Ceph Storage Administrator / Operator

Job Title: Ceph Storage Operator / Ceph Administrator

Location: Bangalore, India (Hybrid 3 Days Onsite)

Duration: Contract

Please share your resume at Akhil.v@candid8.us

Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled Ceph Storage Operator/Administrator to manage, monitor, and optimize large-scale distributed storage systems. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Ceph clusters and will be responsible for maintaining performance, scalability, and reliability across storage infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure, and manage Ceph clusters (RADOS, RBD, CephFS, RGW).

• Monitor cluster health and ensure high availability and fault tolerance.

• Troubleshoot storage-related issues, including OSDs, MONs, MDS, RGW.

• Perform upgrades, scaling, and patching of Ceph environments.

• Implement performance tuning and optimization for large data workloads.

• Manage user access, quotas, and policies for CephFS and object storage.

• Integrate Ceph with OpenStack, Kubernetes, Proxmox, or other cloud platforms (if applicable).

• Automate operations using scripting (Python, Bash, Ansible, etc.).

• Ensure data security, backup, and disaster recovery strategies are in place.

• Maintain documentation and provide support to application/DevOps teams.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience with Ceph storage systems (minimum 2–3 years).

• Knowledge of Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) system administration.

• Experience with networking concepts (TCP/IP, VLANs, bonding, jumbo frames).

• Familiarity with containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker) – preferred.

• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

• Scripting knowledge in Bash/Python/Ansible.

• Understanding of data replication, erasure coding, snapshots, and tiering.

Good to Have:

• Experience with OpenStack, Proxmox, or VMware integration.

• Knowledge of backup solutions and disaster recovery with Ceph.

• Ceph certification or equivalent open-source contributions.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).