Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer (Software-Defined Storage & Kubernetes)
Help Build the Future of Enterprise Storage We're seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to help design, deploy, and scale a next-generation Software-Defined Storage (SDS) platform supporting modern analytics, AI, and data-intensive workloads.

This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on platform architecture, technology selection, and infrastructure strategy while working with cutting-edge storage and Kubernetes technologies. You'll be part of a highly technical team responsible for building resilient, scalable, cloud-native storage solutions that power enterprise-scale environments.

What You'll DoDeploy, configure, and operationalize software-defined storage solutions such as Ceph, MinIO, or similar platforms within Kubernetes environments

Evaluate emerging SDS technologies and contribute to platform architecture and engineering decisions

Develop automation for deployments, upgrades, and operational workflows using scripting and infrastructure tools

Create monitoring dashboards, alerting strategies, and operational runbooks to support highly available storage platforms

Perform performance benchmarking, scalability testing, and resiliency validation

Partner with infrastructure, security, platform, and application teams to integrate and harden storage solutions

Troubleshoot and resolve complex storage and infrastructure challenges in production environments

Contribute to architectural standards, documentation, and engineering best practices

Required Qualifications 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Storage Engineering, or a related discipline

Hands-on experience operating distributed or large-scale storage systems in production

Strong Linux systems administration experience

Bachelor's degree in a technical field preferred; equivalent practical experience will also be considered

Required Technical Skills Software-Defined Storage Experience deploying, administering, tuning, and troubleshooting SDS platforms such as:

CephMinIOSeaweedFSApache Ozone Similar distributed object storage technologies

Ceph experience is highly preferred

Kubernetes

Experience deploying and managing storage infrastructure in Kubernetes environments

Understanding of containerized infrastructure and storage integration patterns

Automation & Scripting Experience developing operational automation using:

Python Go Bash Similar  scripting languages

Distributed Systems Understanding of:

High availability architectures

Fault tolerance

Scalability principles

Distributed storage concepts

Nice-to-Have ExperienceS3-compatible object storage architectures and protocols

Observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Open Telemetry Helm  charts, Kubernetes Operators, and deployment automation frameworks

Storage security concepts including encryption, certificates, secrets management, and identity/access managementCI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Large-scale enterprise production environments AI, analytics, or data platform workloads

Why This Opportunity?

This role offers the chance to influence the development of a strategic storage platform from the ground up.

You'll work with modern cloud-native technologies, solve complex distributed systems challenges, and play a key role in shaping infrastructure that supports the next generation of analytics and AI solutions.

If you're passionate about Kubernetes, distributed storage, automation, and building highly scalable infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help build the storage foundation powering tomorrow's data and AI platforms.

Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of San Diego, CA.Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $70.00/hr individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and…