Storage Operations Engineer

About

Vultr is on a mission to make high‑performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 32 global cloud data‑center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self‑funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately‑held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Storage Operations Engineer to build, maintain, and operate Vultr Cloud Storage environments. The ideal candidate is intimately familiar with the day‑to‑day operations of software‑defined scale‑out storage systems, such as Ceph. This role requires knowledge of Linux, server‑class storage hardware, networking technologies, virtualization technologies, and Kubernetes.

Benefits

• 100 % company‑paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(k) plan that matches 100 % up to 4 %, with immediate vesting
• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
• 11 holidays + Paid Time Off accrual + rollover plan
• Increased PTO at 3‑year and 10‑year anniversaries + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + anniversary bonus each year
• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
• Company‑paid Wellable subscription

Responsibilities

• Continually enhance the Ceph‑based Cloud Storage System in terms of stability, scalability, functionality, performance and cost
• Actively participate in the design and architecture decisions for Ceph‑based Cloud Storage
• Develop automation framework and improvements for our Ceph‑based Cloud Storage infrastructure
• Optimize existing metrics collection and alerting systems
• Contribute to our internal documentation and knowledge base
• Monitor Cloud Storage infrastructure to ensure high availability and reliability of our services
• Partner with Network and Operations teams for capacity expansion and maintenance windows
• Evaluate new technologies, advance storage features and new operational methodology to drive efficiency and effectiveness
• Research and develop cutting‑edge features for Ceph‑based Cloud Storage
• Participate in meetings as required
• Job shadowing of new hires or other team members as required
• Effectively communicate cross‑functionally
• Work independently as well as collaborate with team members and project stakeholders

Qualifications

• Problem‑solving skills using foundational data structures and distributed systems concepts
• Fluent in Linux (CentOS/RHEL/Debian/Ubuntu)
• 3 + years of extensive experience configuring, deploying, and managing distributed systems
• Hands‑on experience with cloud hosting, object storage, and block storage concepts
• Experience with performance tuning in virtualized environments
• Knowledge of server hardware including IPMI and storage drives (SATA, NVMe)
• Strong automating and scripting experience (Python/Bash/PHP/etc.)
• Hands‑on experience with automation tools (Puppet/Ansible/Chef/Salt/etc.)
• Proficiency with the following:
  • Experience with Ceph or other software‑defined storage a plus
  • Experience with logging, metrics, and time‑series tools (Prometheus, collectd, ELK, Grafana, Graylog, Graphite, etc.) a plus
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent time‑management skills
• Ability to manage work independently
• Strong collaboration skills

Compensation

$80,000 – $110,000 (varies based on location, years of experience, background and skill set)

Inclusion & Privacy

Vultr is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. Discrimination based on protected characteristics is prohibited. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted. Personal information is handled responsibly and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.