GPFS Storage Engineer

Job Summary:

The GPFSStorageEngineer will be responsible for designing, administering, troubleshooting, and optimizing IBM Storage Scale (GPFS) environments. The role requires deep expertise in GPFS architecture, clustered file systems, storage infrastructure, and high-performance storage solutions to ensure platform reliability, performance, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer, configure, and support IBM Storage Scale (GPFS) environments.
• Manage GPFS clusters, quorum nodes, Network Shared Disks (NSDs), file sets, and storage policies.
• Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance tuning of storage systems.
• Monitor storage health, capacity, and availability to ensure business continuity.
• Support storage integration across SAN, NAS, and enterprise storage environments.
• Work with infrastructure and application teams to optimize storage performance.
• Implement storage best practices, automation, and operational improvements.
• Support incident, problem, and change management activities.

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in StorageEngineering or Storage Administration.
• Deep hands-on knowledge of GPFS architecture, quorum nodes, Network Shared Disks (NSDs), file sets, and storage policies.
• Strong background in SAN/NAS storage technologies.
• Experience with Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, and InfiniBand/RDMA protocols.
• Strong understanding of Linux-based storage administration and troubleshooting.
• Experience in storage performance tuning, capacity planning, and high-availability environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and experience handling complex storage incidents.