SME - Redhat Openstack

Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Red Hat OpenStack Engineer to design, deploy, manage, and support OpenStack-based private and hybrid cloud environments using Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP). The role focuses on cloud infrastructure, virtualization, automation, and high availability while ensuring security, performance, and scalability.

Education:

Expereince:

Certification:

1.    Red Hat certifications (RHCSA, RHCE, RHOSP)
2.    Openshift Certification

Knowledge:

1.    Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
2.    Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3.    Solid understanding of virtualization (KVM) 4.    Knowledge of networking concepts (VLANs, VXLAN, routing, SDN) 5.    Experience with storage solutions (Ceph, NFS, iSCSI) 6.    Experience with Kubernetes / OpenShift 7.    Exposure to monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios) 8.    Experience with HA, DR, and large-scale environments 9.    Proficiency in automation tools (Ansible and Terraform) 10.    Strong troubleshooting and Linux administration skills 11.    Understanding of cloud concepts (IaaS, private/hybrid cloud)

Required Skills:

1.    Cloud/Virtualization: OpenStack Platform (RHOSP), KVM, Ceph 
2.    Networking: Neutron, SDN, Linux networking, NFV  3.    Automation: Ansible, Terraform, Heat  4.    Security: Keystone, RBAC, network policies  5.    Monitoring: Ceilometer, integrated logging/tracing tools  6.    Containerization: OpenShift, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities:

1.    Design, deploy, and maintain Red Hat OpenStack Platform environments.
2.    Install, configure, and manage core OpenStack services (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Keystone, Heat, Horizon). 3.    Oversee and Manage compute (Nova), networking (Neutron), and storage (Cinder, Ceph, Swift) services. 4.    Perform upgrades, patches, and lifecycle management of RHOSP. 5.    Troubleshoot and resolve OpenStack, Linux, and infrastructure issues. 6.    Develop infrastructure-as-code scripts using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Heat for seamless provisioning and scaling.  7.    Configure SDN networks using Neutron, implement IPv6, distributed routing, NFV datapaths, and integration. 8.    Manage identity roles, policy, and access via Keystone with secure group/user/project governance. 9.    Automate lifecycle: provisioning, Day 2 operations, and upgrades. 10.    Integrate OpenStack with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, or hybrid cloud platforms. 11.    Implement security best practices, access controls, and compliance standards. 12.    Collaborate with DevOps, network, and storage teams.