Vultr

Storage Operations Engineer

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23 days ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level

Base Salary

$80k - $100k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Enhance the Ceph-based Cloud Storage system for stability, scalability, functionality, performance, and cost.
  • Participate in Ceph-based Cloud Storage design and architecture decisions.
  • Develop automation frameworks and infrastructure improvements for Cloud Storage.
  • Optimize metrics collection and alerting systems.
  • Monitor Cloud Storage infrastructure to maintain high availability and reliability.
  • Partner with Network and Operations teams on capacity expansion and maintenance windows.
  • Evaluate new technologies, storage features, and operational methods.
  • Research and develop features for Ceph-based Cloud Storage.
  • Document systems and processes, support knowledge sharing, and shadow or mentor team members as required.
  • Communicate effectively and work independently while collaborating with team members and stakeholders.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of extensive experience configuring, deploying, and managing distributed systems.
  • Fluency with Linux, including CentOS, RHEL, Debian, or Ubuntu.
  • Foundational knowledge of data structures and distributed systems concepts.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud hosting, object storage, and block storage concepts.
  • Experience tuning performance in virtualized environments.
  • Knowledge of server hardware, IPMI, and storage drives such as SATA and NVMe.
  • Strong automation and scripting experience with Python, Bash, PHP, or similar languages.
  • Hands-on experience with Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Salt, or similar automation tools.
  • Experience with Ceph or other software-defined storage systems is preferred.
  • Experience with logging, metrics, and time-series tools such as Prometheus, collectd, ELK, Grafana, Graylog, or Graphite is preferred.
  • Strong communication, time management, collaboration, and independent-work skills.

Benefits

  • Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums.
  • 401(k) plan matching 100% up to 4% with immediate vesting.
  • $2,500 annual professional development reimbursement.
  • Paid holidays and accrued paid time off with rollover.
  • Increased PTO at three- and ten-year anniversaries, a paid sabbatical every five years, and an annual anniversary bonus.
  • $500 first-year remote office setup stipend and $400 each following year.
  • Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month.
  • Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month and a company-paid Wellable subscription.
  • Applications are currently accepted from candidates residing in the listed U.S. states.

Tech Stack

AnsibleBashChefGrafanaGraphiteGraylogKubernetesLinuxPHPPrometheusPuppetPython

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