Senior Virtualization and Storage Engineer (London)

The D. E. Shaw group seeks a skilled senior engineer to join its Systems team and lead the modernization of the firm’s virtualization platform.

This individual contributor role offers the chance to operate within a mature production setting while driving thoughtful change through evaluation, design, and execution in a collaborative and engaging work environment. - Lead the build-out of a new virtualization platform, including running proof-of-concepts and defining migration paths from current platforms. - Own and maintain current virtualization platforms and storage solutions in our production environment, ensuring system availability, performance, and resource optimization. - Develop automation and tooling to improve reliability,

scalability, and operational efficiency. - Plan and execute virtualization and storage migrations with cross-functional teams.

At least ten years of hands-on experience building and supporting compute platforms in production environments, with a solid understanding of availability, performance, and resource management. Expertise in modern open-source virtualization platforms and associated technologies such as KubeVirt and Kubernetes, with solid grounding in KVM and Linux. Experience with commercial platforms such as VMware and Hyper-V is also a plus.

Background working with storage systems and SAN technologies, including relevant storage protocols, along with experience using at least one software-defined storage platform. Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills, with the ability to operate independently and drive initiatives forward. Comfort asking questions and demonstrating intellectual honesty about knowledge gaps while owning large, complex initiatives. Ability to develop automation and tooling in a language such as Python or Go; a degree in computer science or another technical discipline is preferred.