Data Platform Administrator

WEKA

. Run the WEKA environment day to day, including monitoring, health, upgrades, capacity, configuration, and audits .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeBengaluru • IndiaSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in administering enterprise infrastructure with a focus on storage solutions, Linux administration, and high-speed networking. Proficient in automation and monitoring tools, with a strong ability to collaborate across teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Enterprise Infrastructure AdministrationLinux Administration (RHEL, Ubuntu)High-Speed Networking (Ethernet, InfiniBand)Kubernetes and Container ManagementPython, Bash, or Ansible Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Storage Management (File, Object, Block)Monitoring and Alerting (Prometheus, Grafana)Ticketing Systems (Jira)GPU and HPC Infrastructure ManagementWEKA Environment Management

Soft Skills

Clear Written and Verbal CommunicationStrong Technical Writing

Tools & Technologies

WEKAAWSAzureGoogle CloudOracle Cloud

Industry Keywords

Distributed EnvironmentsCloud InfrastructureAI/ML PlatformsNVIDIA GPU NetworkingCollaboration Tools (Confluence, Slack)

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDNSGrafanaKubernetesLinuxNFSNode.jsOraclePrometheusPythonTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Run the WEKA environment day to day, including monitoring, health, upgrades, capacity, configuration, and audits
Create and manage file systems, object-storage tiering, snapshots, quotas, and POSIX, NFS, SMB, and S3 protocol configuration
Maintain a healthy, documented, and recoverable operational run state
Execute approved changes with scope confirmation, risk classification, validation, rollback planning, and outcome recording
Monitor drift, capacity pressure, and anomalies and raise issues with recommended actions
Work with customer tenants and platform teams to understand storage usage for training, inference, checkpointing, data loading, and scheduling
Tune WEKA for workloads through filesystem layout, tiering, snapshot policy, quotas, and per-tenant QoS
Validate and standardize GPU node clients, BlueField-3 and SR-IOV networking, mount options, cgroups, kubelet CPU policy, and WEKA Kubernetes operator and CSI driver
Onboard tenants and clients using repeatable, verified procedures
Establish performance baselines, run benchmarks and tests, and report changes and causes
Identify scaling limits involving client counts, process ceilings, NAT, and routing across tenant networks
Build and maintain customer runbooks covering procedures, access, validation, rollback, and recovery
Automate repeated manual work with scripts, automation, or checklists using Python, Bash, and Ansible
Prepare handovers and backup briefs
Explain procedures and decisions to customer operators
Open and update cases and follow escalation paths to Technical Services, GRE, and R&D
Keep the WEKA team informed of changes, risks, and customer communications
Collaborate with cloud providers, network teams, and third parties to resolve issues
Contribute operational results, trends, and risks to weekly status and quarterly reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years administering enterprise infrastructure at scale, with strong storage experience (file, object, or block)
Deep Linux administration skills, including RHEL-family and Ubuntu, in distributed environments
Hands-on experience with high-speed networking: Ethernet and InfiniBand, RDMA, DNS, ACLs, and TCP/IP fundamentals
Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containers, including persistent storage, CSI, and operators
Experience operating GPU, HPC, or large cloud infrastructure for external customers or multiple tenants
Experience with at least one major cloud: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud
Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Ansible
Experience with monitoring and alerting stacks, including Prometheus, Grafana, and log and metrics tooling
Experience with ticketing systems such as Jira and discipline in major incident management
Clear written and verbal communication
Strong technical writing
Prior experience with WEKA or another parallel or distributed file system is nice to have
Experience running Slurm or Kubernetes-based AI/ML platforms is nice to have
Experience with NVIDIA GPU cluster networking and DGX-class systems is nice to have
Experience collaborating between support and product or engineering teams is nice to have
Familiarity with Confluence, Slack, and other collaboration tools is nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

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