Storage Platform Engineer

Lilly • Indianapolis, IN

3d • $64,500 - $158,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Cloud and Connectivity organization is actively looking for a Storage Platform Engineer to join them. This role involves influencing the strategy, engineering, and development of storage computing capabilities for both on-premise and cloud hosting. The engineer will be a senior member of the storage platform team, collaborating with the global storage product owner on the storage strategy for on-premises private cloud and public IaaS Storage services. The role also involves improving cloud storage infrastructure services, focusing on availability and reliability through repeatable patterns, new architectural designs, and enhanced observability to prevent outages. Additionally, the position will provide guidance and direction to global Lilly SMEs and outsourced operations for daily tasks.

Requirements

• Technical expertise and leadership to turn ideas and concepts into solutions.
• Technical leadership developing new enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions and leading the deployment at multiple global locations.
• Familiarity with storage technologies including design and implementation of Geographically Dispersed setup.
• Strong Hands-on experience performing troubleshooting and storage system administration with automated infrastructure availability and resiliency at enterprise scale up to the AI/ML frameworks.
• Experience managing, optimizing, and upgrading backup environment and its schedules strategies with a focus on Dell backup solutions like Data Domain, PPDM and Avamar.
• Knowledge and experience utilizing configuration management and automation tools such as Git, Jenkins, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Some proficiency in at least one scripting language such as Bash, Python, or equivalent.
• Consistent track record of high quality, agile focused, team-based solution delivery.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills, working across global and diverse teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related technical field.
• 5+ years’ experience as a Storage Engineer or Platform OS Engineer with storage experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading a global large-scale Infrastructure project.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Dell SAN and NAS storage, Linux, or Cloud certifications are a bonus, or we are willing to help you develop.
• Learn about new technologies, AI/ML based HPC, large scale GPU clustering, Infrastructure as Code, and Enterprise Scale Hyper Cloud providers, agile ways of working, and willingness to become an expert.

Responsibilities

• Influence the strategy, engineering, and development of Storage computing capabilities for On-premise and Cloud hosting.
• Work with the global storage product owner on the storage strategy for on-premises private cloud and public IaaS Storage services.
• Improve cloud Storage infrastructure service, focusing on availability and reliability.
• Implement repeatable patterns, new architectural designs, and improvements in observability to prevent outages.
• Provide guidance and direction for global Lilly SMEs and outsourced operations to execute daily operations.
• Accelerate initiatives in areas such as AI/ML acceleration, Infrastructure AI OPS automation, cloud IaaS management, and cloud infrastructure as code.
• Build secure, resilient, and reliable hybrid cloud services using proactive, predictive, and automated capabilities.
• Develop new enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions and lead their deployment at multiple global locations.
• Perform troubleshooting and storage system administration with automated infrastructure availability and resiliency at enterprise scale.
• Manage, optimize, and upgrade backup environments and their schedule strategies, with a focus on Dell backup solutions.
• Utilize configuration management and automation tools.
• Deliver solutions in a team-based, agile manner.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• life insurance and death benefits
• certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior