Ceph DevOps Engineer

About Mirantis

Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, Mirantis delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy.

Mirantis, a leading open cloud company, is dedicated to freeing enterprise application owners from infrastructure and operational complexities through open-source innovation. We are committed to delivering a true cloud experience that is consistent across any infrastructure and built on open standards.

We are seeking a talented DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Ceph and cloud technologies to join our cloud storage team. This role offers a comprehensive opportunity to design, deploy, and rigorously test our product's cloud infrastructure, leveraging cutting-edge open-source components and ensuring robust, high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software solutions that integrate and support Ceph/Rook for a distributed storage solution within Kubernetes.

• Work with Kubernetes clusters and Docker containers to deploy, manage, and storage backend for cloud workloads.

• Implement best practices for Kubernetes and Ceph cluster management, including high availability, scaling, backup, and disaster recovery.

• Contribute to Ceph/Rook and adjacent open-source projects through bug fixes, tests, and new features.

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and management of Kubernetes and Ceph resources.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to Kubernetes and Ceph/Rook at scale, including analyzing logs and identifying resource bottlenecks.

• Develop and enforce policies for security, monitoring, logging, and alerting in Kubernetes and Ceph/Rook environments.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, QA, and product management, to deliver reliable and scalable solutions.

• Deep expertise is required as all core components are written in Go.

• Proven experience building Kubernetes operators and controllers, including deep knowledge of the Kubernetes API, CRD development, and libraries like controller-runtime.

• Strong understanding of distributed storage technologies and hands-on experience with Ceph. This includes Ceph basics like OSDs, Block, Object, File storages and Kubernetes solution for Ceph called Rook.

• 3+ years of experience working with distributed systems, with a strong focus on Kubernetes and containerization, Ceph and Rook.

• Experience with Linux system programming, writing shell scripts, and a thorough understanding of CI/CD principles for developing robust pipelines.

• Experience with versioning control systems, such as Git

• Familiarity with code-review systems, like Gerrit or GerritHub

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

• Good communication skills, a can-do attitude, and a focus on results

• Upper-intermediate spoken and written English

Will be a plus

• Familiarity with AWS s3 API, OpenStack Cinder and Swift.

• Experience with Kubernetes CSI drivers usage.

• Experience with specific cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their related services.

• Familiarity with workloads which intend using storage backends like Ceph: OpenStack, AWS, Kubernetes ceph-based Persistent Volumes.

• Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Fluentd.

• Active participation in open-source communities (especially Ceph, Rook) and certifications like CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator).

What does Mirantis offer you?
- Work with an established Silicon Valley leader in the cloud infrastructure industry;
- Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies;
- Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation;
- Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued;
- Professional development and training;
- Attend conferences and working groups;
- Company outings, happy hours, hackathons, and tech talks;
- Receive a competitive compensation package with a strong benefits plan.

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Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but limited to, relevant sill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

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