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OpenStack Engineer || Long term Contract || Mount laurel(NJ ) || Philly (PA) || denver (co)

iPeople Infosystems LLCJersey City, NJ🇺🇸United StatesPosted 27 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid OpenStack Engineer role offers significant growth potential within a reputable company, allowing you to deepen your expertise in cloud platforms and automation. If you possess strong Linux administration and scripting skills with a passion for building scalable infrastructure, you'll thrive in this dynamic team. Apply today to leverage your talents and contribute to cutting-edge cloud solutions!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Jersey City, NJ, United States
Posted
1 week ago

Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled OpenStack Engineer with strong expertise in cloud platforms, infrastructure automation 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

Category

Skills

Cloud Platform

Strong experience with OpenStack

Configuration Management

Hands-on expertise with Ansible

Infrastructure as Code

Experience with Terraform

Operating Systems

Strong Linux administration skills

Programming/Scripting

Python and Bash scripting

DevOps Practices

CI/CD concepts and automation

Version Control

Git

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

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