Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, software engineering or related field in technology.
5+ years of experience with deep expertise in designing, implementing, and managing large-scale software-defined storage (SDS) solutions providing block, object or file storage services and backup capabilities.
Hands-on experience in system implementation, management, and optimization of storage systems from leading vendors, including but not limited to HPE, Dell, NetApp, Hitachi, IBM, PureStorage, or VAST Data.
Good understanding of different storage protocols providing block, object and file storage interfaces such as iSCSI, S3, NFS, FC[oE], NVME over TCP, etc.
Proficient with Linux/Linux kernel and storage stack and capable of debugging related issues.
Experience in managing object storage solutions based on SeaweedFS, MinIO, Cloudian HyperStore, Qumulo S3, Scality Ring or Dell ECS is highly desirable.
Experience with cloud native Backup solution for OpenStack (e.g.,Freezer, Karbor, TriliO, Hystax, Raksha etc) is a plus.
Experience in designing and managing clustered/parallel file systems such as Lustre, GPFS, etc is highly desirable. Familiarity with containerization technologies (Openshift, Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and container storage technologies [Rook, CSI, PVC, etc]. Experience with integration of identity management, access management, and authorization solutions (PKI, LDAP, OAUTH, OpenID)
Good knowledge of backup systems, disaster recovery principles, and data protection strategies.
Hands-on experience with data encryption, security practices, and hardening related to Storage and Backup systems.
Solid knowledge of Data center network design and related technologies [OSI model, TCP/IP stack, firewalling, routing, VLAN/VxLAN, etc]
Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools like Zabbix, Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
Understanding of CI/CD principles, Infrastructure as Code (IaaC) approach and software defined infrastructure solutions.
Advanced level in programming and scripting using Python and/or Golang, bash.
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