Fortinet - Chicago, IL
posted 4 months ago
The Cloud Data Storage Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and management of FortiMonitor's cloud data storage and processing systems. The FortiMonitor system ingests monitoring and time series data at an ever-increasing rate, and a successful candidate will be responsible for managing and scaling the existing systems as well as enhancing them as new technologies become available. This role requires a deep understanding of various cloud data management systems, including relational databases such as MySQL, time-series datastores like InfluxDB, and in-memory data stores such as Redis. The engineer will also interact with Kafka and other event queuing systems, utilizing containerized systems and management tools such as Kubernetes and Docker. In addition to technical responsibilities, the Cloud Data Storage Engineer will actively participate in process and system improvement activities, including regularly scheduled releases and reviews of operational issues. They will manage systems across multiple environments and train other team members on the monitoring and management of cloud data systems. Collaboration with development team leads is essential to monitor cloud data performance and implement necessary fixes. The engineer will track work in ClickUp, prioritize tasks with the team and management, and ensure that backups are scheduled, monitored, and tested to meet disaster recovery (DR) and service level agreement (SLA) requirements.