Senior SRE (Storage Platforms)
DETAILS
Location: 100% Remote
Position Type: 3M C2H
Hourly / Salary: to $120W2+ (based on experience)
JOB SUMMARY
Vaco is currently seeking a Senior SRE (Storage Platform) for a 3M C2H opportunity that is 100% remote. The Senior SRE (Storage Platform) will design, implement, and support Software Defined Storage (SDS) and Kubernetes platforms in a private cloud environment. The Senior SRE (Storage Platform) will focus on scalability, resilience, automation, and performance using IaC and GITOps practices. The Senior SRE (Storage Platform) will be a deeply technical role requiring expert-level understanding of SDS, Kubernetes, and extensive working knowledge on Linux OS. The Senior SRE (Storage Platform) will collaborate with platform and SRE teams to maintain secure, performant, and multitenant-isolated services that serve high-throughput, mission-critical applications.
Storage Architecture – Design / Implement / Operate Large-Scale SDS Architectures Across Private / Public Cloud Regions within ITIL Methodology
Enterprise Storage Platforms – Deploy / Support Enterprise Storage (Pure Storage / HPE / NetApp) / SDS Solutions (Ceph / Longhorn)
Self-Service Enablement – Build Self-Service Storage Workflows for Kubernetes CSI / OpenStack Consumers (VM / BareMetal)
IaC Development – Ansible / Terraform / Helm / GIT with Python / Bash Automation
CI/CD for Infrastructure – Implement CI/CD Pipelines Supporting Infrastructure Updates / Patching / Upgrades / Testing / Rollback
Observability / Auto-Remediation – Build Monitoring / Alerting / Auto-Remediation using GITOps / Tools (Prometheus / Loki / Grafana)
HA / DR – Architect / Maintain High Availability / Disaster Recovery / Scale-Out Storage Infrastructure
Design Documentation – Develop / Review High-/Low-Level Design Documents for Storage Infrastructure
Advanced Troubleshooting (deep expertise) –Troubleshooting across Storage / Kubernetes / Hypervisors / Networking / Linux Systems
Operations / Incident Response – Participate in On-Call Rotations / Incident Response / Root Cause Analysis
Global Collaboration – Collaborate Globally on Change Management / Documentation / Operational Best Practices
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Senior SRE (Storage Platforms) (hands-on) – Managing Enterprise Storage / Kubernetes Platforms on Linux
PREFERRED (not required)
Certifications – CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) / Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) / RedHat Ceph Storage Administrator (EX125) / ITIL Foundation / Advanced Certifications Supporting ITSM Best Practices, etc.
OpenStack Storage Administration / OpenStack Cinder Multi-Backend Administration
Backup Platforms / Enterprise Backup Solutions (Rubrik, etc.)
Security / Compliance (understanding) – CIS / NIST Security Frameworks / Infrastructure Lifecycle Management
Telco / Edge Cloud / Large Enterprise Environment Experience
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