Infrastructure Administrator

Job Summary

As an OpenStack Administrator, you will be responsible for administration, configuration, deploying, installation and maintaining OpenStack infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and reliable solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of OpenStack components, networking, storage, and virtualization technologies.

About the job

Location: Remote (Need basis visit to office location)

Location: Offshore

Detailed Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage OpenStack environments using Kolla-Ansible and TripleO.

• Design, deploy, and maintain Ceph storage clusters, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.

• Manage block storage (Cinder), file storage (Manila), and object storage (such as Ceph RGW/S3, Swift, or equivalent).

• Maintain and optimize OpenStack control plane and compute resources for performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Manage and troubleshoot containerized applications using Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.

• Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks using Ansible for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.

• Integrate OpenStack environments with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement cloud-native solutions.

• Participate in CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes and application deployments.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure designs, configurations, and operational procedures.

• Support capacity planning, incident management, and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 7–10 years of hands-on OpenStack experience, including deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting.

• Proven experience deploying OpenStack using Kolla-Ansible (container-based deployment) and TripleO (bare-metal deployment).

• Relevant 3–5 years of experience with containerization technologies, primarily Docker.

• Relevant 2–3 years of experience with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift administration.

• Proficiency in Ceph storage setup and management for block, file, and object storage (S3, Swift, or equivalent).

• Strong proficiency in Ansible for automation and configuration management.

• Solid understanding of Linux systems administration (preferably RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu).

• Knowledge of networking concepts relevant to cloud environments (VLANs, VXLANs, routing, firewalls, load balancing).

• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.

• RHCE certified.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana.

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and Bash.

• Understanding of cloud security best practices.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.