OpenStack Administrator

As an OpenStack Administrator, you will be responsible for administration, configuration, deploying, installation and maintaining OpenStack infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and reliable solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of OpenStack components, networking, storage, and virtualization technologies.

Key Responsibilities :

- Deploy, configure, and manage OpenStack environments using Kolla-Ansible and TripleO.

- Design, deploy, and maintain Ceph storage clusters, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.

- Manage block storage (Cinder), file storage (Manila), and object storage (such as Ceph RGW/S3, Swift, or equivalent).

- Maintain and optimize OpenStack control plane and compute resources for performance, scalability, and reliability.

- Manage and troubleshoot containerized applications using Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.

- Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks using Ansible for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.

- Integrate OpenStack environments with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement cloud-native solutions.

- Participate in CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes and application deployments.

- Maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure designs, configurations, and operational procedures.

- Support capacity planning, incident management, and root cause analysis for infrastructure- related issues.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 7-10 years of hands-on OpenStack experience, including deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting.

- Proven experience deploying OpenStack using Kolla-Ansible (container-based deployment) and TripleO (bare-metal deployment).

- Relevant 3-5 years of experience with containerization technologies, primarily Docker.

- Relevant 2-3 years of experience with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift administration.

- Proficiency in Ceph storage setup and management for block, file, and object storage (S3, Swift, or equivalent).

- Strong proficiency in Ansible for automation and configuration management.

- Solid understanding of Linux systems administration (preferably RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu).

- Knowledge of networking concepts relevant to cloud environments (VLANs, VXLANs, routing, firewalls, load balancing).

- Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.

- RHCE certified.

Good-to-Have Skills :

- Experience with monitoring and observability tools : Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana.

- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and Bash.

- Understanding of cloud security best practices.

Education :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience