Senior Software Systems Engineer – Storage

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Integrate high-performance NFS-based storage solutions, such as VAST and Dell PowerScale, into Kubernetes clusters utilizing CSI, storage classes, and persistent volumes.

• Optimize NFS mount options, nconnect/RDMA, Linux clients, and network configurations to support high-throughput, low-latency GPU/AI workloads.

• Deploy and manage storage services and operators efficiently.

• Oversee storage capacity, quotas, snapshots, and lifecycle management.

• Configure and enhance Linux systems for storage workloads, focusing on drivers, file-system structure, network optimization, and kernel parameters.

• Provide storage integration for k0s-based Kubernetes using Cluster API and K0rdent management/child-cluster architectures.

• Manage storage operations in completely disconnected air-gapped environments, addressing Harbor artifact/mirror connectivity and PKI/TLS requirements.

• Automate storage provisioning and configuration with Terraform/OpenTofu and GitOps pipelines using ArgoCD or Flux.

• Develop monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions for storage performance, capacity, and health.

• Troubleshoot and resolve performance, reliability, and scaling challenges throughout the storage stack.

• Establish operational standards and facilitate communication across teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or infrastructure operations.

• At least 5 years of experience in building and managing distributed production storage systems at scale.

• Practical experience with high-performance storage solutions such as VAST, Weka, DDN, or PowerScale.

• Solid understanding of Linux and Kubernetes storage fundamentals, including NFS and CSI.

• Extensive knowledge of Linux storage and networking, specifically in kernel and NFS-client layers.

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and GitOps methodologies.

• Proven ability to diagnose performance and reliability issues from end to end.

• Preference for candidates with bare-metal hardware experience.

• Hands-on experience with VAST and/or Dell PowerScale is highly desirable.

• Familiarity with GPUDirect Storage and RDMA/RoCE data paths is preferred.

• Experience with the Mirantis K0rdent stack, k0s, MKE, and Cluster API is advantageous.

• Knowledge of Ceph, object/S3 storage, and CSI driver operations is preferred.

• Experience in sovereign or high-security air-gapped environments is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Participation in conferences and collaborative working groups.

• Company outings, happy hours, hackathons, and tech talks.

• Competitive compensation package complemented by a robust benefits plan.

• Flexible remote work arrangement.