Storage Administrator

Ubisoft; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubisoft Montréal, in Saint-Laurent, seeks a Storage Administrator to help maintain global file-sharing and data-archiving storage platforms. You will work with a team across Germany, China and France, collaborating online across time zones.

This full-time role combines on-site responsibilities with global reliability goals. You will automate tasks, manage Ceph-based storage and cloud storage (Azure/AWS), and contribute to storage design and incident response.

Qualifications

• Storage operations experience in production support and reliability.
• Ability to collaborate across time zones and teams.
• Automate tasks with Python, Ansible, Git, PowerShell, shell scripts, and Terraform.
• Administer enterprise and cloud storage (Ceph; Isilon or Qumulo preferred).
• Configure Windows Server DFS and Rocky Linux; SMB, NFS, backups and archiving.

Responsibilities

• Maintain stability, availability, and performance of global file-sharing services.
• Respond to major incidents and coordinate troubleshooting to restore services.
• Handle user requests involving shared storage, quotas, access permissions, data migrations, and service issues.
• Monitor service health and capacity; maintain storage infrastructure and hardware.
• Contribute to design, implementation, and improvement of storage solutions.
• Develop and maintain automation for recurring operational tasks and standard processes.

Skills

Storage operations

Time-zone collaboration

Troubleshooting

Automation

Tools

Python

Ansible

Git

PowerShell

shell scripting

Terraform

Ceph

Isilon

Qumulo

Prometheus

Grafana

Azure

AWS

Job description

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help create the unknown!

Job Description

As a Storage Administrator at Ubisoft Montréal, in Saint-Laurent, you will help maintain our global file-sharing services and data-archiving storage platforms. You’ll work with a four-person team based in Germany, China, and France, collaborating primarily online across time zones. This is a full-time role.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain the stability, availability, and performance of global file-sharing services
• Respond to major incidents, coordinate troubleshooting, and help restore services within agreed timelines
• Handle user requests involving shared storage, quotas, access permissions, data migrations, and service issues
• Monitor service health and capacity and maintain storage infrastructure and hardware
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and improvement of storage solutions
• Develop and maintain automation for recurring operational tasks and standard processes

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

• Apply practical storage operations experience to production support, troubleshooting, and service reliability
• Collaborate across teams and time zones while organizing your work effectively
• Automate tasks using Python, Ansible, Git, PowerShell, shell scripting, and Terraform
• Administer enterprise and cloud storage, with knowledge of Ceph and, ideally, hands-on experience with Isilon or Qumulo
• Configure and maintain Windows Server, including Distributed File System (DFS), and Rocky Linux
• Use your knowledge of networking, virtualization, Active Directory, Server Message Block (SMB), Network File System (NFS), backups, and archiving
• Monitor services with Prometheus and Grafana and work with storage services on Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Turn user needs and operational constraints into practical storage solutions, explain technical issues clearly, and work with infrastructure, security, cloud, and application teams