Senior Devops Engineer

DDN Storage is seeking a Senior Devops Engineer to join our dynamic team of passionate customer-enabling technologists! 

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DDN Storage is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare, to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing 

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - ~ Marc Hamilton
VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN Storage is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge storage and data management solutions are designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN Storage empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

We are looking for a Sr. DevOps Engineer with demonstrated networking experience for our RED Storage engineering team who will assist with designing scalable backend infrastructure for QA, Support and Engineering based on VM and container virtualization technologies like KVM, VMware, Docker, and Kubernetes for RED software storage solution.

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Maintaining computer networks including switches, VPNs, routers and other physical hardware.
• Monitoring CI/CD infrastructure to improve network performance for all related services.
• Understands the importance of monitoring and can implement solutions that will actively notify and try to correct critical infrastructure problems.  Tries to eliminate any single point of failure to allow for resilient operating environment.
• Understands capacity planning and how to figure out the hardware needs for ordering new hardware considering current utilization, and needs of the future including adding additional engineers and demands of higher testing load.
• Knowledge of both common cloud providers and how to create and use on-prem solutions.
• Create complex CI/CD pipelines to automate building of code, deploying to multiple environments including bare metal, containers on bare metal and Kubernetes pods, running repeatable tests in different configuration.
• Comfortable using container and orchestration technologies to provide enterprise framework of deploying containers and running services at scale.
• Debug high level failures that an end user might see like service not starting down through the various layers of automation to find root cause in a complex lab environment.
• Solid understanding of programming with the ability to write production level code in Linux Shell, Python, and GoLang.
• Expert in using deployment and automation tools to quickly bring up new systems and recovery failed systems and environments including Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, and Salt. Automate every tasks.
• Occasionally perform emergent datacenter work and assist in the remediation of server and service outages.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related technical field with a minimum of 7+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with Kubernetes CNI and/or software overlay networks. Previous experience with hardware routing and interconnectivity a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in networking principles such as DNS, TCP/IP, ICMP, ARP, TTL, and MTU
• Ability to analyze and evaluate networks, identify issues and provide solutions to ensure networks are operating efficiently
• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and / or other cloud and cluster-based Infrastructure
• Strong grasp and demonstratable experience in orchestration technologies like Kubernetes and Docker
• Working knowledge of Configuration Management such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, etc
• Strong working knowledge of Python, Linux Shell, Ansible languages required, GoLang strongly preferred
• Proven experience working with RESTFUL APIs

Our team is highly motivated and focused on engineering excellence.

We look for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity.

Engineers are encouraged to work across multiple areas of the company.

We operate with a flat organizational structure.

All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission.

Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important.

All engineers and researchers are expected to have strong communication skills.

They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

Interview Process:

After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview (“phone interview”) during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of four technical interviews:

• Coding assessment in a language of your choice.
• Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service.
• Systems hands-on: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Project deep-dive: Present your past exceptional work to a small audience.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process within one week.
• We don’t rely on recruiters for assessments.
• Every application is reviewed by a member of our technical team.

DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.