DevOps Engineer - DDN Labs

Overview

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. Data Direct Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management  cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

We are seeking a hands-on, self-motivated Dev Ops Engineer to support and manage our dedicated benchmarking and ISV lab environments. This role will oversee physical and virtual infrastructure, including Linux systems, containers, virtual machines, networks, and storage, with occasional travel to Colorado Spring Office for onsite system access and maintenance.

You will be a key enabler for high-performance benchmarking, AI workloads, and ISV testing, working closely with engineers and partners to ensure reliable and secure access to lab environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and manage a fleet ofLinux-based servers, including provisioning, monitoring, and patching
• Deploy and managevirtual machines (VMs)andcontainers(Docker/K8s), supporting diverse benchmarking workloads
• Configure and maintainnetwork infrastructure, including IP address management, routing, VLANs, and firewall rules
• Set up, maintain, and optimizestorage systems, including object, block, and NFS
• Coordinate and manage secureuser accessto lab systems and software environments
• Collaborate with internal teams to supportISV testing, performance benchmarks, and development efforts
• Own lab health, includinghardware lifecycle, physical troubleshooting, and environmental monitoring
• Travel toColorado lab siteas needed for hardware installation, maintenance, and validation
• Document procedures, topologies, and system configurations
• Support Dev Ops tooling and automation effortsusing CI/CD pipelines where applicable

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ yearsof hands-on experience with:
• Linux system administration
  • Networking(routing, subnets, firewalls, VLANs)
  • Virtualization(KVM, VMware, or similar)
  • Containers(Docker, Podman, Kubernetes)
  • Hardware troubleshooting(x86 servers, switches, cabling)
• Strong experience withshell scripting, basic automation, and infrastructure management tools
• Ability to workindependently, troubleshoot complex systems, and manage multiple priorities
• Hands-on withstorage constructs(RAID, NFS, LUNs, object stores)
• Willingness and ability totravel to Coloradoas required
• Excellent documentation and communication skills

Nice to Have:

• Experience withbenchmarking environmentsorISV certification labs
• Experience withDev Ops tooling(Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, etc.)
• Exposure toAI/ML workloads, HPC systems, or GPU-based systems
• Hands-on withstorage, or similar storage platforms

Salary Range for this role: $130,000 - $160,000

DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate…