Job Title : Sr. Cloud Specialist / Principle Cloud Engineer – OpenStack & Cloud Platforms
Location : Ahmedabad / Mumbai
Experience Level : 5+ Years
Job Summary :
We are seeking skilled Cloud Engineer with a strong understanding of cloud technologies and expertise in architecting, deploying, and managing OpenStack-based private clouds (Red Hat OpenStack Platform / Canonical OpenStack). The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise across cloud-native technologies, hypervisors, automation frameworks, and certifications of any of the public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle).
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead designing, deployment, and lifecycle management of OpenStack private cloud environments (RHOSP or Canonical).
- Evaluate, customize, and integrate services across OpenStack core services : Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Keystone, Horizon, Heat, etc.
- Design and implement automation frameworks using Ansible, Heat Orchestration Templates (HOT), and CI / CD for infrastructure deployment.
- Engage in architectural reviews, infrastructure planning, high-availability (HA), scalability and security posture enhancements.
- Advise and guide internal teams and clients on cloud adoption strategies (private, hybrid, and multi-cloud).
- Evaluate and optimize OpenStack compute / storage / networking components and plugins.
- Provide Level 3 / 4 support, technical documentation, and mentoring to engineering teams.
- Stay updated with upstream OpenStack developments and contribute to internal capability building.
Qualifications & experience required :
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.5+ years of hands-on experience in deployment / implementing and managing Red Hat OpenStack (RHOSP) or Canonical OpenStack distributions.Strong understanding of OpenStack architecture, services, and inter-service interactions.Extensive experience with hypervisors : KVM (mandatory), VMware vSphere, or Xen (preferred).Experience of implementing security solutions design , deployment and operations in cloud infrastructure.Deep experience in cloud automation using :Ansible (roles, playbooks, Galaxy modules)Heat Templates (HOT), Mistral workflowsUnderstanding of networking concepts including VXLAN, VLAN, BGP / OSPF integration.Hands-on experience with monitoring / logging tools : Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Zabbix, etc.Desirable Skills (Good to Have) :
Experience in OpenShift (OKD / OCP) integration with OpenStack.Experience with Ceph Storage configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting.Understanding of IAM and RBAC models across OpenStack and public clouds.Soft Skills :
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Excellent communication.Ability to take ownership and work collaborative environment.Ability to document and standardize technical processes.Certifications (Preferred) :
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenStack AdministrationRed Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) – CloudCertified OpenStack Administrator (COA)AWS / GCP / Azure Architect Certifications