Linux Infrastructure Storage Engineer III

NLR; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pension benefits

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

NLR’s Computational Science Center in Golden, CO is seeking a Storage Engineer III to install, configure, and support storage products and services for data-intensive computing. The role focuses on object storage, block storage, distributed file systems, and cloud storage, with emphasis on high throughput and scalable data pipelines.

You will determine optimal hardware and software configurations, stay current with new storage technologies, and collaborate with researchers and operations teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years storage experience.
• Master's degree with 3+ years storage experience.
• PhD or equivalent storage experience.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and support storage products and services for data-intensive computing.
• Determine optimal hardware and software configurations for storage systems.
• Stay abreast of new storage technologies and techniques for storage services.
• Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional teams in a hybrid work model.

Skills

Storage engineering

Linux systems

Python scripting

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years storage experience

Master's degree with 3+ years storage experience

PhD or equivalent

Tools

Network Attached Storage

SLURM

Ansible

Ceph

Job description

Posting Title Linux Infrastructure Storage Engineer III

Location: CO - Golden. Position Type: Regular. Hours Per Week: 40.

Working at NLR NLR is located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado and is the nation's primary laboratory for energy systems research and development. 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-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.

Job Description

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.
• Relevant Master's Degree and 3 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.
• 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

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.

Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week): Job Profile: IT Professional III / Annual Salary Range: $100,400 - $180,700

Benefits Summary

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*.

Badging Requirement

Badging Requirement NLR is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which includes a favorable background investigation.

Drug Free Workplace

NLR is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in accordance with the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug. If you are offered employment at NLR, you must pass a pre-employment drug test prior to commencing employment. Unless prohibited by state or local law, the pre-employment drug test will include marijuana. If you test positive on the pre-employment drug test, your offer of employment may be withdrawn.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Reasonable Accommodations

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