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NXP Semiconductors

Sr. Storage Lead Engineer

NXP Semiconductors, Austin, Texas, us, 78716


Sr. Storage Lead Engineer

Job DescriptionSenior Storage & HPC administrator - R&D HPC team -

Austin, USThis is what you will do as HPC DevOps engineer at NXPYou are expected to work very closely with your global colleagues within R&D IT and help deliver the Storage & HPC services (High Performance Computing and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) to our engineering and R&D customers. Your AMEC team has operational responsibility for all designated services within the region and help provide backup support to our other two regions, (EMEA and APAC), when necessary to ensure good coverage and fast response for any issues requiring attention. Your work will be a combination of development and operations.What’s in it for me?You will receive support from your direct colleagues, a Scrum team of data engineers and data scientistsYou will get training and personal development opportunities from NXP in alignment with your personal and professional needsThe Product Owner, representatives from the R&D business, and other stakeholders will give you guidance on the solution directionThe opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in an AWS cloud-based serverless data platform architectureThe greatest workplace in Austin and a safe working environment that lives up to its company valuesPrimary responsibility:In this role, you will play a pivotal part in supporting the architecture and design of large-scale data storage related services on-prem and cloudYou will be responsible for resolving highly technical issues, providing Level 3 support, and serving as a senior resource for IT initiatives and operationsYou will also participate in design reviews and drive specific goals around performance, scalability, and availabilityYou will fill a key technical role in our team with equally dedicated engineers supporting our local client’s data storage infrastructure and servicesPerform level 3 support functions, including installation, configuration, upgrades, and support of AWS FSxN, NetApp ONTAP and StorageGRID EnvironmentsIdentify and determine root causes of performance issues in an EDA environment from end users to storage subsystemsCreate dashboards for end users to enhance visibility and usabilityFind opportunities for performance improvement while providing multi-level technical support in defining, developing and evaluating storage productsProvide recommendations to improve the storage infrastructure and address/lead critical issues and analysisWork with application and infra teams to ensure the appropriate storage level provisioning is maintained. Monitor server/storage infrastructure and any processes related to these systemsAutomation to deliver highly optimized infrastructure

Strong automation skills preferable using Ansible, Python.Experienced as a DevOps engineer with IT infra as code (IaC), configuration management tools & CICD

Keep yourself updated on different storage technologies, protocols, and file systems (eg: NAS, SAN, NFS, CIFS, object storage).Secondary responsibility:As a Linux Systems Administrator with RedHat you will ensure the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of our infrastructure by monitoring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing our development and production environmentsProvide installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems software and related infrastructurePerform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as requiredPerform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processesReviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups, both internally and externallyImplement automated approaches for system administration tasksAs a Senior Linux Systems Administrator, you will provide technical support for the software, hardware, wired network infrastructure, and system security for a Linux High Performance Computing (HPC) environment. Having knowledge and hands-on experience on specific Grid computing applications like LSF, Univa Grid, Slurm, etc would be a plus.Test operating system and software upgrades, patches, and hot fixes before they are applied to the operational systemsCreate and test backups of data, provide data cleansing services, verify data integrity, implement access controlsTypically, you…Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Software Engineering or Computer Science10-12 years of hands-on experience in NetApp storage technologies.NetApp certified System Administrator certificationAWS system architect certificationFive years of experience working on large DevOps implementations and operationsSolid DevOps mindset and ability to evaluate and optimize DevOps processes and practice using Lean or Agile.Proficiency with maintaining automation and configuration management using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, AWS CodeDeploy.Deep understanding of Linux operating systems, networking, and server management and use tools such as Bash, Ansible, PowerShell.Great problem-solving and analytical skillset to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues that may arise and use tools such as Splunk, Grafana, or Prometheus to monitor and analyze the performance and health of the systems that you supportUnderstanding of identity and access management relating to provisioning, access control, and certifications

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