Senior Storage Administrator in Email Services

Your expertise:

• Must have experience with high-load corporate storage systems (design, deployment, tuning, performance assessment, disaster recovery, monitoring)
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Linux / Unix administration (in-depth understanding of Linux internals, software and system architectures)
• Experience with any of the distributed storage systems (SDS) and network file systems (e.g., linstor / drbd, ceph, gluster, nfs, StorPool, Nutanix, etc.)
• Strong understanding of server hardware (sata / sas / nvme devices, hba / raid controllers, multipath is a must)
• Experience with zfs, btrfs or any Copy-on-Write (CoW) file system
• Virtualization experience (KVM, VMware etc.)
• Containerization experience: LXC, Docker, Kubernetes

Networking:

• Good knowledge of OSI Model, TCP / IP protocol suite (IP, ARP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, SNMP)
• IP addressing and subnetting, Routing concepts, SAN / NAS
• Switches: Basic Configuration & VLAN setup
• Proficiency in any programming or scripting languages (bash / python / golang, etc.)
• CI / CD experience (Jenkins, GitlabCI, etc.)
• Experience with any of the monitoring systems (icinga, zabbix, nagios, prometheus, etc.)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience with tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, MAAS, etc. for configuration management and provisioning
• Experience with storage (CSI) in Kubernetes
• Pre-Intermediate or higher level of written English

Will definitely be a plus: 

• Hands-on experience with LINSTOR and / or DRBD (deployment, resource configuration, replication modes, troubleshooting)
• Experience with Dell EMC Unity / Isilon or similar corporate level storage devices
• Understanding of real time data encryption, deduplication, and compression
• Knowledge of storage security best practices, including encryption at rest and in transit, access controls, and compliance standards
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum teams, contributing to sprint planning, and ensuring storage solutions align with project timelines
• Understanding of data replication technologies and techniques for high availability and disaster recovery
• Experience with cloud-based storage solutions such as Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, or Google Cloud Storage
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve storage-related issues efficiently
• Knowledge of data lifecycle management, data archiving, and data classification strategies