OpenStack engineer

Remote • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Contract W2
12 Months
No Travel Required
Remote
Depends on Experience
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Job Details

Skills

  • OpenStack
  • Ansible
  • Terraform
  • Linux
  • Python

Summary

Job Title: OpenStack Administrator
Work Location : Remote
Contract duration: 12+ months Contract
 
 
 
Job Description

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

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

Experience Required

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