--- title: 'Senior System Administrator (Storage Engineer) at Adyen' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-system-administrator-storage-engineer-adyen-chicago-vf0xevyw1nz4' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Senior System Administrator (Storage Engineer) at Adyen - **Company:** Adyen - **Location:** Chicago, IL - **Posted:** 2026-03-10 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/adyen/jobs/7589512 ## Job description This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster. Why you should join the Adyen Storage Team This team is part of our Platform Engineering Solution. The purpose of Platform Engineering is to enable Adyen engineers to autonomously build and support secure, scalable and reliable applications with high speed and quality through a common technology ecosystem. As a storage engineer of our Storage team in Chicago, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining data storage systems and solutions.This role involves the end-to-end management of our organization's data storage infrastructure. This includes strategic design for scalability, hands-on implementation and integration, continuous performance monitoring, capacity planning, security, and troubleshooting. It also requires proactive maintenance with updates, backups, disaster recovery, and planning for future growth by evaluating and recommending new technologies for data availability, reliability, and efficiency. Sounds exciting? Keep reading! What You’ll Do: - Design and deploy storage infrastructure (SAN, NAS, DAS, Object Storage) in accordance with organizational needs. - Monitor and maintain storage systems to guarantee optimal performance, availability, and reliability. - Perform capacity planning and forecasting for future storage needs. - Develop and implement strategies for backup, replication, and disaster recovery. - Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to storage systems. - Maintain documentation of configurations, procedures, and standards. - Collaborate with other Platform Engineering teams on system upgrades, migrations, and integrations. - Automate storage provisioning and management using scripting or infrastructure-as-code tools. Who You Are: - 3–5+ years of experience in Linux systems administration with a focus on storage (e.g., Ceph) - Proven experience with enterprise storage systems (e.g., Purestorage, NetApp, EMC, Dell, IBM, Hitachi). - You have a strong understanding of RAID, LVM, NFS, iSCSI, multipathing, and file systems (ext4, XFS, ZFS, etc.) - Hands-on experience with enterprise storage systems and clustering technologies - Proficiency in shell scripting; You have Python, Puppet or Ansible knowledge - Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware or KVM. - You have familiarity with cloud storage solutions like AWS S3 and EBS. - Experience with monitoring tools (Nagios, Prometheus, Zabbix, etc.) Ready to meet us? If you are excited about this role, apply by clicking the link below. We can’t wait to meet you! Total rewards & compensation The annual base salary range for this role is $180,000 - $243,000. Compensation is based on factors including qualifications, experience, and location. Total compensation package includes equity (RSUs), 401(k), health, dental, vision, and more. In-office expectations This role is based in our Chicago office. We're an office-first company and expect employees to work in-office at least 3 days a week on average. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while also supporting flexibility. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Adyen We actively seek different perspectives to sharpen our ideas. Our unique culture is a product of our diverse backgrounds and experiences. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’re welcome to be your true self at Adyen. If you need accommodations or support during the recruitment process to perform at your best, you’ll have the opportunity to let our team know in your application. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply. What’s next? Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our [interview process](https://careers.adyen.com/faqs) tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. If you have specific time constraints, please communicate them with your recruiter, and we’ll do our best to accommodate them where possible. ## EEO statement Adyen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Work Eligibility You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for new visa sponsorship. The company can support visa transfers but will not sponsor individuals for H-1B CAP applications. ## About Adyen ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Adyen provides a unified financial technology platform with end-to-end payment capabilities, data insights, and financial products designed for ambitious global businesses. - **Entity Type**: Public (ticker not specified in provided sources) - **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Founded**: 2006 - **Founders**: Pieter van der Does (Co-founder, CEO) and others ## Core Business - Primary industry: Financial technology (fintech) – payments, embedded finance, and data analytics. - Target customers: B2B, Enterprise (retail, travel & hospitality, SaaS platforms, marketplaces, food & beverage, digital media, financial services). - Mission: “Engineered for ambition” – help businesses grow faster with a single, modern platform. ## Products & Services - **Unified Payments Platform**: Accept, settle, and move money online, in-app, and in-store via one API supporting 200+ local payment methods and 150+ currencies. - **Adyen for Platforms**: Enables marketplaces and SaaS platforms to manage payments, payouts, and money movement for their users. - **Adyen Issuing**: Issue physical and virtual cards under the client’s brand. - **Adyen Embedded Finance**: Embed payments, accounts, card issuing, and capital into third-party products. - **Risk Management & Fraud Tools**: Built‑in optimization to reduce fraud and lower payment costs. - **Terminal API & Point of Sale (POS)**: Integrated in‑person payment hardware. - **Adyen Giving**: Donation feature for charitable contributions at checkout. - **Adyen Agentic** (new): AI‑platform commerce capabilities. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not provided in search results (public company). - **Key Metric**: Processed volume of €970.1 BN in 2023 [adyen.com/about]. - **Notable Customers/Partners**: Meta, Nord Security, L’Occitane, Rectangle Health, Vagaro, Groupon (first global enterprise merchant) [adyen.com]. - **Growth Signals**: - 4,000+ employees representing 115+ nationalities [adyen.com/about]. - 28–29 offices across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East [adyen.com/about]. - Obtained US, UK, EU banking licenses and acquiring licenses in Japan, UAE, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand [adyen.com/about]. - Launched Adyen Agentic and continues to expand embedded finance offerings. ## Competitive Advantages - 99.999% historical platform uptime [adyen.com]. - Single API that supports multiple use cases and channels, reducing integration complexity. - Fully in‑house built technology (no third‑party patchwork). - Direct acquiring licenses in multiple regions, providing local expertise and compliance. - Data‑driven optimizations powered by trillions of euros in transaction data. - Engineering‑first culture with a focus on speed, autonomy, and long‑term thinking. ## Strategic Focus - Expand global footprint and acquiring licenses. - Grow embedded finance and platform products (Adyen for Platforms, Issuing, Capital). - Launch AI‑powered commerce via Adyen Agentic. - Maintain high reliability and compliance (US, UK, EU banking licenses). - Attract and retain top engineering talent to solve complex financial challenges. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Office‑first” with flexibility – believes in‑person collaboration builds genuine connection [careers.adyen.com]. - **Benefits**: “Adyen+” monthly financial contribution for individual needs (childcare, language courses, home office setup), plus health insurance, commute allowance, lunch in office, and local benefits. - **Engineering**: Engineers tackle unique challenges in financial technology; culture emphasizes launching fast, iterating, winning as a team, and creating your own path (“The Adyen Formula”). - **Global Team**: 115+ nationalities across 28 offices; diverse, collaborative environment. ## Sources 1. [adyen.com/about](https://www.adyen.com/about) 2. [adyen.com](https://www.adyen.com/) 3. [careers.adyen.com](https://careers.adyen.com/) 4. [careers.adyen.com/vacancies](https://careers.adyen.com/vacancies) 5. 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