Ceph Storage Engineer (English)

About VEXXHOST

VEXXHOST is a leading provider of cloud infrastructure solutions, offering four core services: OpenStack, Kubernetes, Zuul, and MigrateKit. We're committed to delivering high-performance, reliable, and secure cloud services to businesses worldwide. Our team is passionate about open-source technology and building cutting-edge infrastructure solutions.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Ceph Storage Engineer to design, deploy, operate, and optimize large-scale distributed storage clusters that power our global cloud platform. The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with Ceph, a strong understanding of distributed systems, and a passion for building reliable and scalable infrastructure. You will play a key role in shaping the performance, resiliency, and growth of our storage services.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain Ceph clusters that support large-scale production environments

Monitor and optimize cluster performance, capacity, and reliability

Implement best practices for data durability, replication, and recovery

Troubleshoot storage issues at scale

Manage lifecycle operations including upgrades, expansions, and migrations

Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate Ceph with OpenStack and Kubernetes platforms

Automate operational workflows to ensure efficient and repeatable processes

Participate in on-call rotations to support critical production systems

Work directly with clients to fix their technical problems

Contribute to documentation

Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience operating Ceph in production environments

Solid understanding of distributed storage concepts and architecture

Proficiency with Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals

Experience with OpenStack Cinder, Glance, or Nova storage backends is a strong plus

Familiarity with Kubernetes persistent storage concepts is an asset

Scripting experience with Python, Go, etc

Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack

Ability to diagnose performance bottlenecks and conduct root cause analysis

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

Contributions to Ceph or other open-source projects

Experience with automation tools such as Ansible or Terraform

Background in large-scale cloud infrastructure environments

Understanding of object storage protocols such as S3 or Swift

What We Offer

Remote-first work environment

Professional development opportunities and conference attendance

Access to cutting-edge technology and infrastructure

Collaborative and inclusive team culture

Opportunity to work with open-source technologies

Be part of the foundation of a growing company

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