Storage Systems Platform Engineer

Aechelon-Technology-Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health benefits (medical, dental, etc)

Profit sharing

Job summary

Aechelon Technology, Inc. in South San Francisco, CA is seeking a Windows infrastructure engineer to design, automate, and scale Windows-based storage platforms and related tooling.

You will work with storage technologies like Storage Spaces Direct and contribute to CI/CD and automation across deployment pipelines. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of Windows Server experience, strong PowerShell skills, and a focus on automation, security tooling, and documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Windows Server deployment environments or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy and Windows clustering.
• Experience with Storage Spaces Direct and authentication systems.
• Proficient in PowerShell and automation; infrastructure-as-code mindset.
• Good troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience with hardware/software integrated systems and security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to build and maintain scalable Windows-based storage systems.
• Refine standardized Windows Server deployments for customer delivery.
• Support clustering, failover, and high-availability within platform designs.
• Contribute input on performance, scalability, and reliability decisions.
• Develop automation for provisioning, configuration management, deployments, validation, and lifecycle management.
• Develop PowerShell automation and expand into APIs and other scripting languages.
• Improve tooling to reduce manual configuration and support deterministic builds.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for Windows-based platform builds.
• Document designs, release notes, workflows, and troubleshooting guides.

Skills

Active Directory

Group Policy

Windows clustering

Storage Spaces Direct

Authentication systems

PowerShell scripting

Automation

Infrastructure as code

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Security tooling

System upgrades

Job description

Aechelon Technology, Inc.is a leading producer of 3D simulator content, including Geospecific visual/sensor databases and realistic 3D models. We seek people who share our passion for real-time computer graphics and commitment to our mission of helping make our Nation’s pilots safer. We will give you a chance to work with some of the most talented people in the graphics industry.

Aechelon is seeking a skilledcandidateto join our Platforms team and help design, build, automate, and scaleWindows-basedstorage systems deployed to customers,at scale.

This role goes beyond traditional Windows administration. You will be part of a product-focused engineering team responsible for building standardized, repeatable, and highly automated Windows Server platforms integrated with storage technologies such as Storage Spaces Direct (S2D).

You will partner with designers and staff engineers to implement platforms designs, designs, develop deployment automation, and support scalability and end-user enablement efforts. A strong candidate is a fully capable Windows infrastructure professional with strong automation and scripting skills and who works independently on tasks, with guidance available on novel or high-risk decisions.

Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Collaborate with the team to build and maintain scalable Windows-based storage systems , implementing designs established with designers and staff engineers.
• Build and refine standardized, repeatable Windows Server deployments that can be reliably shipped to customers.
• Support clustering, failover, and high-availability architectures within established platform designs.
• Provide input on architectural decisions that impact performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Develop and enhance automation for :
  • System provisioning
  • Configuration management
  • Deployment workflows
  • Platform validation and health checks
  • Lifecycle management, including patching, updates, and information assurance
• Develop and maintain advanced PowerShell-based automation, expanding into APIs and other scripting languages where appropriate .
• Improve tooling that reduces manual configuration and supports deterministic system builds.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines supporting Windows-based platform builds.
• Create automation that supports lifecycle management, including updates, patching, and configuration drift detection.
• Develop quality-of-life tooling to support System Engineers and customer deployments.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to provide structured feedback on performance, anomalies, and integration challenges.
• Follow security guidance from internal and customer-facing and help implement threat protection and best practices.
• Contribute to technical documentation, including system designs, release notes, integration workflows, and troubleshooting guides.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of engineering experience and supporting Windows Server deployment environments (or equivalent) .
• Solid working knowledge of :
  • Active Directory
  • Group Policy
  • Windows clustering and failover
  • Storage Spaces Direct
  • Authentication systems
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills.
• Experience contributing to repeatable infrastructure deployments with an infrastructure-as-code mindset.
• Strong troubleshooting and systems analysis capabilities. ; works independently with review at critical points.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced product engineering environment rather than traditional enterprise IT.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Experience supporting hardware/software integrated systems.
• Exposure to enterprise security tooling and endpoint protection.
• Experience leading system upgrades or migration projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code or configuration management tools.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including VLANs, switching, and firewall rules.
• Exposure to compliance frameworks such as NIST 800- 53 and 800-171.
• Familiarity with enterprise security tooling and system hardening.
• Familiarity with Linux-based storage solutions.

Compensation and Benefits

$123,000 - $153,000 per year

The above range is specific to CALIFORNIA and may not be applicable to other locations. Final compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

• competitive base salary
• company performance-based profit sharing
• 401k
• 100% employer paid health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, std, ltd , and life insurance plans)

This position description is not intended to be a complete listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee holding this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may be changed or others may be assigned at any time by the Company with notice to the employee.

Aechelon Technology is an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to providing access and opportunities to individuals with disabilities.

If you are an applicant who is unable to fully utilize/access our application process because of a disability, Aechelon Technology will provide a reasonable accommodation.

Please send an email to [e-mail] to request that accommodation, and please be sure to include a detailed description of your requested accommodation, your name and preferred method of contact.