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 Hat 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.