SUMMARY:
Key responsibilities include developing and managing server and storage hardware, science archives, data transfer systems, tape libraries, and database services. The lead will also oversee the operation and uptime of these systems and collaborate with international SKA consortia.

POSITION INFO:

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Work with the science team to develop, design and continuously review the company science data lifecycle management policy
• Oversee the alignment of the technical storage solution with the data lifecycle management policy and
• Drive and be accountable for implementation activities for alignment of data lifecycle management policy and processes
• Lead the data storage, archival and backup processes to ensure continuous availability and preservation of telescope data
• Work with other operations leads to make sure that there is continuous support and technical response to address technical issues that emerge during operations of the storage solution
• Implement monitoring, early warning and logging solutions for the storage
• Manage storage solution change rollouts such that key stakeholders are aware of the changes, and are capable of utilizing the updated solution.
• Charting the technical research path with respect to high capacity, high availability, long term archival within
• Support the development and maintenance of System Engineering deliverables such as documentation and system verification, qualification and baselining activities.
• Support CI Storage administration
• Develop and maintain the data delivery policies and processes for MeerKAT data delivery to users
• Be responsible for the development and maintenance of robust data delivery infrastructure and solution for MeerKAT

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology or Electrical Engineering
• Relevant storage certificate

Experience:

• 10 years in system design, architecture and analysis with strong storage focus
• Essential to have experience with large scale storage implementations and deployments, performing at peta-scale
• Experience with CEPH (Advantageous)
• Extensive experience in a high performance computing development environment
• Experience designing, implementing and managing large scale storage deployments (> 20 PB)
• Experience designing, implementing, integrating and managing diverse and layered storage architectures, ranging from high availability, high speed storage solution to low energy, cold storage
• Experience in system engineering-driven environment
• Experience of developing innovative solutions and contributing to strategic
• Experience in globally distributed projects