OpenStack engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled OpenStack Administrator with strong expertise in infrastructure automation, cloud platforms, and Linux systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with OpenStack environments along with solid scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities to support scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure.
• Administered core OpenStack services such as Nova, Neutron, Cinder, and Keystone.
• Hands-on experience creating and managing instances, images, flavors, security groups, networks, storage, and other OpenStack components.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployments and configuration using Ansible and Terraform.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python and Bash.
• Manage and administer Linux-based systems across development, staging, and production environments.
• Support, troubleshoot and optimize OpenStack services (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, etc.).
• Maintain documentation for operational procedures and system architecture.

Required Technical Skills

Mandatory Skills

• OpenStack (core services administration & troubleshooting)
• Ansible
• Terraform
• Linux (strong system administration experience)
• Python and/or Bash scripting

Good to Have

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with monitoring & logging tools
• CI/CD pipeline experience (GitLab, Jenkins, etc.)
• Cloud platform exposure (AWS/Azure is a plus)
• Strong troubleshooting and production support experience

Experience Required

• 5+ years of overall IT experience
• 3+ years of hands-on OpenStack experience