IBM Storage Scale​/Storage Engineer III

Overview

The Enterprise Storage Engineer delivers and supports Enterprise Storage solutions using IBM Flash System Storage, MDS SAN switches, and IBM Scale GPFS running on RHEL.

• Administer, configure, and design storage solutions based on IBM Storage Scale (formerly IBM Spectrum Scale & GPFS).
• Troubleshoot complex problems within multi-petabyte storage and backup environments connected to large data analytic/ETL environments.
• Automate provisioning and configuration tasks for large-scale infrastructure using platforms and tools such as Ansible Automation Platform and Git Lab.
• Monitor infrastructure health and respond promptly to hardware and software issues.
• Support and maintain technology standards, processes, and policies related to on-premises and cloud infrastructure within the scope of the role.
• Contribute to large bank projects by providing consultancy on data processing infrastructure architectures.
• Produce and maintain comprehensive documentation describing hardware and infrastructure setups, including maintaining a highly available Scale cluster environment.

• Support the research, testing, and implementation of storage solutions while participating in strategies for all future storage services to deliver Truist business objectives.
• Participate in vendor partnerships, assist in improving storage service delivery, and troubleshoot and deliver Scale storage services.
• Administration and Configuration:
  Administer, configure, and design storage solutions based on IBM Storage Scale.
• Troubleshooting:
  Troubleshoot complex problems within multi-petabyte storage and backup environments connected to large data analytic/ETL environments.
• Automation:
  Automate provisioning and configuration tasks for large-scale infrastructure using Ansible Automation Platform and Git Lab.
• Monitoring:
  Monitor infrastructure health and respond to hardware and software issues.
• Technology Standards:
  Support and maintain technology standards, processes, and policies for on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
• Documentation:
  Maintain comprehensive documentation and charts describing hardware and infrastructure setups, and ensure a highly available Scale cluster environment.

• 4 Year Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Ten to fifteen years of experience in system design/architecture aligned with the responsibilities for this position.
• Extensive knowledge and recent experience in troubleshooting, implementing and supporting enterprise storage, SAN, storage management, and security technologies and platforms.

• Five+ years of experience with IBM enterprise storage and SAN, with strong design, engineering, implementation, support, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with IBM Spectrum Scale, IBM FS9200/9500, Cisco MDS SAN switches, and Linux RHEL 8/9.
• Strong scripting skills in Bash and Python.
• Proficiency in Ansible automation and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Experience designing and implementing automation workflows for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment using Ansible.
• Ability to develop custom Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules to automate tasks.
• Familiarity with Git for version control of Ansible code.
• Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot automation issues.
• Commitment to staying current with trends in automation, Dev Ops, and infrastructure management.
• IBM Spectrum Scale certifications or related software experience are advantageous.
• Five+ years of storage management experience; 2+ years in team management of storage, Linux, or infrastructure engineering teams is a plus.

Candidate must be located in or willing to relocate to Raleigh, NC;
Charlotte, NC;
Wilson, NC;
Atlanta, GA;
Richmond, VA or Plano, TX due to in-office requirements.

Truist will not sponsor work visas or employment authorization for this position, nor provide immigration-related support (including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, O-1 or future permanent residence sponsorship).

General description of available benefits for eligible employees: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, AD&D, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and a 401k plan. Paid vacation and sick days, and holidays. Details vary by position and division.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classifications protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace. EEO is the Law | E-Verify | IER Right to Work.

Charlotte, NC