- Review code, conduct technical sessions, and contribute to team skill development.

Architecture & Design :

- Design highly available and scalable Ceph storage clusters across multi-datacenter environments.

- Plan and document architecture blueprints aligned with organizational goals and growth.

Deployment & Operations :

- Manage end-to-end Ceph cluster lifecycle, including installation, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance.

- Ensure high availability, data integrity, and fault tolerance in production environments.

Performance & Capacity Management :

- Perform benchmarking, tuning, and optimization of Ceph storage for various workloads.

- Conduct capacity planning and forecasting based on business growth and storage demands.

Automation & Tooling :

- Develop Python scripts and automation tools to streamline storage operations.

- Build internal tools to improve cluster management, deployment speed, and reliability.

Upstream Contribution :

- Actively participate in the Ceph open-source community.

- Contribute patches, bug fixes, and enhancements to upstream projects.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting :

- Implement and manage robust monitoring and alerting systems (e., Prometheus, Grafana).

- Troubleshoot complex performance and infrastructure issues in live environments.

Backup, Disaster Recovery & Security :

- Design and implement effective backup and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.

- Ensure compliance with storage security best practices and internal data policies.

Cross-Team Collaboration :

- Collaborate with infrastructure, development, and network teams to ensure seamless integration of Ceph within broader system architectures.

- Provide storage insights and recommendations during system design or scaling discussions.

Required Qualifications :

- 8- 9 years of experience in infrastructure engineering with a strong focus on Ceph storage.

- Proven expertise in designing, deploying, and operating Ceph clusters in production environments.

- Strong hands-on experience with Python scripting for automation and tooling.

- In-depth understanding of Linux systems, filesystems, and storage protocols.

- Experience in performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning.

- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.

- Exposure to backup/DR planning and security compliance in storage environments.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Contributions to the Ceph open-source community (GitHub commits, bug reports, forum participation).

- Familiarity with containerized environments (e., Kubernetes, Rook) for Ceph.

- Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, etc.

- Familiarity with configuration management tools (e., Ansible, Terraform) for automation.

- Certifications in Linux, Red Hat, or relevant storage technologies are a plus