Ceph Storage Administrator

Akkodis is hiring a Ceph Storage Administrator for a hybrid contract role in New York, NY. The position involves implementing and operating a Ceph storage cluster, configuring services, monitoring performance, and planning hardware expansion. Candidates should have at least one year of Ceph experience, advanced Linux administration skills, and strong problem-solving abilities. Salary ranges from $45 to $49.29 per hour based on experience.
Akkodis is seeking a Ceph Administrator for a contract position with our client in New York. This role is a hybrid onsite in New York, NY.

In this role, you will assist with the implementation and operation of an on-premise Ceph storage cluster, 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.

Salary: $45. to $49.29 per hour W2 depending on experience, education, and other factors. C2C candidates okay.

Key Responsibilities:
• Assisting with the deployment and configuration of CephFS
• Monitoring for issues and performance concerns with the file systems, clients, or the underlying infrastructure
• Integrating Ceph with the existing backup solution.
• Advising and monitoring the integration of the file system with HPC compute machines running Linux
• Writing documentation for the cluster and its setup both for internal use (for cluster administrators) and external use (for end-users, researchers using the file system for various research activities)
• Analyzing researchers use cases and help them adjust their workflow or tune the system towards their goals.
• Helping to expand the storage cluster to support future use cases by growing its capacity and offering storage to a wider audience

Required Skills:
• 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.
• Knowledge of networking concepts such as the OSI model, DNS, firewalls, proxies, load balancing is required.

Desired skills:
• Advanced concepts like BGP, VXLAN, and the Cisco/Arista/Sonic platforms
• Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Golang, Rust
• Experience with Kubernetes and CSI Plugins
• Familiarity with Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stack.

If you are interested in this Ceph Administrator role in the New York City, then click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com.

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Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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