HPC Storage Engineer
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Job Location:
Marshall County, WV - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
HPC Storage Engineer
Location: Dallas TX (Hybrid)
Type: Direct Hire
Competitive base salary performance bonus
100% company-paid benefits
Overview
We are seeking an HPC Storage Engineer to support the design deployment and operation of large-scale high-performance storage infrastructure supporting mission-critical compute environments.
This role sits within a high-performance computing (HPC) storage engineering team managing over 200PB of scalable storage. The environment supports research-driven workloads making storage performance reliability and optimization a core component of overall infrastructure success.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in large-scale storage systems clustered filesystems and modern data center storage architectures along with a strong collaborative mindset to partner with researchers software engineers network teams and external vendors.
Key Responsibilities
Storage Architecture & Engineering
Design implement and manage multi-petabyte storage systems supporting high-performance compute environments
Support the architecture and scaling of distributed and clustered storage platforms
Act as a subject matter expert across storage technologies for infrastructure and engineering initiatives
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Develop and implement automated processes aligned with Infrastructure-as-Code principles
Build consistent repeatable deployment and operational workflows for storage platforms
Support DevOps-driven approaches to infrastructure management and lifecycle operations
Performance Optimization & Troubleshooting
Optimize storage performance to support demanding HPC and research workloads
Troubleshoot complex storage workflow and performance issues across compute environments
Partner with engineering and research teams to identify and resolve bottlenecks
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with researchers and software engineers to streamline workflows and improve storage utilization
Collaborate with network teams and infrastructure partners to ensure end-to-end system performance
Interface with external vendors including Dell VAST Data HPE and Rubrik
Required Experience
Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience
Experience deploying and managing high-performance or clustered filesystems at scale
Strong understanding of data center storage technologies including file block and object storage
Experience with scale-out storage architectures such as VAST Data and Isilon/PowerScale
Hands-on experience operating in large-scale high-availability environments
Technical Skills
Python and/or DevOps experience supporting infrastructure automation
Experience working within ticketing systems such as JIRA
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues
Passion for storage technologies hardware and performance optimization
Preferred Experience
Experience supporting HPC or research-driven environments
Exposure to large-scale (multi-petabyte) storage platforms
Experience working in highly collaborative cross-functional engineering environments
