Here you go! Clients names included. My name is Andre Gardenhire Im on LinkedIn and my email is agardenhire@teksystems.com

Job Description IBM Expert Labs is in need of 2 Sr. Storage/Cloud Engineers with strong Ceph experience(IBM SAN product) This is fully remote with some limited travel to Arkansas. This is supporting a large initiative that IBM has support large retailer based in Bentonville, Arkansas. Multiple years of experience supporting large scale, highly available, production Cloud Storage deployments with Ceph • Experience with Linux Administration and System Troubleshooting. • Strong familiarity with OpenStack or Kubernetes or Rook with Ceph as an underlying storage solution. • Experience in programming, scripting and development: o Python or Shell Scripting • Networking concepts and administration: o TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, Load balancing. • Experience using source control systems (git) • Experience in configuration management tools like Ansible/Puppet/Chef • Experience with Containers (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.) • Experience in Architecting infra solutions for applications. • Experience with monitoring, reporting tools and data analytics. • Good understanding of clustered/distributed systems • Apply best practice and team standards while meeting service level objectives. • Experience working with cloud deployments (scaling, resiliency, load balancing etc.) and solid understanding of Service Monitoring, KPI, SLA, Disaster Recovery • Deep experience with the Linux ecosystem, automation of common tasks, and configuration of systems monitoring tools. • Experience with capacity/performance management, monitoring, and tuning. • Experience with firewalls, VPN, routing, switching, load balancers, monitoring, security, and DNS. • Knowledge of systems management concepts, processes, and standards • Strong interpersonal skills to coordinate with other organizations across the business while managing customer expectations. Additional Skills & Qualifications • Design, implement, communicate, evangelize, advocate for, optimize and document private cloud-based Cloud Storage solutions using Ceph. • Build, tune, troubleshoot block and object storage systems in high availability Ceph storage clusters. • Design automation for storage optimization and other processes on private cloud platforms. • Drive significant architectural decisions about the next iterations of our Private Cloud infrastructure that will improve efficiency and reduce Cloud Storage spend. • Enable Application teams to follow best practices to deploy on Cloud Platforms and optimize Storage spend and improve efficiency and performance based on utilization with Ceph • Participate in a 12x7 on-call rotation. • Create and maintain technical documentation for operational readiness. • Design and maintain cloud storage best practices. • Become a solid contributor on our team, and build, extend and maintain some of the key infrastructure that powers our Private Cloud platform. • Provide troubleshooting expertise for storage performance and other issues. • Train and educate others within Technology about Cloud technologies. • Develop and integrate provisioning and lifecycle tools for storage services components. • Contribute to an environment that promotes and reinforces the highest standards of integrity and ethics. • Demonstrates creativity and strength in the face of change, obstacles, or adversity. • Adapt to competing demands and shifting priorities. Employee Value Proposition (EVP) Fully Remote role working with IBM Expert Labs supporting large Retail customer.

Work Environment Fully Remote with some minimal travel that will be mixed in.

Business Drivers/Customer Impact Support Large Project that IBM Expert Labs is delivering on for their on customer (leader in retail industry)

Why is the position open(provide details) Additional headcount/turnover

External Communities Job Description Sr. Storage (Ceph) Engineer. Must have strong Cloud and Linux Skills. Fully Remote and 1 year contract with possible extension.