Remote Senior Software Systems Engineer

Company Description 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.

Job Description
Overview Deploy, integrate, and operate high-performance storage for GPU-accelerated compute and AI platforms. You will own the storage layer where Kubernetes meets bare metal — standing up NFS-based high-performance storage, wiring it into clusters via CSI, and tuning it to keep data flowing to GPU workloads at scale. Work spans hybrid, edge, and air-gapped deployments built on the Mirantis K0rdent stack.

About the Role
We are looking for a senior DevOps engineer who treats storage as infrastructure to be automated, observed, and tuned — not hand-managed. The right candidate is fluent in Kubernetes storage, deeply versed in Linux storage and networking fundamentals down to the kernel and NFS-client layer, and knows how to make high-performance NAS actually perform under demanding workloads. You should reach for infrastructure-as-code and GitOps by default, be self-directed in diagnosing performance and reliability issues end to end, set operational standards for others to follow, and communicate clearly across teams. Bare-metal hardware experience is a strong plus, but deep Linux storage knowledge is essential. Responsibilities 1. Storage Integration & Operation
* Integrate NFS-based high-performance storage (e.g., VAST, Dell PowerScale) into Kubernetes clusters via CSI, storage classes, and persistent volumes.
* Tune the NFS data path — mount options, nconnect/RDMA, Linux client, and network settings — for high-throughput, low-latency GPU/AI workloads.
* Deploy and operate storage services and operators; manage capacity, quotas, snapshots, and lifecycle. 2. Linux Platform & System Integration
* Configure and optimize Linux systems for storage workloads, including driver setup, file system layout, network tuning, and kernel parameter optimization.
* Deliver storage integration for k0s-based Kubernetes via Cluster API (CAPI) and K0rdent management/child cluster topologies.
* Operate storage in fully disconnected (air-gapped) environments, including local artifact/mirror connectivity (Harbor) and PKI/TLS considerations. 3. Automation & Observability
* Automate storage provisioning and configuration with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/OpenTofu) and GitOps pipelines (ArgoCD or Flux).
* Build monitoring, alerting, and observability for storage performance, capacity, and health.
* Diagnose and resolve performance, reliability, and scaling issues across the storage stack. Qualifications Required

qualifications:
* 7+ years of experience in SRE or infrastructure operations
* 5+ years of building/operating distributed production Storage systems at scale
* Hands-on with High Performance Storage solutions (VAST, Weka, DDN, PowerScale)
* Linux and Kubernetes storage fundamentals (NFS, CSI) Preferred:
* Bare-metal

experience:
hands-on experience with bare-metal host provisioning, raw disk/hardware layout, and physical server storage configurations.
* Hands-on experience with VAST and/or Dell PowerScale.
* Experience with GPUDirect Storage and RDMA/RoCE data paths
* Experience with the Mirantis K0rdent stack (K0rdent Enterprise, K0rdent AI, k0s, MKE) and Cluster API.
* Familiarity with other storage backends (Ceph, object/S3) and CSI driver operations.
* Proven experience in sovereign or high-security air-gapped environments. Additional Information 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. It is understood that Mirantis, Inc. may use automated decision‑making technology (ADMT) for specific employment