceph-based Cloud Storage • Develop automation framework and improvements for our Ceph-based Cloud Storage infrastructure • Optimize existing metrics collection and alerting systems • Contribute to our internal documentation and knowledge base • Monitor Cloud Storage infrastructure to ensure high availability and reliability of our services • Partner with Network and Operations teams for capacity expansion and maintenance windows • Evaluate new technologies, advance storage features and new operational methodology to drive efficiency and effectiveness • Research and Develop cutting edge features for Ceph-based Cloud Storage • Participate in meetings as required • Job shadowing of new hires or other team members as required • Effectively communicate cross-functionally • Work independently as well as collaborate with team members and project stakeholders
Job Requirements
- Problem solving skills using foundational data structures and distributed systems concepts
- Fluent in Linux (CentOS/RHEL/Debian/Ubuntu)
- 3+ years and extensive experience configuring, deploying, and managing distributed systems
- Hands on experience with cloud hosting, object storage, and block storage concepts
- Experience with performance tuning in virtualized environments
- Knowledge of server hardware including IPMI and storage drives (SATA, NVMe)
- Strong automating and scripting experience (Python/Bash/PHP/etc)
- Hands on experience with automation tools (Puppet/Ansible/Chef/Salt/etc)
- Proficiency with the following:
- Experience with Ceph or other software defined storage a plus
- Experience with logging, metrics, and time series: Prometheus, collectd, ELK, Grafana, Graylog, Graphite, etc. a plus
- Effective Communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- The ability to manage work independently
- Strong collaboration skills
Benefits
- 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
- 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
- Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
- 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
- Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
- $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
- Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
- Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
- Company paid Wellable subscription
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