Principal Engineer - Software-Defined Storage (Ceph)
brk tech, A Berkshire Hathaway Group Company
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Job summary
BRK Tech, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, is seeking a Principal Storage Engineer to lead design and operation of a software-defined storage environment. You will work on advanced storage platforms spanning object, block and file storage within private cloud contexts.
Responsibilities include architecting unified access via NVMe-oF, S3, and NFS/CIFS; ensuring high availability and resilience in Ceph clusters, and integrating storage with IaaS/PaaS services.
Qualifications
- Direct experience with Ceph Storage.
- 10+ years of experience in complex storage solution environments, with substantial direct experience in Software Defined Storage engineering and administration.
- 10+ years of proven expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining high-availability storage systems, particularly within Ceph environments
- 10+ years of hands-on experience implementing and managing cloud storage solutions such as direct attached storage and working with formats such as object, block, and file storage solutions
- 10+ years of experience in a storage engineering role, with a focus on software-defined storage solutions in cloud environments
- 5+ years scripting/coding experience in one of the following languages: C/C++ development, Bash, Python or GO
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or relevant additional work experience (typically 4 additional years)
Responsibilities
- Architect the Software Defined Protocol Abstraction Layer to provide unified access via NVMe-oF (TCP), S3 Object, and legacy NFS/CIFS protocols.
- Design and optimize the Ceph to enforce (N+3) resilience and Rack Awareness, ensuring the "Hardened Storage Vault" can absorb up to 3 simultaneous node failures.
- Contribute to the design, implement, and administer high-availability storage solutions, spanning SDS and SAN environments, as well as 'Storage as a Service' systems for private cloud environments
- Ensure the seamless integration of storage solutions such as object, block and file storage with bare metal, IaaS, and PaaS services, optimizing performance and scalability
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Job description
BRK Tech, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, is seeking a Principal Storage Engineer to lead design and operation of a software-defined storage environment. You will work on advanced storage platforms spanning object, block and file storage within private cloud contexts.
Responsibilities include architecting unified access via NVMe-oF, S3, and NFS/CIFS; ensuring high availability and resilience in Ceph clusters, and integrating storage with IaaS/PaaS services.
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