Closing on: Jun 10, 2026
Post Date : 19th May, 2026
Relevant Work Experience : 6+ years
Status – Full Time
Location – Remote (Pan India)
Job Description:
Role Summary:
The Senior Storage Engineer – SDS will be responsible for Operating and supporting enterprise Software Defined Storage platforms. The role requires strong hands-on expertise with shared file systems, Linux system administration, NAS platforms, and automation. The engineer will work closely with platform, storage, backup, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure highly available, scalable, and secure storage services across data centers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide Operational support for Software Defined Storage and enterprise storage platforms
- Troubleshoot performance, availability, and capacity issues across SDS stacks
- Automate operational tasks using scripting and configuration tools
- Work with security, backup, and compute teams to ensure integrated storage services
- Participate in DR planning, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management
- Document architecture, SOPs, and operational runbooks
- Support audits, compliance, and resiliency requirements
- Primary Job Description – SDS (Must Have)
- Shared File System
Strong hands-on experience with IBM GPFS / IBM Storage Scale
Cluster installation, expansion, and upgrades
Performance tuning, quorum management, and failure recovery
Experience with scale-out file systems in production environments - IBM Storage Servers
Hands-on experience with IBM ESS (Elastic Storage Server) / SSS
Hardware/software troubleshooting
Integration with GPFS/Storage Scale environments - Linux System Administration
Strong expertise in RHEL / Alma Linux
Kernel tuning, filesystem management (XFS, ext4)
System performance troubleshooting (CPU, memory, disk, network)
OS hardening, patching, and lifecycle management - Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Operational and administration experience with Dell/EMC Isilon
SmartConnect, snapshots, replication, quotas, and NDMP
Capacity planning and performance optimization - Scripting & Automation
Proficiency in Shell scripting (Bash)
Experience with automation tools (Ansible preferred)
Automating provisioning, monitoring, health checks, and reporting
API-driven automation experience is a plus
Secondary / Additional Job Description (Good to Have) - Security & Key Management
Experience with IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM) or SKLM
Encryption key lifecycle, rotation, and compliance support
Integration with storage encryption use cases - Block Storage & SAN
Experience with enterprise Block Storage solutions
Strong knowledge of Cisco SAN Fabric
Zoning, VSANs, multipathing
SAN troubleshooting and best practices - Backup & Data Protection
Experience with Commvault
Integration of NAS, file systems, and block storage with backup solutions
Backup troubleshooting, restores, and compliance validation
Soft Skills & Collaboration
Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
Ability to work in 24×7 enterprise environments (on-call rotation)
Clear communication with cross‑functional teams (Compute, Security, Backup, Network)
Experience working in large, multi‑DC environments
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Computer Science or equivalent experience
Experience supporting mission‑critical enterprise platforms
Exposure to automation‑driven or DevOps‑aligned infrastructure teams
Job Category: Senior Storage Engineer
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Remote