Storage Platform Engineer (Ceph / GPFS)

We are looking for a Storage Platform Expert with knowledge in Ceph and GPFS, to operate and evolve EUMETSAT’s software-defined and distributed storage platforms supporting mission-critical workloads.

Background:

The Infrastructure and Data Division (I2D), within EUMETSAT’s Technical and Scientific Support Department (TSS) operates and evolves the Multi-Mission IT Computing (MIC) environment providing 24x7 Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms, container management platforms, virtualised environments and software-defined storage for EUMETSAT’s operational ground-segment infrastructure.

You will join a dynamic team responsible for operating, maintaining, securing and evolving the MIC infrastructure as it progresses towards hybrid, container-based, automation-driven and AI-assisted operations.

You shall support:

• Administer and operationally support software-defined storage platforms (Ceph, IBM Spectrum Scale / GPFS, MooseFS)
• Perform monitoring, second-level investigation and performance optimisation of storage subsystems
• Provide and manage persistent storage integration for Kubernetes workloads (Ceph, Rook-Ceph, CSI drivers)
• Administer SAN and software-defined storage, including zoning, provisioning and performance tuning
• Support the evolution and lifecycle management of in-house software-defined storage and multi-cloud storage services
• Contribute to backup, resilience and disaster-recovery design and testing

• Experience implementing software-based storage solutions such as Ceph, IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) or MooseFS
• Experience with persistent storage integration for Kubernetes (Ceph, Rook-Ceph, CSI drivers)
• Experience with SAN and software-defined storage administration, including zoning, provisioning and performance optimisation
• Experience with enterprise backup and disaster-recovery solutions
• Advanced Linux administration expertise and automation scripting (Bash, Python)
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, NFS, SSH)
• Knowledge of containerisation and Kubernetes orchestration is an advantage
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline from an accredited university, with at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Effective written and verbal communication in English
• Ability to document and maintain technical baselines, operational procedures and architecture diagrams
• Knowledge of ITIL service management processes (incident, change, problem management)
• Willingness to participate in the standby / on-call rotation and, occasionally, in weekend, public-holiday or late-night interventions as agreed in advance

General Work Skills

• Problem solving
• Good analytical skills
• High degree of interpersonal awareness
• Experience in working as part of a multicultural team
• Ability to work autonomously and to perform regular, e.g. weekly, context switch

Working Location

This is a full-time position, located either at our customer EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany or delivered off-site from Germany, Czech Republic or Romania, starting in December 2026 onwards. Standby / call-out support and provision of support to critical operations may sometimes be required.

At Terma, we consider skilled employees, enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the “best-in-class” solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology, offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace.

Terma offers you a pleasant working environment at the customer site, where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company.

• Great opportunities for training and personal development
• Challenges in an advanced technical environment
• International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere
• An employment contract with an attractive package with extra-legal benefits
• Highly competitive salary