Storage Admin
Key Responsibilities
CTERA Management & Administration
Deployment Install, configure, and maintain CTERA Portals and Edge Filers (Virtual
and Physical).
Storage Orchestration Manage global file systems, including cloud storage routing
(AWS S3, Azure Blob, or Google Cloud Storage).
Data Protection Configure and monitor CTERA backup agents, snapshot policies, and
disaster recovery replication.
Performance Tuning Optimize caching policies and bandwidth throttling to ensure low-
latency file access across branch offices.
Linux Systems Engineering
Server Administration Manage the underlying Linux distributions (CentOS/RHEL,
Ubuntu) supporting the CTERA ecosystem.
Scripting & Automation Develop Bash, Python, or Ansible scripts to automate routine
storage tasks, monitoring, and reporting.
Connectivity Troubleshooting NFS/SMB mounts, Kerberos authentication, and
LDAP/Active Directory integration within Linux environments.
Security Harden Linux OS and ensure compliance with encryption standards (AES-
256) and TLS protocols.
Required Technical Skills
Category Requirements
Storage Platform Expertise in CTERA Portal, CTERA Edge Filers, and CTERA Drive.
Operating Systems Advanced Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu/Debian) administration and kernel
tuning.
Networking Mastery of L2/L3 switching and routing, BGP, OSPF, and SD-WAN
architecture.
Firewall & Security Proficiency in Stateful Inspection Firewalls, NAT/PAT, ACLs, and
Web Application Firewalls (WAF).
Protocols Deep knowledge of NFS (v3/v4), SMB/CIFS, S3 API, and HTTPS/TLS.
Cloud Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP storage and VPC
networking.
Preferred Qualifications
Certification CTERA Certified Professional, RHCSA/RHCE, or Network certifications
(CCNA/CCNP, PCNSE).
Security Focus Experience with Varonis, Stealthbits, or other file auditing tools.
Monitoring Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, or Zabbix for storage health
dashboards..
Integration Knowledge of Kofax, Managed File Transfer (MFT), or other document
management tools that interface between applications.