Senior Storage Engineer: Cloud & On-Prem Automation

Balyasny Asset Management L.P.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BAM is seeking an experienced Storage Engineer in Chicago to manage multi-petabyte storage across public cloud and on-prem sites. The role focuses on data lifecycle, capacity management, and infrastructure as code, collaborating with Portfolio Managers and business stakeholders to align storage needs with business goals.

You will handle block, file and object storage across environments, advance provisioning automation, and build monitoring for performance and capacity.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on storage experience in large-scale environments.
• Proficient in Python scripting for automation.
• Strong knowledge of storage protocols across OSes (NFS/CIFS, iSCSI).
• Experience with disaster recovery and BC planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-prem and cloud block, file, and object storage.
• Advance automation for provisioning and data lifecycle.
• Build monitors for performance, capacity and efficiency.
• Define usage patterns and ensure teams follow them.
• Develop tools and run DR tests across storage platforms.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers and developers.
• Participate in on-call rotation and maintenance.

Skills

Python

Communication

Self-starter

Tools

AWS

S3

Pure Storage

Vast Storage

NFS

iSCSI

RDMA

Linux

Job description

BAM is seeking an experienced Storage Engineer in Chicago to manage multi-petabyte storage across public cloud and on-prem sites. The role focuses on data lifecycle, capacity management, and infrastructure as code, collaborating with Portfolio Managers and business stakeholders to align storage needs with business goals.

You will handle block, file and object storage across environments, advance provisioning automation, and build monitoring for performance and capacity.