Lead DevOps Engineer

Overview

DDN Storage is seeking great candidates to join our dynamic team of passionate customer-enabling technologists!

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DDN Storage is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." - IDC

"The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments" - ~ Marc Hamilton VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN Storage is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge storage and data management solutions are designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN Storage empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

Job Description

DDN Storage is the world leader in high performance and massively scalable data management and storage solutions that accelerate business results and scientific insights for data-centric organizations worldwide. Our unified, end-to-end platform uniquely addresses the tiered storage and large-scale data management demands of mixed workloads, multiple collaborative data centers and Web and cloud environments. Across traditional and commercial high-performance markets, customers rely on DDN Storage to solve the most demanding big data problems in industries such as cloud, online content and social networking, security and intelligence, life sciences, finance, energy, and media production.

We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer for our DevOps EXAScaler engineering team who will assist with designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable backend infrastructure that is used for the

QA, Support and Engineering team's product development.

This is a hybrid role and will need to be worked in the Colorado Spring, CO office as needed.

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Understands the importance of monitoring and can implement solutions that will actively notify and try to correct critical infrastructure problems.
• Comfortable working with scalable backend infrastructure for QA, Support and Engineering based on VM and container virtualization technologies like KVM, Docker.
• Enjoys working on computer networks including switches, routers, and other physical hardware within a self-managed lab environment.
• Creates complex CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Enterprise through the automated building of code
• Comfortable using KVM/Qemu and orchestration technologies (Vagrant) to deploy virtual hosts running services at scale.
• Debug high level failures that an end user might see like service not starting down through the various layers of automation to find root cause in a complex lab environment.
• Leverage programming knowledge to write production level code in Linux Shell, Python, and Ruby where needed.
• Experience with installing, deploying, and debugging different Linux distributions: Redhat, Ubuntu; and different architecture: x86_64, ARM, PPC64le
• Experience with Devops tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Gerrit
• Occasionally perform emergent data center work onsite at our Lab located in Colorado Spring, CO. and assist in the remediation of critical services and service outages.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related technical field with a minimum of 7+ years of relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated knowledge in working within a self-managed lab environment with physical servers, switches, drives, cables, and data center related tools.
• Expertise in Linux systems administration, including managing servers, operating systems, and network configurations.
• Proven expertise deploying, maintaining, and extending GitHub Actions, Jenkins.
• Expert in using deployment and automation tools to quickly bring up new systems and recovery failed systems and environments including Ansible, Chef.

Experience with Lustre filesystem is a plus

DDN

Our team is highly motivated and focused on engineering excellence.

We look for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity.

Engineers are encouraged to work across multiple areas of the company.

We operate with a flat organizational structure.

All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission.

Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important.

All engineers and researchers are expected to have strong communication skills.

They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

Interview Process:

After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview ("phone interview") during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of four technical interviews:

• Coding assessment in a language of your choice.
• Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service.
• Systems hands-on: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Project deep-dive: Present your past exceptional work to a small audience.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process within one week.
• We don't rely on recruiters for assessments.
• Every application is reviewed by a member of our technical team.

DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.