Storage Engineer

Balyasny Asset Management

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, ILNew York, NY
Salary: $125,000–$250,000 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Balyasny Asset Management

Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global multi-manager hedge fund offering diversified investment strategies across equities, macro, commodities, and systematic trading.

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TL;DR · Storage Engineer

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As a Storage Engineer, you will join the team to manage a global, multi-petabyte storage system across public cloud and on-premise sites. You will handle block, file, and object storage platforms while driving automation for provisioning, data lifecycle management, and routine disaster recovery tests. Your daily responsibilities include creating performance and capacity monitors, defining acceptable use patterns, and partnering with application developers to ensure efficient platform usage. The technical environment involves AWS EBS, FSxN, S3, Pure Storage, Vast Storage, iSCSI, RDMA over Ethernet, NFS, and CIFS. You will work across VMware, Kubernetes, bare metal Linux, and Windows Server environments using Python for automation. This role addresses the critical challenge of managing complex data classification and infrastructure as code within a high-scale environment requiring expertise in low latency systems and business continuity planning.

Skills

AWS S3 EBS FSxN Kubernetes Python Infrastructure as Code Pure Storage Vast Storage iSCSI RDMA NFS CIFS VMware EC2 Linux Windows Server Disaster Recovery Object Storage

What you'll do

Manage block, file, and object storage platforms across on-premise and public cloud environments.
Automate storage provisioning and data lifecycle processes.
Create monitoring systems for performance, capacity, and efficiency.
Define and enforce acceptable use patterns for all storage systems.
Engineer tools and automation for routine disaster recovery tests across all platforms.
Partner with application developers to enable their success on the storage platforms.
Participate in an on-call rotation and perform regular system maintenance.

What we're looking for

At least 6 years of hands-on experience with large-scale storage environments.
Experience in software low latency environments.
Strong understanding of storage protocols and nuances across operating systems.
Proficiency in writing Python.
Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
Experience managing block, file, and object storage platforms on-prem and in the public cloud.
Familiarity with core technologies including AWS (EBS, FSxN, S3), Pure Storage, Vast Storage, iSCSI, RDMA, NFS, CIFS, VMware, EC2, Kubernetes, Linux, and Windows Server.

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