Linux Infrastructure Storage Engineer III

Colorado Psychiatric; Golden (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is seeking a Storage Engineer for the Computational Science Center to install, configure, and support storage products for advanced computing. The role focuses on object storage, block storage, distributed file systems and cloud storage services, delivering high-throughput data solutions and scalable infrastructure.

Hybrid work with at least three onsite days; candidates should have a strong background in Linux storage, networking, and data systems

Qualifications

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.
• Or, relevant Master's Degree and 3 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.
• Or, relevant PhD or equivalent relevant education/experience.
• Complete understanding and wide application of principles, concepts and techniques in specific field.
• General knowledge of related IS disciplines.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Skilled in analytical techniques, practices and problem solving.
• Advanced programming, design and analysis abilities with various computer software programs and information systems.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and support storage-related products (hardware and software) and services for advanced computing efforts.
• Focus on data-intensive activities utilizing object storage, block storage, distributed file systems and cloud storage services.
• Determine optimal hardware and software configurations and stay abreast of new technologies and techniques for storage services.
• Hybrid work arrangement with at least 3 days on-site at NLR.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Analytical skills

Programming

Python

PERL

Bash

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Git

Ansible

SLURM

InfiniBand

Lustre

GPFS

BeeGFS

Ceph

VAST

PNFS

Job description

Join the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NLR stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future. Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth.

At NLR, you'll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-
a‑art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories. We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being.

NLR’s Computational Science Center is currently seeking a Storage Engineer within our Center. In this role, the incumbent will install, configure, and support storage‑related products (hardware and software) and services for advanced computing efforts. The primary focus of the storage engineering effort supports data‑intensive activities utilizing object storage, block storage, distributed file systems and cloud storage services. The center focuses on providing optimal solutions to high throughput, high volume data management capabilities. The position will help determine optimal hardware and software configurations and stay abreast of new technologies and techniques for storage services.

This is a hybrid position with at least 3 days a week onsite at NLR.

Basic Qualifications

Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 3 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant PhD or equivalent relevant education/experience. Complete understanding and wide application of principles, concepts and techniques in specific field. General knowledge of related IS disciplines. Strong leadership and project management skills. Skilled in analytical techniques, practices and problem solving. Advanced programming, design and analysis abilities with various computer software programs and information systems.

Eligibility requirements

This position will require access to sensitive information, Government facilities, and/or Government information systems restricted to individuals with US citizenship. Only applicants that are US Citizens at the time of application will be considered.

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of Experience supporting high-performance storage environments.
• Proven ability to design and implement secure, scalable, and performant infrastructure to support complex data pipelines and analysis tools.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to quickly diagnose and resolve technical issues impacting data processing and analysis.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with researchers, research operations, analysts, and cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to research and formulate hardware designs and act according to the decisions
• Solid foundation in Linux systems engineering, storage engineering, and data systems architecture
• Experience with Network Attached Storage solutions
• Experience with backup software
• Scripting languages such as Python, PERL, Bash

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Git and handling branches, merging, and conflict resolution
• Proficiency in configuration management/automation tools such as Ansible
• Exposure to HPC job schedulers (i.e. SLURM)
• Basic knowledge of InfiniBand
• A strong foundation in cloud native storage.
• Experience with any of the following high-performance filesystems Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS, Ceph, DOAS, VAST, PNFS, or WEKAFS