IT Storage Engineer

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IT STORAGE ENGINEER

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X is seeking an experienced storage engineer with deep expertise in both enterprise storage platforms and high-performance computing (HPC) storage environments. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in performance-critical settings and is eager to build storage infrastructure supporting mission-critical workloads like simulation, telemetry, and test data processing. The ideal candidate will possess a hybrid skill set—combining enterprise storage experience with HPC expertise, particularly in designing low-latency RoCEv2 and Infini Band storage networks and deploying parallel file systems optimized for scale.

• Design, implement, and maintain storage infrastructure across multiple tiers: high-performance, capacity, archive, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery.
• Architect and operate high-throughput, low-latency storage fabrics using RoCEv2 and/or Infini Band for compute-intensive environments.
• Engineer and support parallel file systems (e.g., VAST, Lustre, BeeGFS) for high concurrency workloads in simulation and telemetry analysis.
• Administer storage systems including Net App, Pure Flash Array/Flash Blade, Cohesity, and Scality.
• Monitor and troubleshoot storage performance across the full stack: hardware, transport (RDMA), and protocol layers.
• Troubleshoot complex issues that require an understanding of the interaction of various protocols and operating systems.
• Manage storage access, data permissions, and access controls across different protocols and operating systems.
• Develop automation and tooling for monitoring, capacity utilization and planning, configuration management, and alerting.
• Define and enforce standards for storage deployment, performance tuning, and operational management.
• Collaborate with compute, networking, and application teams to align storage strategies with system architecture and workload requirements.
• Participate in scheduled maintenance, on-call rotation, and occasional physical installation of hardware.

• Experience with enterprise storage platforms:
  Net App, Pure Storage, Scality, Vast.
• Strong understanding of storage protocols: NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI.
• 5+ years of experience in IT storage engineering.
• Experience with client and server hardware/software, monitoring tools, enterprise networking, and virtualization.

• Mid-level experience with DFS administration.
• Deep knowledge of networking including RDMA, congestion control tuning, and lossless Ethernet.
• Experience automating infrastructure with Python, Power Shell, or Ansible.
• Familiarity with HPC schedulers (e.g., Slurm, LFS) and how storage tiers interact with job scheduling.
• 2+ years of experience deploying and supporting RoCEv2 or Infini Band-based storage infrastructure in HPC or latency-sensitive environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to explain complex designs in clear terms.
• Experience collaborating with virtualization teams as an infrastructure engineer.

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. Base salary is complemented by long-term incentives, potential discretionary bonuses, and the possibility to purchase company stock. You will also receive comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) plan, disability and life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

Employees may accrue paid vacation and holidays. Exempt employees are eligible for sick leave.

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X is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or other legally protected status.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or otherwise eligible to obtain required authorizations. Learn more about ITAR here.