Senior Storage Systems Engineer

What You'll Be Working On

• Flash Array Administration: Own the end-to-end management of VAST Data (Universal Storage) and Pure Storage (FlashBlade/FlashArray) environments, including initial setup, volume provisioning, and export management.
• Performance Monitoring: Proactively monitor VAST and Pure clusters for IOPS, throughput, and latency bottlenecks, ensuring storage performance stays ahead of GPU demand.
• Non-Disruptive Operations: Execute software upgrades (Purity//FB, VAST OS), expansion of D-Nodes/C-Nodes, and hardware refreshes with zero downtime for our AI customers.
• Data Protection: Manage snapshots, replication policies, and data reduction (deduplication/compression) strategies to optimize TCO while ensuring 100% data durability.
• Tier 3 Support: Act as the lead technical point of contact for storage incidents, working directly with VAST and Pure support engineering to resolve complex fabric or metadata issues.
• Integration & Automation: Use APIs (REST, Python) to automate provisioning and integrate storage health metrics into our centralized observability stack (Grafana/Prometheus).

What You'll Bring to the Team

Technical Experience: 5–8+ years of experience in Storage Administration, with at least 3+ years of hands-on experience managing VAST Data or Pure Storage in a production environment.

Protocol Expertise: Deep understanding of NFS over RDMA, SMB, and NVMe-oF, and how they are implemented within VAST and Pure architectures.

Linux Systems Mastery: Strong command of the Linux CLI, specifically for mounting, tuning, and troubleshooting high-performance file systems.

Network Awareness: Understanding of how storage interacts with InfiniBand and RoCE fabrics to ensure low-latency data delivery to GPU nodes.

Scripting Skills: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar for automating volume creation, quota management, and reporting via storage APIs.

Operational Discipline: A meticulous approach to capacity planning and documentation, ensuring the environment remains stable as we add petabytes of scale.

Bonus Points

• Experience with Pure1 or VAST VMS/Insight for predictive analytics and capacity forecasting.
• Familiarity with Slurm or Kubernetes (CSI) integration with high-performance storage.
• Prior experience in a "Large Scale" environment (multi-petabyte footprints).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Professional development & tuition reimbursement
• Mental health & wellness support
• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
• Cell phone stipend
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
• Volunteer time off
• Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
• Daily meals allowance
• Additional perks & programs specific to location

Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $148,500 - $161,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers.