Sr. Software Developer (Storage, Python, Perl, UNIX (RHEL), Cloud) - Glasgow, UK - (JK)
Senior developer (placed via staffing firm Central Business Solutions) designing and building highly available, scalable storage-management tooling — provisioning, monitoring, alerting, auditing and capacity planning — for a firm-wide storage estate. Core stack: Python/Perl on RHEL/UNIX, with storage protocols, containers (OpenShift/Kubernetes/Docker) and cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP) exposure.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Glasgow, Scottland
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Experienced in software development, proficient in one or more of Python, Perl
- Experience with SDLC best practices on large software development projects
- Good knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals
- Good organizational and English communication skills; prioritization of multiple projects and objectives
- Ability to work as part of a global team
Nice to have
- Intermediate to advanced experience deploying, operating and administering Linux in an enterprise-level ecosystem
- Familiarity with Object Oriented concepts and SQL programming
- Knowledge of storage technologies (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SCSI, NFS, CIFS, POSIX, Object Storage, SAS, SATA, NVMe/SSD, RAID, Erasure Coding, Distributed/Scale-out Storage, file systems, high availabili
- Understanding of networking protocols and connectivity
- System architecture experience in enterprise UNIX (RHEL)/Windows Server, containers (OpenShift/Kubernetes/Docker) and cloud (Azure/AWS/Google)
- Understanding of Client/Server, scale-out architectures, virtualization, performance and capacity management
- Effective troubleshooting skills across O/S, network and storage
- Knowledge of vendor products: NetApp 7mode/cDOT/Engenio, IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS), HDS Storage Arrays/HCP, EMC Atmos, Brocade SAN/FOS, Veritas Storage Foundation Suite, Sybase, DB2
Full description
Description:
We are seeking a multi-talented developer that will focus on designing and developing highly available and scalable solutions to manage the firm wide storage repository including storage provisioning, monitoring, alerting, auditing, inventorying, etc. In addition to architecting and integrating a storage solution working with 3rd party vendors, the candidate will develop in-house applications that will become part of the technology platform for the business.
The ideal candidate will also design storage tools on problem management and preventive maintenance (alert and capacity management).
Additionally, the candidate needs to understand storage virtualization, automation, storage provisioning, distributed and scale-out file systems, software defined storage solutions, emerging technologies in infrastructure automation, observability, etc. Ability to work as part of a global team is a requirement. In addition, the candidate must be able to listen to customer requirements and be able to advise, discuss and articulate technical solutions effectively. It would also be desirable that the candidate has relevant experience (intermediate to advanced preferred) in deploying, operating, and administering a Linux operating system in an enterprise level ecosystem.
Qualifications:
Required skills / knowledge:
- Experienced in software development and proficient in one or more of the following programming languages - Python, Perl
- Experience with SDLC (software development lifecycle) best practices with large software development projects is a must.
- Good knowledge in Computer Science fundamental
- Good organizational and English communication skills, prioritization of multiple projects and objective.
Preferred skills / knowledge:
- Familiarity with Object Oriented concepts and SQL programming
- Knowledge of storage technologies and disciplines namely, Fibre Channel, ISCSI, SCSI, NFS, CIFS, POSIX, Object Storage, SAS, SATA, FLASH (NVME, SSD, etc.), RAID, Erasure Coding, Distributed/Scale-out Storage, File systems, High-availability methods, working knowledge of databases etc. are strongly preferred. Understanding networking protocols and connectivity preferred.
- System Architecture experience within enterprise UNIX (RHEL)/Windows Server environments, Container environments (RH Open Shift/Kubernetes/Docker, etc.) and Cloud environments (Azure/AWS/Google) is highly desirable but not required.
- Understanding of Client/Server, Scale-out architectures, virtualization, performance, and capacity management strongly preferred.
- Effective troubleshooting skills across O/S, network, and storage.