**CEPH Storage Engineer** **New York, NY** **Type:** Contract **Category:** Engineer **Industry:** Education **Reference ID:** JN -022025-100962 **Date Posted:** 04/24/2025 **Shortcut:** http://careers.eliassen.com/kGqTET + Description + Recommended Jobs **Description:** Hybrid in New York City, NY Our client is looking for a Senior Storage Engineer to assist with the implementation and operation of an on-premise Ceph storage cluster. Duties will include configuring services such as the Ceph file system and RADOS object gateway, investigating performance issues, and planning future hardware acquisition to grow the existing cluster. _We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance._ $80 - $85/hr **Responsibilities:** Principal Duties: + The University’s High Speed Research Network (HSRN) has provisioned an on-premise Ceph storage cluster to support a compute cluster, primarily by providing RADOS Block Device (RBD) volumes. We are now looking to expand this storage cluster to support further use cases by growing its capacity (currently at 12 petabytes) and offer storage to a wider audience. A critical component of this new offering is a Ceph distributed file system (CephFS) that will be mounted on Linux machines. + Assist with the deployment and configuration of CephFS -Monitor for issues and performance concerns with the file systems, clients, or the underlying infrastructure -Integrate Ceph with our backup solution -Advise and monitor the integration of the file system with HPC compute machines running Linux -Write documentation for the cluster and its setup both for internal use (for cluster + administrators) and external use (for our end-users, the researchers using the file system for various research activities) -Analyze researchers’ use cases and help them adjust their workflow or tune the system towards their goals **Experience Requirements:** Required Qualifications: + At least one year experience with Ceph and the Ceph file system is required. Advanced knowledge of Linux system administration and performance monitoring is required. + Excellent verbal, analytical, project management and technical problem solving skills. Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience. Strong work ethic to collaborate as a group, but also can carry a project to its end with minimal direction on your own. Preferred Qualifications: + Knowledge of networking concepts such as the OSI model, DNS, firewalls, proxies, load balancing is required. Advanced concepts like BGP, VXLAN, and the Cisco/ARISTA/SONiC platforms are a plus. + Experience with programming languages such as C, C++ , Golang, Rust is desirable. + Experience with Kubernetes and CSI plugins is a plus. + Familiarity with the Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stack is a plus. **Education Requirements:** + Bachelor's Degree _Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range._ _W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality._ _Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact InfoSec@eliassen.com._ _About Eliassen Group:_ _Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. 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