System Engineer, Storage

• Design, implement, operate, and continuously improve highly available Object Storage platforms based on Ceph
• Administer, monitor, maintain, and optimize large-scale distributed storage environments
• Ensure platform stability, performance, scalability, and security across data center infrastructures
• Analyze customer requirements and develop sustainable storage architectures for modern enterprise workloads
• Automate operational and deployment processes
• Perform capacity planning, performance analysis, and proactive optimization
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and act as an escalation point for advanced storage-related incidents
• Contribute to technical concepts, standards, and best practices for storage services
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge base articles
• Track developments in Software-Defined Storage, Ceph, Object Storage, and cloud-native technologies and contribute ideas to platform strategy

• Completed a degree or vocational training in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a comparable field
• Several years of hands-on experience operating and administering enterprise storage environments
• Strong expertise in Ceph, Object Storage technologies (S3-compatible platforms), and distributed storage architectures
• Experience with Linux-based systems in enterprise-scale environments
• Understanding of replication, erasure coding, high availability, disaster recovery, and storage performance optimization
• Experience with automation and infrastructure management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar technologies
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, container platforms, or cloud-native ecosystems is considered a strong advantage
• Ability to analyze complex technical challenges and find sustainable, pragmatic solutions
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and contribute within a collaborative team environment
• Strong customer and service mindset
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Fluent English, written and spoken
• German language skills are a plus

• Individual training opportunities
• Diverse development opportunities
• Personal mentor
• Flat hierarchies
• Strong feedback culture
• Regular performance reviews
• Flexible working hours
• Option to work remotely
• Height-adjustable desks
• At least 2 monitors per workstation
• State-of-the-art offices with spaces to meet and retreat
• Sponsorship for participation in sporting events
• Necessary sporting equipment through the company's own DATAGROUP store
• Special leave days
• Company health insurance