OpenStack Solution Architect

As an OpenStack Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and maintaining reliable and scalable OpenStack infrastructure. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure platform availability, security, performance, and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Red Linux, with solid troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities include:

Design, implement, and maintain Red Hat OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure solutions

Develop and optimize automation scripts for deployment and management of OpenStack environments

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate OpenStack with other systems, including Kubernetes and OpenShift

Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to OpenStack components and underlying infrastructure

Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with organizational policies

Contribute to capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability of OpenStack environments

Assist in change management of OpenStack platform for new versions, hotfixes, SysAdmin tasks, etc

Explore and implement Agentic AI and AIOps solutions to enhance OpenStack administration and operational efficiency

Leverage AI-assisted automation for monitoring, troubleshooting, incident analysis, and remediation of OpenStack environments

Develop, Integrate AI agents with OpenStack APIs and automation tools to streamline infrastructure operations

Work with experienced team members to conduct root cause analysis of issues, review new and existing code and/or perform unit testing

Author/edit system documentation/playbook(s)

May serve as a mentor on procedural matters to less experienced internal and third-party team members

Requirements

At least 5+ years of relevant working experience

Expertise with Red Hat or any OpenStack platform

Expertise with Kubernetes

Expertise in Red Hat Linux administration

Experience in infrastructure provisioning with VMware ESX environment and monitoring with Prometheus and Ops

Experience integrating with Elastic Stack

Familiarity with Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI, and AIOps concepts for infrastructure operations

Experience or exposure to AI agents and AI-assisted automation for cloud/OpenStack administration

Understanding of integrating AI/LLM capabilities with APIs, Python, Ansible, or Terraform is preferred

Ability to succeed in a fast-paced, high-demand environment

Red Hat/OpenStack certifications in Linux and OpenStack administration preferred

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience working with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform is preferred

Demonstrates strong customer service awareness and orientation

Ability to establish new standards for quality, performance, or productivity

Must have excellent writing and communication skills, with the ability to maintain open communication with internal employees, contractors, managers, third parties, and customers as needed

Understanding of application development lifecycles, as well as practical experience working with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools as part of the OpenStack platform lifecycle, will be useful

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Excellent project management and organizational skills

Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities

Proven leadership experience in technical environments

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