Storage Platform Engineer (Ceph GPFS) (mfd) Ref. No. 26-82195

We are looking for a Storage Platform Expert with knowledge in Ceph and GPFS to operate and evolve EUMETSATs software-defined and distributed storage platforms supporting mission-critical workloads.

Background:

The Infrastructure and Data Division (I2D) within EUMETSATs Technical and Scientific Support Department (TSS) operates and evolves the Multi-Mission IT Computing (MIC) environment providing 24x7 Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms container management platforms virtualised environments and software-defined storage for EUMETSATs operational ground-segment infrastructure.

You will join a dynamic team responsible for operating maintaining securing and evolving the MIC infrastructure as it progresses towards hybrid container-based automation-driven and AI-assisted operations.

You shall support:

• Administer and operationally support software-defined storage platforms (Ceph IBM Spectrum Scale / GPFS MooseFS)
• Perform monitoring second-level investigation and performance optimisation of storage subsystems
• Provide and manage persistent storage integration for Kubernetes workloads (Ceph Rook-Ceph CSI drivers)
• Administer SAN and software-defined storage including zoning provisioning and performance tuning
• Support the evolution and lifecycle management of in-house software-defined storage and multi-cloud storage services
• Contribute to backup resilience and disaster-recovery design and testing

Skills and experiences:

• Experience implementing software-based storage solutions such as Ceph IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) or MooseFS
• Experience with persistent storage integration for Kubernetes (Ceph Rook-Ceph CSI drivers)
• Experience with SAN and software-defined storage administration including zoning provisioning and performance optimisation
• Experience with enterprise backup and disaster-recovery solutions
• Advanced Linux administration expertise and automation scripting (Bash Python)
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP NFS SSH)
• Knowledge of containerisation and Kubernetes orchestration is an advantage
• Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline from an accredited university with at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Effective written and verbal communication in English
• Ability to document and maintain technical baselines operational procedures and architecture diagrams
• Knowledge of ITIL service management processes (incident change problem management)
• Willingness to participate in the standby / on-call rotation and occasionally in weekend public-holiday or late-night interventions as agreed in advance

General Work Skills

• Problem solving
• Good analytical skills
• High degree of interpersonal awareness
• Experience in working as part of a multicultural team
• Ability to work autonomously and to perform regular e.g. weekly context switch

Working Location

This is a full-time position located either at our customer EUMETSAT in Darmstadt Germany or delivered off-site from Germany Czech Republic or Romania starting in December 2026 onwards. Standby / call-out support and provision of support to critical operations may sometimes be required.

What can Terma offer

At Terma we consider skilled employees enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the best-in-class solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace.

Terma offers you a pleasant working environment at the customer site where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company.

• Great opportunities for training and personal development
• Challenges in an advanced technical environment
• International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere
• An employment contract with an attractive package with extra-legal benefits
• Highly competitive salary

Additional information

For further information please contact Ms. Raluca Moise by telephone or by email

To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed please apply through the link below with an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae preferably in Europass format and ideally a Cover Letter.