OpenStack Engineer

Job Description:

• Location: Fully remote, Central Europe Time Zone
• Start date: To be defined
• Languages: English is mandatory

The candidate is expected to have a senior level of proficiency in OpenStack technology, with at least five years of relevant experience and significant exposure to OpenStack cloud infrastructure implementation, as well as participation in back-end administration and support.
The consultant will work under the supervision of the OpenStack Core Infrastructure Engineer.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for implementing OpenStack cloud and related technologies i.e. MAAS, CEPH, and Kubernetes.
• Create and maintain documentation for the OpenStack software stack related to its deployment and technical configurations, including technical diagrams.
• Support UNIQCloud OpenStack implementation in routine system updates and maintenance tasks, including updating core cloud infrastructure components, applying patches, and performing system checks.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Infrastructure teams to ensure our infrastructure solutions enable and meet their needs.
• Monitor system performance and ensure system availability and reliability, tuning systems for optimal performance.
• Automate routine tasks with scripting languages and OpenStack components. Use orchestration tools to manage and automate deployments.
• Stand-by services during weekends, official holidays, and outside business hours as required

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in supporting OpenStack architecture, deployment and administration, with a strong focus on managing large-scale deployments.
• Experience with automation tools for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management including Ansible, Terraform, and Puppet.
• Strong knowledge of General-Purpose Programming Languages like Python or Bash.
• Experience with bare-metal provisioning, particularly with tools like RH Satellite, Ironic or MAAS.
• Strong knowledge of container technologies, including Orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or Docker.
• Hands-on experience in continuous integration and continuous delivery /continuous deployment
(CI/CD) pipelines.

Education and Certifications:

• OpenStack Administrator
• Certification in Linux (e.g. LPIC, RHCE)
• Relevant industry certifications