OpenStack Solution Architect
Job Summary
As an OpenStack Platform Engineer, you will design, implement, automate, and maintain scalable OpenStack infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure platform availability, security, and performance while leveraging AI-assisted automation to enhance operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain Red Hat OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure solutions to ensure reliability and scalability
- Develop and optimize automation scripts for deployment and management of OpenStack environments to improve operational efficiency
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate OpenStack with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and other systems for seamless platform interoperability
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex OpenStack and underlying infrastructure issues to maintain platform stability
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with organizational policies to safeguard infrastructure
- Contribute to capacity planning, performance tuning, and scalability enhancements of OpenStack environments
- Assist in change management activities including upgrades, hotfixes, and SysAdmin tasks to maintain platform currency
- Explore and implement Agentic AI and AIOps solutions to automate OpenStack administration and improve operational workflows
- Leverage AI-assisted automation for monitoring, troubleshooting, incident analysis, and remediation of OpenStack environments
- Develop and integrate AI agents with OpenStack APIs and automation tools to streamline infrastructure operations
- Conduct root cause analysis of issues, review code, and perform unit testing to ensure system reliability
- Author and edit system documentation and playbooks to support operational consistency
- Mentor less experienced internal and third-party team members on procedural and technical matters
Required competencies and certifications
- Expertise in Red Hat or any OpenStack platform administration
- Expertise in Kubernetes platform management
- Expertise in Red Hat Linux administration
- Experience provisioning infrastructure with VMware ESX and monitoring using Prometheus and Ops
- Experience integrating with Elastic Stack for logging and monitoring
- 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
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills applied to complex infrastructure issues
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to maintain clear communication with stakeholders
- Proven leadership experience in technical environments
- Ability to succeed in fast-paced, high-demand environments
Preferred competencies and qualifications
- Understanding of integrating AI/LLM capabilities with APIs, Python, Ansible, or Terraform
- Red Hat/OpenStack certifications in Linux and OpenStack administration
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform
- Understanding of application development lifecycles and experience with CI/CD tools in OpenStack platform lifecycle
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Strong customer service orientation and ability to establish new standards for quality, performance, or productivity