Ceph Storage Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Design, deploy and maintain Ceph clusters supporting large-scale production environments
• ▹Monitor and optimize cluster performance, capacity and reliability
• ▹Implement best practices for data durability, replication and recovery
• ▹Troubleshoot storage issues at scale
• ▹Manage lifecycle operations including upgrades, expansions and migrations
• ▹Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate Ceph with OpenStack and Kubernetes platforms
• ▹Automate operational workflows
• ▹Participate in on-call rotations to support critical production systems
• ▹Work directly with clients to fix their technical problems
• ▹Contribute to documentation

Requirements

• ▹Strong hands-on experience operating Ceph in production environments
• ▹Solid understanding of distributed storage concepts and architecture
• ▹Proficiency with Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals
• ▹Scripting experience with Python, Go, etc.
• ▹Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or ELK stack
• ▹Ability to diagnose performance bottlenecks and conduct root cause analysis
• ▹Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• ▹Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with OpenStack Cinder, Glance or Nova storage backends (strong plus)
• ▹Familiarity with Kubernetes persistent storage concepts
• ▹Contributions to Ceph or other open-source projects
• ▹Experience with automation tools such as Ansible or Terraform
• ▹Background in large-scale cloud infrastructure environments
• ▹Understanding of object storage protocols such as S3 or Swift

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Remote-first work environment
• ▹Professional development opportunities and conference attendance
• ▹Access to cutting-edge technology and infrastructure
• ▹Collaborative and inclusive team culture
• ▹Work with open-source technologies
• ▹Be part of the foundation of a growing company

About the company

VEXXHOST is a leading provider of cloud infrastructure solutions, offering OpenStack, Kubernetes, Zuul and MigrateKit.