Storage Engineer - Catapult Solutions Group : Job Details

Storage Service Engineer

Location: Remote work, preferably candidates that are located in Seattle or Mountain View that can work in Korea time zone (after 5pm PST) as needed

Duration: 6 months+

Pay Range: $65-$75/hr

Key Responsibilities:

• Storage Cluster Design: Design, implement, and maintain scalable and high-performance storage clusters that leverage SDS technologies for block, object, and file storage services.
• SDS Management: Oversee the backend operations of Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions, ensuring efficient management, performance optimization, and reliability across multiple storage tiers.
• Block, Object, and File Services: Manage and configure storage services for block, object, and file-based workloads, ensuring that storage solutions meet application needs and organizational requirements.
• Storage Virtualization: Work with storage virtualization technologies to abstract physical storage resources and create flexible, cost-effective solutions.
• Performance Monitoring and Tuning: Continuously monitor storage performance and capacity utilization, making adjustments to optimize efficiency, throughput, and redundancy.
• Data Protection and Backup: Implement and manage data protection strategies, including backups, snapshots, replication, and disaster recovery, to ensure data availability and integrity.
• Automation & Orchestration: Develop and integrate automation tools to streamline storage provisioning, management, and scaling, reducing manual intervention and improving operational efficiency.
• Troubleshooting & Incident Response: Provide expert troubleshooting and support for storage-related issues, including performance bottlenecks, data integrity concerns, and hardware failures.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain detailed documentation for storage designs, configurations, operational procedures, and troubleshooting steps, ensuring that best practices are followed and knowledge is shared across teams.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams such as infrastructure, DevOps, and application developers to ensure that storage solutions are aligned with business needs and integrated into the broader infrastructure ecosystem.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience with Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions (e.g., Ceph, VMware vSAN, OpenStack, etc.).
• In-depth knowledge of block, object, and file storage architectures and services.
• Experience in designing, deploying, and managing storage clusters at scale.
• Strong understanding of storage protocols (iSCSI, NFS, SMB, S3, etc.) and file systems.
• Experience with storage virtualization and its integration with compute and networking resources.
• Hands-on experience with backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies for storage environments.
• Familiarity with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Python, Terraform) for storage management and orchestration.
• Knowledge of performance monitoring tools for storage systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex storage environments.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Certification in storage technologies or SDS platforms (e.g., VMware vSAN, NetApp, Red Hat Ceph Storage).
• Experience with containerized storage solutions (e.g., Portworx, OpenEBS, etc.).
• Familiarity with cloud storage platforms and multi-cloud architectures (AWS S3, Azure Blob, etc.).
• Knowledge of storage security best practices, including encryption and access control mechanisms.

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