Sr. DevOps Engineer – Storage Platform

Prudent Technologies and Consulting, Inc.
San Ramon, CA

Overview -

We are seeking a highly skilled Sr. DevOps Engineer – Storage Platform to design, automate, and operate large-scale Software Defined Storage (SDS) and Kubernetes platforms within a private cloud environment.

This role requires deep expertise in storage engineering, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and GitOps practices, ensuring scalable, resilient, and high-performance infrastructure for mission-critical applications.


Required Skills

  • experience with Kubernetes and Linux environments
  • Strong experience with SDS (Ceph, Longhorn)
  • Expertise in block, file, and object storage
  • Experience with Fibre Channel (Cisco MDS), iSCSI, NVMe-oF
  • Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible
  • Backup solutions experience (Rubrik preferred)
  • Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash)
  • Experience with CI/CD, Git, and GitOps workflows
  • Hands-on with OpenStack / KVM hypervisors
  • Experience supporting 24x7 production environments
  • Strong communication and documentation skills


Nice to Have

  • OpenStack Cinder multi-backend experience
  • CIS / NIST security knowledge
  • ITIL Certification
  • Kubernetes certifications (CKA / CKS)
  • Ceph certification (EX125)
  • Experience in Telco / Edge / Large Enterprise environments
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