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Arcus Search

OpenStack Engineer

Arcus Search, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215


We are seeking a Compute Engineer to lead the delivery of our clients advanced on-premises cloud platform, built on OpenStack. In this role, you'll be responsible for the design, development, and support of the platform, driving its implementation and growth. Collaboration is essential, as you'll partner with Linux Engineers, Developers, Security experts, and other infrastructure teams.

The firms approach centers around automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD practices. By utilizing open-source tools and adhering to industry best practices, they strive to streamline platform delivery and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, deploy, and maintain a secure, scalable cloud platform

Optimize workload deployments on the private cloud infrastructure

Recommend and implement continuous improvements to the platform

Contribute to the upstream OpenStack open-source community

Perform diagnostics, tuning, and capacity planning to ensure smooth scaling

Enhance platform security and support systems

Act as a platform advocate, gathering feedback from users, providing support, and addressing feature requests

Mentor junior engineers and help foster their growth

You will thrive in a dynamic, challenging environment alongside talented engineers, with opportunities for professional development through access to cutting-edge technologies, training, conferences, and cross-team collaborations.

Who We’re Looking For:

Ideal candidates will have the following skills and experience:

5+ years of experience managing OpenStack in production environments

Proven experience with CEPH Storage clusters

Expertise in architecting, managing, and upgrading large-scale OpenStack deployments

Strong proficiency with Linux systems and troubleshooting

Advanced experience with infrastructure automation tools like Ansible and Terraform

Proficiency in at least one programming language, preferably Python

Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols

Familiarity with CI/CD tools and version control systems like Jenkins and Git

Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Knowledge of server hardware, including BMC/Redfish

Additional Desirable Skills:

Experience with Kolla Ansible or similar OpenStack deployment tools

Bare metal provisioning using Ironic or MaaS

Familiarity with HashiCorp tools, especially Vault and Terraform

Experience with HPC clusters and Infiniband

SRE experience, particularly with monitoring solutions, SLIs, and SLOs

If you're ready to be part of a forward-thinking team and take your career to the next level in private cloud technology, we'd love to hear from you!#J-18808-Ljbffr