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Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Storage, QDI

QIAGEN
Redwood, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/22/2025

Overview

At the heart of QIAGEN's business is a vision to make improvements in life possible. We are on an exciting mission to make a real difference in science and healthcare. We are still the entrepreneurial company we started out as and have today achieved a size where we can bring our full power to many initiatives and to our presence across the globe.

Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates.

Our most valuable asset are our employees - more than 6000 in over 35 locations around the world. Our ambition is to ensure we have outstanding and passionate people working in the best teams and we are constantly looking for new talent to join us.

If you are looking to advance your career, are seeking new challenges and opportunities, enjoy working in dynamic and international, diverse teams and want to make a real impact on people's lives, then QIAGEN is where you need to be.

Join us. At QIAGEN, you make a difference every day.

Position Description

  • Provide support for EMC storage infrastructure (SAN, NFS, CIFS, ISCSI, etc).
  • Troubleshoot complex Linux issues in production, lab, and corporate environments.
  • Manage Backups and Replication.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts.
  • Deploy and scale production systems with minimal downtime.
  • Secure / harden operating systems against compromise.
  • Work closely with engineering to script and maintain release consistency across environments.
  • Assist in network / Linux infrastructure planning, design, and maintenance.
  • Manage Storage purchase and maintenance renewals.

Position Requirements

  • 7-10 years of experience with Storage administration (EMC / Dell Unity series).
  • 7-10 years of experience with Linux system administration (SUSE, Rocky, Redhat).
  • Experience with Backup solutions (Veeam, Netbackup).
  • Working knowledge of Linux and Virtualization (VMware and Xen).
  • Advanced knowledge of TCP / IP and networking.
  • Strong Linux system programming using a shell and a higher-level language.
  • Strong and current working knowledge of modern x64-based server hardware.
  • Experience building Linux kernels and troubleshooting kernel issues.
  • Willing to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
  • Experience configuring systems and storage for use with databases (Postgres).
  • Strong organization and documentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
  • Strong knowledge in various systems disciplines (DNS, LDAP, SMTP, SSH / SSL, NTP, package managers, TPC / IP internals, volume managers / filesystems).
  • Strong hands-on experience configuring and scaling a growing storage infrastructure requirement.
  • Ability to create a capacity plan, redundancy model, and replication on the Dell / EMC Unity platforms.
  • Experience administering and managing collocated servers.
  • Preferred :

  • Experience with EMC / Dell Unity and VNX platforms.
  • Experience with Brocade SAN switch configuration.
  • Experience with Xenserver / VMWare based server virtualization.
  • Experience with open-source monitoring and alerting systems (eg : Nagios, Zabbix, PRTG, Cacti).
  • Experience with systems automation management tools such as Puppet or Chef.
  • BS in Computer Science.
  • Personal Requirements

    Will be required to come onsite at the Redwood City, California office.

    The estimated base salary range for this position is $140,000 - 160,000. Compensation will be based on the candidate's experience, skills, geographic location, and other job-related factors. In addition to base salary, we offer a total compensation package that includes a bonus plan and generous benefits.

    What we offer

    At the heart of QIAGEN are our people who drive our success. We act with passion, always challenging the status quo to drive innovation and continuous improvement. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We create a collaborative, safe and engaging workplace which forms the basis for high performing individuals and teams. We drive accountability and entrepreneurial decision-making and want you to excel your growth and shape the future of QIAGEN.

    QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including but not limited to assumptions about a person's appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

    QIAGEN complies with applicable laws regarding the confidentiality of employee health information and the reasonable accommodation of individuals with disabilities and / or sincerely held religious beliefs. Candidates who require accommodation should contact Benefits@QIAGEN.com.

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