Storage Site Reliability Engineer - SKA Low Telescope

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The opportunity

The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is a next-generation radio astronomy facility that will revolutionise our understanding of the Universe and the laws of fundamental physics. Enabled by cutting-edge technology, it promises to have a major impact on society, in science and beyond.

In Australia, the SKAO is collaborating with CSIRO to operate and support the construction of the low frequency telescope (SKA-Low) in remote Western Australia on Wajarri Yamaji Country.

The Traditional Owners and native title holders, the Wajarri Yamaji, have gifted CSIRO with the traditional name Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara for the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, home to the SKA-Low telescope. The traditional name means ‘sharing sky and stars’ in the Wajarri language.

The SKA-Low Storage Site Reliability Engineer (SSRE) will be responsible for developing a compute storage solution for a large scale, high performance compute cluster for the SKA-Low Telescope. The solution will uphold and maintain storage platform stability, reliability and robustness. 

Your duties will include:

• Work with the key SKAO stakeholders to develop and maintain a storage system for a large scale (petabyte parallel filesystem), distributed high performance compute cluster.

• Implement and maintain SKA Low storage platform stability, reliability and robustness.

• Define, measure and refine Service Level Objectives(SLO) and corresponding Service Level Indicators (SLIs) for the storage solution.

• Implement and continuously improve monitoring systems for storage system/service health and behaviour observability.

Location:     Perth, Western Australia

Salary:         AU$96,811 - AU$109,527 plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure:        Indefinite – Full-Time, Part-Time or Job-Share

Reference:  99275

To be considered you will need:

Essential

• A tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

• Experience in the development, deployment and management of File, Object and Block multi-tiered storage solutions within a large scale (peta-byte parallel filesystem) clustered environment, using tools such as Lustre and or Ceph.

• Experience/Insight into high performance networking and adaptation/tuning to support large scale network storage systems in a HPC environment.

• Experience in using infrastructure provisioning tools (such as Ansible, Puppet).

• Ability to communicate in a professional yet friendly and effective manner, both orally and in writing, to an audience that spans a wide range of cultures and backgrounds.

Desirable

• Experience with cold storage/tape library solutions.

• Experience implementing SRE practices and procedures to deliver and maintain reliable and robust storage systems/services.

• Experience with various scripting and programming languages such as Bash and/or Python, and willing to learn new ones.

• Demonstrated understanding and enthusiasm for working based on lean/agile principles.

CSIRO is an Equal Opportunity employer working hard to recruit world-class talent that represents the diversity across our society. As part of our commitment to equitable employment outcomes for under-represented groups, preference will be given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the role criteria. CSIRO conscious inclusion practices are intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity/affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).

For Full details about this role, please review the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents or you must either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa for the duration of the specified term. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible working arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

CSIRO and the SKA Observatory value and respect difference, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. We are open to discussing flexible working opportunities with this role being offered on a full-time, part-time or job share basis. Please raise your preference in your application.

Diversity and inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

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How to apply

To apply for this role, please apply on-line providing your CV, and a Cover Letter clearly addressing the essential criteria of this role and your motivation for applying. Under CSIRO policy, only those who are able to demonstrate how they can meet the essential criteria may be appointed

Applications close

6 APRIL 2025, 11:59pm AWST