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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