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OpenStack Engineer
About the job 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