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Abode Tech Zone

Senior Cloud Engineer (OpenStack)

Dallas, TX · On-site

$55.50 - $74/hr

Job Title - Senior Cloud Engineer (OpenStack) Location - (Dallas-TX, Rochester-NY, Irvine-CA) Job Summary We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Senior Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic ...

Deegit Inc

OpenStack Cloud lead Engineer

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

$56.25 - $75.25/hr

The Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team at Comcast views Operations as a software problem to maximize availability, performance, and capacity utilization of our private OpenStack-based cloud. We ...

INENT INC

Lead Openstack Architect

Dallas, TX

$54.75 - $75/hr

Lead architect on a complex, large-scale Openstack cloud implementation responsible for defining, planning, and documenting the architecture and solutions for new cloud products Requirements (*Must ...

Rootshell Inc

Network Architect III

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

$75.50 - $101/hr

Deploy and validate OpenStack cloud Troubleshoot encountered issues and validate fixes * Linux OVS, DPDK & SRIOV, Firewall * Understanding of NFV ETSI architecture * Hand-on experience in L2 and L3 ...

Omni Inclusive

Dev-Ops Engineer

Middletown, NJ · On-site

$53.75 - $73.50/hr

Will really help if candidates have both, Kubernetes and Openstack cloud experience. ** Cognizant is looking for a Dev-Ops engineer with the following expertise: 1) Strong experience on Openstack ...

GlobalPoint

Senior OpenStack DevOps Engineer

Encino, CA · On-site +1

$113.70K - $154.50K/yr

Senior OpenStack DevOps Engineer Senior OpenStack DevOps Engineer remote work hours- 7.00am-4.00pm PST Core skills -8-9+ years of experience operating and automating large-scale OpenStack cloud ...

SysMind Tech

Senior OpenStack DevOps Engineer (CA)

$111.10K - $151K/yr

... OpenStack cloud environments, preferably in community-driven or upstream-contributing teams -Expert-level proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code with Ansible, Terraform, or Pulumi -Strong hands-on ...

Omni Inclusive

Senior Security Engineer - Cloud

Frisco, TX · Hybrid

$107.40K - $147.20K/yr

Experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Openstack cloud platforms. * Strong knowledge of hybrid cloud, AWS, GCP, Azure and Kubernetes. * Experience of Infrastructure and network security technologies ...

Omni Inclusive

Dev-Ops Engineer

Warrenville, IL · On-site

$54.50 - $74.75/hr

Strong experience on Openstack cloud solutions including deployment, configuration and administration of core services like Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone etc * Proficiency in Linux system ...

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Senior Cloud Engineer (OpenStack)

Abode Tech Zone

Dallas, TX • On-site

$55.50 - $74/hr

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Job Title - Senior Cloud Engineer (OpenStack)
Location - (Dallas-TX, Rochester-NY, Irvine-CA)
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Senior Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert in OpenStack, with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and managing large-scale private cloud environments. This role requires extensive experience with all OpenStack modules, strong networking and security skills, and hands-on experience migrating virtual machines from VMware ESXi to OpenStack. The Senior Cloud Engineer will play a critical role in our cloud strategy, driving innovation and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, deploy, and maintain a robust and scalable OpenStack private cloud infrastructure.
• Lead the migration of our existing VMware ESXi based virtual machines to the OpenStack platform, ensuring minimal downtime and a seamless transition.
• Manage and administer all aspects of the OpenStack environment, including Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, Glance, and other modules.
• Implement and manage software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) solutions within the OpenStack environment.
• Ensure the security and compliance of the cloud infrastructure by implementing and managing security best practices, policies, and procedures.
• Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and management using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Monitor the health, performance, and capacity of the OpenStack cloud, and proactively address any issues.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to support the deployment of applications and services on the OpenStack cloud.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior members of the team.
• Stay current with the latest OpenStack developments and industry best practices, and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
Required Skills and Experience
• 7-10 years of experience in a cloud engineering or similar role, with a focus on private cloud technologies.
• Extensive hands-on experience with OpenStack, including a deep understanding of its architecture and core components.
• Proven experience in migrating workloads from VMware ESXi to OpenStack.
• Strong experience with Linux (e.g., Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu) and/or Windows Server administration.
• In-depth knowledge of networking concepts, including L2/L3 networking, VLANs, VXLAN, and routing protocols.
• Experience with storage solutions for cloud environments, such as Ceph, Swift, or other distributed storage systems.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Preferred Qualifications
• OpenStack certification (e.g., Certified OpenStack Administrator) is a huge plus.
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift or other container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

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