Site Reliability Engineer (Ceph Storage)

TL;DR

Site Reliability Engineer (Ceph Storage): Automating and maintaining storage infrastructure, focusing on Ceph, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance. Focus on developing automation scripts, monitoring system performance, and continuous improvement through optimization.

Location: Remote from the United Kingdom. Occasional visits to a hirify.global office for team events or meetings may be required.

Company

hirify.global empowers entrepreneurs worldwide by providing tools to succeed online, from building websites to managing work.

What you will do

• Automate and maintain day-to-day operations of storage systems.
• Develop and maintain tools and automation scripts to streamline storage operations.
• Monitor system performance, identify issues, and implement solutions for high availability.
• Participate in agile concepts such as daily stand-ups, design and code reviews, and CI/CD.
• Continuously improve system reliability, performance, and capacity.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience with Ceph in a production environment.
• 2+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or a similar role.
• Experience working on Linux/Unix systems, with a focus on automation and operating at scale.
• Proficiency in Python or Bash.
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or SaltStack.
• Experience with Nagios-based monitoring tools (e.g., Icinga2) and observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Mimir, Loki).
• Solid understanding of core networking concepts and protocols.

Nice to have

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to and experience working with compute platforms (e.g., OpenStack, AWS).
• Familiarity with ability to contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Offers a range of total rewards including paid time off and retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes).
• Bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, and participation in employee stock purchase plan.
• Competitive health benefits and family-friendly benefits including parental leave.
• Embraces diverse culture and offers a range of Employee Resource Groups.
• Supports entrepreneurs and encourages employees to make their own way.