Primary responsibility is to improve the performance of Vultr’s high performance, cloud-based storage offerings from a customer-focused perspective
Perform benchmarking and analysis of storage performance in various combinations of our storage products and GPU and Compute products.
Analyze and recommend performance tuning to improve storage performance across these benchmarks.
Continually enhance the Ceph-based Cloud Storage System in terms of stability, scalability, functionality, performance and cost
Actively participate in the design and architecture decisions for Ceph-based Cloud Storage
Develop automation framework and improvements for our Ceph-based Cloud Storage infrastructure
Optimize existing metrics collection and alerting systems
Contribute to our internal documentation and knowledge base

Requirements

In-depth experience with performance tuning of Ceph and Ceph clients and other scale-out distributed storage systems and clients.
Experience with tuning the performance of Linux networking, NFS & iSCSI clients, and the storage clients of proprietary storage solutions
Fluentcy with Linux (CentOS/RHEL/Debian/Ubuntu)
Hands-on experience with virtualized platforms and clients (kvm, virtio-blk, virtio-fs)
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (RKE2 or similar)
6+ years and extensive experience configuring, deploying, and managing distributed systems
Effective Communication skills
Excellent time management skills
The ability to manage work independently
Strong collaboration skills

Benefits

100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
$500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
Company paid Wellable subscription

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

performance tuningCephLinux networkingNFSiSCSIKubernetesdistributed systemsautomation frameworkbenchmarkingcloud storage

Soft Skills

effective communicationtime managementindependent workcollaboration