Senior Ceph Storage Engineer

GoDaddy•Austin, TX

19h•Remote

About The Position

We are looking for engineers to join the Global Storage Engineering team with a strong focus on Ceph. In this role, you would be engineering and deploying the latest storage technologies to enable object, block, and file workloads for our internal applications and private cloud. If you have strong dev/ops skills, love to solve complex and challenging problems, and want to participate in some of the most exciting open-source projects, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

4+ years of professional Ceph experience, architecting and building Ceph clusters from the ground up
4+ years of Ceph storage deployment, configuration, performance tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, integration, upgrades, and maintenance.
Experience working with Ceph Reef, showcasing proficiency in implementing and optimizing this version for enhanced storage performance and reliability.
3+ years of experience in Python scripting and automation.
4+ years of professional experience, efficiently managing large-scale Linux server environments.
Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their storage services.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
Experience with other distributed storage systems (e.g., GlusterFS, HDFS).
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

Architect and build Ceph clusters from the ground up, creating robust and scalable storage solutions that meet our organizational needs.
Help GoDaddy engineer, deploy, and maintain the next generation of Ceph storage technologies.
Play a key role in managing a large-scale Linux environment, ensuring seamless operations and optimal performance across our extensive infrastructure.
Work closely with internal teams on cross-functional projects to ensure that their assets are delivered quickly and with the highest quality.
Scope and model various workloads to deliver custom solutions based on GoDaddy product offering needs.