Engineer II – Software Defined Storage

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GEICO is seeking an Enterprise Storage Engineer that will be part of a team responsible for overseeing our organization’s storage needs and developing solutions that make data storage accessible, manageable, and secure. The Enterprise Storage Engineer will collaborate on the design and management of advanced storage solutions, extending across Software Defined, SAN, and service-model environments. This role demands a blend of current expertise in storage technologies and visionary thinking, essential for evolving the storage infrastructure to meet future organizational demands.

The ideal candidate should be adept at using advanced SDS systems, including but not limited to Ceph, Swift, and Open Stack.

The Enterprise Storage Engineer will be at the forefront of storage architecture, responsible for integrating various forms of storage solutions into a cohesive, robust system. They will be immersed in the planning, development, execution, and maintenance of scalable storage solutions. The ideal candidate will have in-depth experience with different storage types and their applications in business settings, able to navigate the complexities and leverage each form’s strengths.

This role is central to the IT organization, requiring a forward-thinking innovator ready to manage and enhance our storage capabilities dynamically.

• Contribute to the design, implement, and administer high-availability storage solutions, spanning SDS and SAN environments, as well as ‘Storage as a Service’ systems for private cloud environments
• Ensure the seamless integration of storage solutions such as object, block and file storage with bare metal, IaaS, and PaaS services, optimizing performance and scalability
• Conduct comprehensive performance analysis and optimization of SAN environments, focusing on efficiency, reliability, and integration with SDS initiatives
• Collaborate on the strategy and implementation of data protection, disaster recovery, and security protocols across all storage infrastructures
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including network engineers, developers, and cloud architects, to ensure the compatibility and integration of storage solutions with overall system architecture
• Provide technical leadership and support related to SDS, including troubleshooting, and resolving any system issues to ensure high availability and performance
• Keep abreast of the latest trends and technologies in SDS and participating in relevant educational opportunities to support this
• Drive continuous improvement by staying updated with emerging technologies and industry best practices, ensuring the security, stability, and scalability of the system architecture
• Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
• Utilize programming languages like Python, C# or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and No
  
  SQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

• Understanding of various storage architectures and solutions, including object storage (with technologies like Amazon S3, Open Stack Swift), block storage (using software like iSCSI, Fibre Channel), and file storage (solutions such as NFS, SMB/CIFS)
• Proficiency with data management and storage protocols/services (e.g., Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS)
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper‑V) and their interaction with underlying storage infrastructures
• Und…