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Senior OpenStack – Systems Engineer
Synchronoss Technologies. Lead initiatives associated with the internal Private Cloud OpenStack platform .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in OpenStack Systems Engineering, including architecture, design, and troubleshooting of the OpenStack platform. Proficient in cloud migration, infrastructure support, and automation practices to enhance platform performance and scalability.
Highest-signal resume keywords
OpenStack Systems EngineeringCloud Migration (AWS, GCP)Linux Administration (Ubuntu, RHEL)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)Networking Troubleshooting (BGP, Load Balancing)
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Hard Skills
OpenStackNeutronNovaCinderKubernetesPython ScriptingBash ScriptingMonitoring Tools (Prometheus, Grafana)WiresharkDocker
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication
Tools & Technologies
OpenStack-AnsibleGitLonghornHelmProxmoxVMwareKVMQEMUDatadogHP Compute
Certifications & Qualifications
STAMP 4 or Better
Industry Keywords
Private CloudInfrastructure DeploymentITILChange ManagementIncident ManagementProblem Management
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAnsibleAWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesLinuxNFSOpenStackPrometheusPythonRabbitMQTerraformVMware
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead initiatives associated with the internal Private Cloud OpenStack platform
- Shape the evolution of the OpenStack platform through architecture, design, building, scaling, tuning, and troubleshooting
- Migrate projects from public clouds such as AWS and GCP
- Expand capacity and improve platform fault tolerance and scalability
- Provide consultation and guidance to Cloud, Analytics, and Corporate business units
- Apply best practices to promote a stable environment
- Stay current with industry trends and identify ways to improve services for business teams
- Support on-premises and off-premises global infrastructure deployments as part of a matrix team
- Support HP compute, NetApp storage systems including NFS, block, and S3, and GPU-based hypervisors for AI/ML workloads
- Participate in weekday and weekend on-call rotation
- Maintain and upgrade the OpenStack environment using automated build procedures
- Diagnose complex infrastructure issues and resolve OpenStack bugs
Requirements
What you’ll need- Ireland location only
- The role is not eligible for sponsorship and requires a minimum of STAMP 4 or better
- At least 5–7 years of experience in OpenStack Systems Engineering and support experience in an enterprise IT sector
- SME-level experience maintaining and operating all dimensions of the OpenStack platform, including Neutron, Nova, Manila, Cinder, SDKs, Octavia, Designate, S3, RabbitMQ, Galera, and MaaS
- Advanced experience with OpenStack-Ansible Project, Terraform/Tofu, Ansible, IaC, and Git
- Strong Linux experience with Ubuntu, Rocky/RHEL, and Debian
- Ability to support extensive S3 backend storage operations
- Ability to script in Bash and Python
- Strong networking experience and troubleshooting, including routing, load balancing, OVS, VXLAN, BGP, and L3/L4/L7
- Proven experience with orchestration and containerization technologies, including Kubernetes and Rancher
- Experience supporting Longhorn, Helm, and Docker
- Excellent verbal, written, and analytical skills
- Proven ability to deliver operations support while working directly with corporate clients’ technology teams and ITIL teams, including change management, incident, and problem management
- Experience diagnosing complex issues through packet capture analysis using Wireshark and tcpdump
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog
- Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation
- Experience maintaining and upgrading OpenStack environments using automated build procedures
- Ability to proactively detect OpenStack bugs and test and apply solutions
- Experience supporting Proxmox, VMware, KVM, QEMU, and libvirt
- Experience working with a public cloud such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary and corporate bonus opportunity
- Company pension contribution
- Private health insurance and life assurance
- Generous annual leave and paid company holidays
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements