WEKA Storage Administrator – WEKA / Weka.IO

WEKA addresses the storage challenges posed by today’s enterprise AI workloads, and other high-performance applications running on-premises, in the cloud, or bursting between platforms. WEKA  offers a modern, subscription software-based data platform delivering 10x+ performance and the scale demanded by today’s cloud and AI workloads. The WEKA Data Platform Delivers the simplicity of NAS, the performance of SAN or DAS, and the scale of object storage, with no compromises.

Summary

As a WEKA Storage Administrator, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of WEKA Storage Infrastructure for our Managed Services customers. You will work cross-functionally directly with WEKA Managed Services customers,  with internal teams at various locations, as well as with external 3rd party vendors. You will implement the WEKA Data Platform, create file systems, configure and attach buckets from object storage, and configure tiering policies, troubleshooting common daily issues, frequently engaging and collaborating with WEKA colleagues.   

The WEKA Storage Administrator role is critical to WEKA’s Manager Services as it augments our services offerings to our customers. The WEKA Storage Administrator will become intimately acquainted with the customer's business requirements, mission, objectives, systems and solutions, environment, and service history. General direction is provided on routine work, while detailed direction is provided on new projects and assignments and ongoing review of activities and priorities. The ideal candidate will be a critical contributor or lead on solution/deployment projects.

Responsibilities

The types of tasks this individual is responsible for are a mix of structured and unstructured tasks, focusing on assisting customers to achieve their objectives. The WEKA Storage Administrator will apply attained experiences and knowledge in deploying and maintaining complex storage solutions.

• Storage management and optimization, including upgrades, audits, performance monitoring, file system creation, NFS / SMB / S3 configuration as needed, etc
• Documentation: create and maintain architecture, operational and workflow documentation of the WEKA environment according to best practices
• Service management: interact and integrate with operational service management teams (internally and externally) to ensure smooth, continuous storage operations
• Customer management: serve as a trusted adviser to the customer, providing technical mentorship on WEKA solutions
• Partnering with Oracle and other 3rd party vendors to implement solutions based on customer’s requirements and designs
• Effectively communicating with internal customers, peers, and managers regarding storage administration issues.