Senior DevOps Engineer – Storage Platforms

Five9

Senior DevOps Engineer automating large-scale Software Defined Storage and Kubernetes for Five9's cloud platform. Focusing on scalability, resilience, and performance in a private cloud environment.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeSan Ramon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $90,700 - $252,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudGoGrafanaKubernetesLinuxOpenStackPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deploy, automate, 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).
Integrate self-service storage workflows for Kubernetes CSI and OpenStack consumers (VM and Baremetal).
Implement and manage backup solutions (preferably Rubik).
Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code for storage platforms using Ansible, Terraform, Helm and Git, with Python/Bash automation.
Implement CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure updates, patching, upgrades, testing, and rollback.
Implement and improve monitoring, alerting, and observability for storage systems (capacity, latency, IOPS, recovery health) using GitOps and tools such as Prometheus, Loki, and Grafana.
Perform deep troubleshooting across storage, Kubernetes, hypervisors, networking, and Linux systems.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and runbooks.
Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and root cause analysis.
Collaborate globally on change management, documentation, and operational best practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.
Expertise with block, file, and object storage, including Fibre Channel (Cisco MDS) and IP-based protocols (NVMe-oF or iSCSI farbics).
Expert knowledge of Kubernetes and Linux systems (Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS).
Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) (Ansible, Terraform) for provisioning storage and backup schedules.
Expertise in backup technologies (preferably Rubik).
Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash (Golang (GO) a plus).
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, and vision coverage, beginning on the first day of employment. Five9 covers 100% of the employee portion of the health, dental and vision coverage and shares a high portion of the dependent cost.
Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance, and a 401k saving plan with employer matching.
Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.
Generous employee stock purchase plan.
Paid Time Off, Company paid holidays, paid volunteer hours and 12 weeks paid parental leave.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software Defined Storage (SDS)CephLonghornAnsibleTerraformCI/CD PipelinesKVM HypervisorsFibre ChannelNVMe-oFISCSI

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science