Remote Cloud File Storage Engineer

Description:

• Egen is a fast-growing company with a data-first mindset, focused on engineering talent and advanced technology platforms.
• The company seeks a Cloud File Storage Engineer to develop scalable file storage solutions for cloud-based High Performance Computing (HPC) platforms.
• The ideal candidate should have a strong background in traditional parallel filesystems like GPFS and Lustre, as well as modern cloud-native storage solutions such as S3, EFS, FSx, and ElastiCache.
• Candidates must be comfortable with Amazon Web Services concepts, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD pipelines.
• The role involves designing, building, and maintaining storage infrastructure for life sciences research initiatives.
• Collaboration with computational scientists and engineers is essential to ensure a robust and scalable platform.
• The engineer will ensure secure implementation of solutions for sensitive data storage.
• The position is fully remote, but requires working during US west coast standard hours (9-5pm PST/PDT).

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a deep understanding of AWS services and best practices for building scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud environments.
• Proven experience with DevOps practices, including infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD (GitLab CI/CD) is required.
• Prior experience integrating storage with identity and access management solutions such as Active Directory and IAM Identity Center is necessary.
• Proficiency with Git and experience managing code repositories is essential.
• Expert level proficiency with POSIX file systems and NFS semantics is required.
• Candidates should have proficiency with POSIX I/O profiling for high performance workloads.
• Expert level proficiency in at least one high performance/parallel file system technology such as Weka, Lustre, GPFS, Ceph, or JuiceFS is needed.
• A robust understanding of storage redundancy, availability, and durability principles is essential.
• High proficiency with Amazon S3 object storage is required.
• Some prior experience with AWS managed services for file storage, such as EFS, FSx for Lustre, or FSx for OpenZFS is necessary.
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments and experience implementing them is required.

Benefits:

• Compensation will be commensurate with experience and skills, offering a competitive salary.
• The benefits package includes health insurance, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.
• Egen is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace, providing equal opportunity for all qualified applicants.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during the selection process, ensuring accessibility for individuals with disabilities.