Storage Site Reliability Engineer

HCL Technologies Limited; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited is seeking a Senior Storage Site Reliability Engineer to design and optimize large-scale Linux-based storage environments, including IBM Storage Scale (GPFS) and NAS platforms, with a focus on automation and reliability.

The role is hybrid, requiring 3 days per week in the office, based in Montreal, with collaboration across storage, cloud, networking, and infrastructure teams to drive observability and scalable future growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale Linux and storage environments.
• Strong scripting and automation capabilities using Python.
• Hands-on knowledge of enterprise storage technologies (GPFS, NAS).

Responsibilities

• Design, manage, and optimize large-scale storage environments.
• Automate infrastructure management and monitoring.
• Troubleshoot storage, network, and Linux platform issues.
• Collaborate with cloud, networking, and platform teams.
• Contribute to reliability and observability initiatives.

Skills

Linux Administration

Python scripting

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Networking (TCP/IP)

Automation

Tools

IBM Storage Scale (GPFS)

NAS technologies

NFS

SMB/CIFS

Fibre Channel

iSCSI

Job description

We're seeking a Senior Storage Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) who thrives in complex Linux and storage environments and is passionate about automation, reliability, and operational excellence. If you enjoy solving large-scale infrastructure challenges, driving innovation through automation, and working with cutting-edge storage technologies, we'd love to hear from you.

Work Model: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office

What You'll Do

• Design, manage, and optimize large-scale enterprise storage environments, including IBM Storage Scale (GPFS) and NAS platforms.
• Automate infrastructure management and operational processes using Python and modern tooling.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance storage platform performance, availability, and reliability.
• Support and maintain mission-critical Linux-based environments and distributed storage systems.
• Partner with cloud, networking, and infrastructure teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through automation, observability, and SRE best practices.
• Contribute to the scalability and future growth of enterprise storage services.

What You'll Bring

• Strong experience with Linux Administration in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on expertise with NAS technologies, file systems, and protocols such as NFS and SMB/CIFS.
• Knowledge of Software Defined Storage (SDS) and cloud technologies.
• Experience supporting storage and Unix protocols including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, and SMB.
• Strong Python scripting skills with a focus on automation and operational efficiency.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking, DNS, and storage connectivity concepts.
• Experience supporting large-scale, highly available production environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with IBM Storage Scale (GPFS) is a strong asset.

Top Skills

• Python Automation
• Software Defined Storage (SDS)
• TCP/IP Networking
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Why Join Us?

• Work on large-scale enterprise infrastructure supporting critical business operations.
• Collaborate with highly skilled engineers across storage, cloud, networking, and platform teams.
• Have a direct impact on the reliability, scalability, and automation of core infrastructure services.
• Opportunity to solve challenging technical problems in a modern SRE environment.
• Hybrid work model with a collaborative team culture based in Montreal.