Systems Engineer – File Protocols, NAS & Storage with C/C++ Expertise

Location: Bengaluru, Karnātaka, India

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Systems Engineer – File Protocols, NAS & Storage with C/C++ Expertise

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Job Description:

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and support solutions involving NAS file protocols and storage systems.

• Work across file protocol, filesystem, and I/O layers to analyze behavior and resolve issues.

• Troubleshoot problems related to mounting, file sharing, authentication, authorization, caching, failover, and performance.

• Debug complex issues across OS, storage, networking, and protocol layers.

• Perform log analysis, packet analysis, trace analysis, and root cause investigation.

• Develop and maintain low-level utilities, tools, and components using C and C++.

• Improve performance and reliability of storage and file services.

• Support validation and testing for data integrity, scalability, resiliency, and failover.

• Collaborate with development, QA, and support teams to reproduce issues and drive fixes.

• Build automation and diagnostic tools using scripting languages where needed.

• Document technical findings, troubleshooting steps, and design recommendations.

What you need to bring

• Around 10 years of experience in systems engineering, storage engineering, protocol engineering, or a related field.

• Strong expertise in NAS file protocols such as SMB and NFS.

• Deep understanding of file concepts and storage concepts.

• Strong knowledge of storage systems and file services.

• Hands-on experience with C and C++ programming.

• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix operating systems, system calls, file systems, and process/thread behavior.

• Experience with debugging, root cause analysis, and system-level troubleshooting.

• Good understanding of networking fundamentals and distributed systems.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electronics, or a related field.

• Strong analytical mindset, communication skills, ownership, and attention to detail.

• Preferred: experience with SMB/CIFS and NFSv3/NFSv4 internals, performance tuning, stress testing, Wireshark, tcpdump, strace, gdb, Python, Shell, or Perl.

• Preferred: exposure to cloud storage or hybrid storage environments, plus experience in cross-functional product engineering teams.

Cloud Architectures, Cross Domain Knowledge, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Microservices Fluency, Full Stack Development, Security-First Mindset, Solutions Design, Testing & Automation, User Experience (UX)

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_04

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