
Job description
Cloudary simplifies cloud growth by deploying Principal-Vetted talent directly into our partners' technical teams. Founded and led by senior cloud architects, we know exactly what it takes to deliver high-level engineering. Joining us means operating as an agile, embedded expert to drive critical initiatives forward rapidly.
We are hiring a Storage Architect to design, implement, and support the storage architecture for a modern OpenShift-based private cloud platform. The role will ensure scalable, secure, resilient, and compliant storage for hybrid environments, supporting both VMware and container workloads.
Job requirements
Key Responsibilities
Maintain and optimize Pure Storage + VMware integration while leading OpenShift private cloud storage design.
Define standards, reference architectures, and best practices for persistent storage in Kubernetes/OpenShift.
Implement and support CSI drivers, dynamic provisioning, snapshots, replication, and storage tiers.
Design HA, DR, backup, and data protection strategies.
Drive performance, scalability, and cost optimization across the storage stack.
Support workload onboarding and guide application teams on storage design.
Collaborate with automation teams on Zero-Touch provisioning workflows (PVC/contract-triggered provisioning).
Define metering and consumption strategy (IOPS, throughput, capacity) for tenant billing.
Embed governance, security, and compliance controls (encryption, access control, auditability).
Provide L3/L4 support, monitoring standards, runbooks, RCA, and continuous improvements.
Requirements8+ years in infrastructure/storage engineering; 3+ years in architecture roles.
Strong hands-on experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes storage.
Deep knowledge of CSI, block/file/object storage, HA/DR architectures.
Experience designing multi-tenant enterprise platforms with governance, security, and compliance.
Hybrid cloud architecture experience (on-prem + public cloud).
Strong Linux, networking fundamentals, and automation (Ansible, Terraform, GitOps).
Excellent documentation and stakeholder communication.
Nice to Have
OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF), Ceph, Portworx, OpenEBS, NetApp, Dell.
Public cloud storage: AWS (EBS/EFS/S3), Azure (Disk/Files), GCP.
Certifications: RHCE/OpenShift, CKA/CKAD/CKS, AWS/Azure/GCP.
Experience in regulated enterprise environments (SOC2, ISO, PCI, HIPAA).
Background in Platform Engineering / SRE.
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