Overview
We're seeking a highly skilled and experienced
Senior Systems Engineer
to join our infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will have over
8 years of progressive experience
in designing, implementing, and managing complex data center infrastructure, with a strong focus on enterprise storage and data protection. This role requires deep expertise in
Pure Storage administration and design
and proficiency with
Cohesity backup and recovery solutions
. The Senior Systems Engineer will be a key contributor to maintaining high availability, optimizing performance, and scaling our critical systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Data Center Infrastructure Management: Lead the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and advanced troubleshooting of our on-premises and hybrid data center environment, ensuring 24/7 reliability and performance.
- Storage Design & Administration (Pure Storage):
- Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for our Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade environments.
- Design, implement, configure, and optimize Pure Storage infrastructure for various workloads (VMware, databases, file services).
- Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, firmware upgrades, and lifecycle management for all Pure Storage assets.
- Manage replication, snapshots, and disaster recovery strategies leveraging Pure Storage capabilities.
- Data Protection & Recovery (Cohesity):
- Administer, monitor, and maintain the Cohesity DataPlatform environment, ensuring successful backups, efficient deduplication, and regulatory compliance.
- Design and implement backup policies, recovery procedures, and conduct regular Disaster Recovery (DR) testing for mission-critical systems.
- Optimize Cohesity usage for various data sources, including virtual machines, databases, and network-attached storage (NAS).
- System Engineering & Architecture:
- Contribute to the architecture and roadmapping of future data center infrastructure, focusing on efficiency, automation, and scalability.
- Collaborate with network, security, and application teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with overall business and technical requirements.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Mentorship & Leadership:
- Provide tier 3 support and expert-level troubleshooting for critical infrastructure incidents.
- Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge to elevate the team's overall technical capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of professional experience in enterprise-level data center infrastructure engineering.
- Storage Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience in the design, deployment, and administration of Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade (or equivalent block and file storage platforms). Experience with Pure Storage features like ActiveCluster is highly desirable.
- Data Protection Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience in administering and optimizing Cohesity DataPlatform for backup, recovery, and data management.
- Virtualization: Strong background in virtualization technologies, preferably VMware vSphere (design, management, and troubleshooting).
- Operating Systems: Proficiency in administering and troubleshooting enterprise Linux and Windows Server environments.
- Automation/Scripting: Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for automation of infrastructure tasks.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Pure Storage Certified Professional, Cohesity Certifications, VMware VCP).
- Experience with cloud integration for data protection (e.g., Cohesity to AWS/Azure).
- Familiarity with hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) concepts.
Kaleris is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
