OpenStack Administrator
19 days ago
Santa Clara
Job Description OpenStack Administrator Job Details • Req#: 36354472, • Location: Fully Remote, • Duration: 3 months Job Overview, • We are seeking an experienced OpenStack Administrator to join the IT Corps team for a special project. The successful candidate will be responsible for deploying, managing, and troubleshooting OpenStack-based infrastructure in R&D lab environments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance. This is a hands-on technical role working closely with engineering and DevOps teams across global time zones.Key Responsibilities, • Deploy and manage OpenStack environments (manual and automated using Ansible, Fuel, or Kolla), including Red Hat OpenStack, Mirantis, and other vendor solutions., • Configure and maintain core OpenStack services: Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Keystone, Swift, Heat, Ceilometer., • Manage multi-tenant cloud environments with quotas, networking, and security groups., • Perform upgrades across OpenStack releases (e.g., Kilo → Liberty → Mitaka)., • Automate infrastructure provisioning with Ansible, Terraform, and Chef., • Support bare metal provisioning and virtualization with KVM and VMware ESXi., • Provision storage backends including Ceph and Cinder volumes., • Ensure security and compliance via RBAC and Keystone policies., • Monitor and troubleshoot OpenStack services using Nagios and log analysis., • Integrate OpenStack with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, Maven)., • Mentor junior team members and contribute to knowledge sharing within engineering labs. Required Skills & Experience, • Proven experience configuring and managing OpenStack environments across bare metal, VMs, and containerized platforms., • Strong knowledge of OpenStack components (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Keystone, Swift, Heat)., • Virtualization experience: VMware ESXi, KVM, Docker; Kubernetes/Openshift a plus., • Linux administration (Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS, Solaris)., • Infrastructure automation: Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform., • CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Git, Maven., • Networking: VLANs, subnets, floating IPs, Neutron SDN services., • Storage: Ceph, Cinder, Swift, volume snapshots, backups, restores., • Programming/Scripting: Bash, Python (preferred), Ruby, Perl, C/C++., • Monitoring: Nagios or equivalent. Preferred Qualifications, • Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA) or equivalent certification., • AWS architecture knowledge a plus., • Strong troubleshooting skills and experience in fast-paced, global engineering teams. Schedule, • NAM hours required, with flexibility for earlier start times to engage with IST-based colleagues., • 40 hours per week, standard 5-day work schedule.