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Job Details
Job Title: Ceph Consultant
Duration: 3 Months
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Position Summary:
A leading research-focused organization is seeking a Senior Storage Engineer to assist in the implementation and operation of an on-premise Ceph storage cluster. This role involves configuring services such as CephFS and RADOS Gateway, addressing performance concerns, and supporting future infrastructure scaling to expand current storage capabilities.
Principal Duties:
Support the configuration and deployment of CephFS for Linux environments.
Monitor the Ceph cluster for performance and reliability issues across the file system, clients, and underlying hardware.
Assist with integrating the Ceph cluster into the existing backup infrastructure.
Provide guidance on integrating Ceph with HPC compute environments running Linux.
Develop and maintain internal and external documentation for both administrators and end users.
Work directly with researchers to understand their needs, optimize workflows, and fine-tune system performance.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience with Ceph and CephFS.
Strong background in Linux system administration and performance monitoring.
Excellent communication and analytical skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical users.
Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
Preferred Qualifications:
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (OSI model, DNS, firewalls, proxies, load balancing); familiarity with advanced networking (BGP, VXLAN, Cisco, ARISTA, SONiC) is a plus.
Experience with one or more programming languages: C, C , Golang, Rust.
Exposure to Kubernetes and CSI plugin integration.
Familiarity with monitoring stacks such as PrometheGrafana.
