Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Storage Platform)

Job Title: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Storage Platform) Remote

Position: Contract to Hire

Job Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Sr Site Reliability Engineer Storage Platforms to design, implement, and support Software Defined Storage (SDS) and Kubernetes platforms in a private cloud environment. This role focuses on scalability, resilience, automation, and performance using Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps practices.

This is a deeply technical role requiring expert-level understanding of Software Defined Storage, Kubernetes, and extensive working knowledge on Linux Operating systems. You will also collaborate with platform and SRE teams to maintain secure, performant, and multitenant-isolated services that serve high-throughput, mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate large-scale Software Defined Storage architectures across private and public cloud regions within ITIL methodology.
• Deploy and support enterprise storage platforms (Pure Storage, HPE, NetApp) and SDS solutions (Ceph, Longhorn).
• Build self-service storage workflows for Kubernetes CSI and OpenStack consumers (VM and Baremetal).
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Ansible, Terraform, Helm and Git, with Python/Bash automation.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure updates, patching, upgrades, testing, and rollback.
• Build observability, alerting, and auto-remediation using GitOps and tools such as Prometheus, Loki, and Grafana.
• Architect and maintain high availability, disaster recovery, and scale-out infrastructure.
• Develop and review high-level and low-level design documents for storage infrastructure
• Perform deep troubleshooting across storage, Kubernetes, hypervisors, networking, and Linux systems.
• Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate globally on change management, documentation, and operational best practices.

Must Have

• 6+ years of experience managing enterprise storage and Kubernetes platforms on Linux.
• Strong hands-on experience with SDS solutions (Ceph, Longhorn) and storage migrations from legacy systems.
• Experience with block, file, and object storage, including Fibre Channel and IP-based protocols.
• Experience with NVMe-oF or iSCSI fabrics.
• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes and Linux systems (Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) (Ansible, Terraform).
• Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash (Golang (GO) a plus).
• Strong working knowledge of Enterprise DNS and integrations with Kubernetes
• Experience operating 24x7 mission-critical production environments.
• Hands-on experience with KVM hypervisors (Suse Harvester, OpenStack).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks
• Ability to write technical documentation and contribute to community wikis or knowledge bases.
• Bachelor s degree in computer science or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to Have

• OpenStack Cinder multi-backend administration.
• Backup platforms (Rubrik).
• Understanding of CIS/NIST security and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• ITIL Foundation/advanced certifications in support of ITSM standard methodology.
• Background in telco, edge cloud, or large enterprise environments.
• CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security
• Specialist (CKS) or Red Hat specialist in Ceph Storage Administrator (EX125) certifications.
• Master s degree in computer science, IT, Engineering, or a related field preferred;

equivalent experience and relevant industry certifications will also be considered