Principal Storage Cloud Engineer I

Summary

Join ConnectWise as a Principal Storage Cloud Engineer I and contribute to a global team designing, testing, implementing, and monitoring cloud storage services. You will drive improvement projects focused on deployment, security, and performance, while also supporting essential engineering tasks. This hybrid role offers flexibility with locations in Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, and remote options. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in FreeBSD and OpenZFS administration, automation using Python, and a deep understanding of the storage stack. Immediate joiners or those with a maximum 60-day notice period are preferred. ConnectWise fosters an inclusive and positive work environment.

Requirements

• Knowledge of System Administration for both FreeBS D and Linux based servers utilizing OpenZFS
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages (e.g. Python, C, Go, Rust, Shell)
• Strong knowledge of Private Cloud Infrastructure Environments (e.g. Data Centers, Hardware Provisioning Mechanisms, Asset Tracking, Salt Stack Configuration Management, Kubernetes Administration)
• Ability to manage projects and processes independently with limited supervision
• Has deep understanding of the entire storage stack, from hardware to virtualization
• Ability to situationally adapt and understand new technology/processes as per business requirement
• Ability to work constructively and independently under stress and pressure in a fast paced, multitasking environment
• Ability to interact positively and openly with colleagues and external business contacts, with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and multitask while producing high quality work
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to meet reasonable deadlines
• Strong technical skills including networking and security design
• Strong knowledge of relevant software development tools including version control, build processes, debuggers, and test frameworks
• Knowledge and proven working experience with Cloud infrastructure including deployment and monitoring of available, scalable, secure environments
• FreeBSD administration
• OpenZFS administration
• Administration of data storage technologies like iSCSI and NFS
• Automation in Python

Responsibilities

• Provides support to the Engineering teams, with a high attention to detail
• Researches, analyzes, and documents findings
• May coach and review the work of other team members
• Designs, builds, and delivers cloud storage solutions hosted services, and underlying software infrastructure Supports and troubleshoots scalability, high availability, performance, monitoring, backup, and restorations of different environments
• Assists with deployment, automation, and security of cloud servers hosting our applications
• Reviews, documents, and implements security policies on cloud infrastructure
• Ensures required proactive diagnostics and monitoring of cloud infrastructure are in place
• Architects automation solutions for reduction of costs and efficiencies improvement
• Maintains awareness of PaaS, IaaS, and related technology trends and how trends impact product

Preferred Qualifications

• Saltstack automation experience
• OpenZFS development
• C/C++ development
• Experience with Docker and/or K8S

Benefits

Hybrid locations Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore and remote option also available for all the locations