Ceph Storage Engineer

Job Description

Duration - 8 months with extension&

Visa- USC/GC

Position Summary:

Our Client is looking for a Senior Storage Engineer to assist with the implementation and operation of an on-premise Ceph storage cluster. Duties will include configuring services such as the Ceph file system and RADOS object gateway, investigating performance issues, and planning future hardware acquisition to grow the existing cluster.

Principal Duties:

1. Assist with the deployment and configuration of CephFS

2. Monitor for issues and performance concerns with the file systems, clients, or the underlying infrastructure

3. Integrate Ceph with our backup solution

4. Advise and monitor the integration of the file system with HPC compute machines running Linux

5. Write documentation for the cluster and its setup both for internal use (for cluster administrators) and external use (for our end-users, the researchers using the file system for various research activities)

6. Analyze researchers use cases and help them adjust their workflow or tune the system towards their goals

Qualifications

At least one year experience with Ceph and the Ceph file system is required.

Advanced knowledge of Linux system administration and performance monitoring is required.

Excellent verbal, analytical, project management and technical problem solving skills.

Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.

Strong work ethic to collaborate as a group, but also can carry a project to its end with minimal direction on your own.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of networking concepts such as the OSI model, DNS, firewalls, proxies, load

Balancing is required. Advanced concepts like BGP, VXLAN, and the Cisco/ARISTA/SONiC

platforms are a plus.

Experience with programming languages such as C, C++

Golang, Rust are desirable.

Experience with Kubernetes and CSI plugins is a plus.

Familiarity with the Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stack is a plus.