8-9+ years of experience operating and automating large-scale OpenStack cloud environments, preferably in community-driven or upstream-contributing teams
Expert-level proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code with Ansible, Terraform, or Pulumi
Strong Linux systems engineering background (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) with advanced scripting in Python, Bash, or Go
Fluency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test frameworks
Requirements:
Design and implement multi-tenant OpenStack infrastructure aligned with open community standards, including network service isolation and tenant-aware resource scheduling
Automate provisioning, lifecycle management, and configuration of OpenStack services and supporting components using Ansible, Terraform, or Pulumi
Extend and maintain integrations for core OpenStack services (Neutron, Octavia, Manila, Cinder, Nova, Ironic, Glance) and contribute to upstream OpenStack projects when needed
Develop automated monitoring, alerting, and healing mechanisms, implement continuous delivery pipelines for OpenStack updates, and participate in on-call incident response
8-9+ years of experience operating and automating large-scale OpenStack cloud environments, preferably in community-driven or upstream-contributing teams
Expert-level proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code with Ansible, Terraform, or Pulumi
Strong hands-on knowledge of Neutron, Octavia, Manila, Cinder, Nova, Ironic, and Glance
Strong Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) systems engineering background with advanced scripting in Python, Bash, or Go
Fluency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test frameworks
Strong understanding of L2/L3 networking, SDN overlays (VXLAN, Geneve), load balancing (Octavia), and storage protocols (SDS) (iSCSI, NFS, CEPH)
Demonstrated success building or maintaining multi-region or high-availability OpenStack clusters
Experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus
Ability to write technical documentation and contribute to community wikis or knowledge bases
Preferred Qualifications:
Contributions to upstream OpenStack codebases or participation in SIGs/WGs
Familiarity with RBAC, Keystone federation, Barbican (secrets management), and Ceilometer/Gnocchi/Aodh
Understanding of security best practices for tenant isolation, microsegmentation, and compliance (e.g., CIS, NIST)
Background in telco, edge cloud, or large enterprise infrastructure environments
Experience building and maintaining automated test environments for OpenStack upgrades and validation (e.g., Tempest, Rally, or custom test harnesses)
Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, Engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience and relevant industry certifications will also be considered
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement multi-tenant OpenStack infrastructure aligned with open community standards, including network service isolation and tenant-aware resource scheduling
Automate the provisioning, lifecycle management, and configuration of OpenStack services and supporting components using Ansible, Terraform, or Pulumi
Extend and maintain integrations for core OpenStack services:
