Design, deploy, and maintain scalable and reliable VMware, OpenStack and Kubernetes environments.
Design, develop, and implement on prem Openstack/VMware/Kubernetes solutions tailored to the specific needs of our organization.
Collaborate with business unit owners to gather requirements and translate them into scalable Openstack/VMware/Kubernetes architecture standards.
Implement automation tools and frameworks (CI/CD pipelines) to streamline Infrastructure operations and enable self-service workloads(VMs/Pods) lifecycle management for developers.
Design and implement observability best practices for Openstack/VMware/Kubernetes
Provide expertise and best practices for DevOps methodologies to support continuous improvement.
Contribute to the deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting of Openstack/VMware/Kubernetes infrastructure.
Investigate and recommend enhancements to optimize the efficiency and reliability of the Openstack/VMware/Kubernetes environment
Develop and maintain documentation related to the openstack/VMware/Kubernetes private cloud architecture.
Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices in the Openstack/VMware/Kubernetes ecosystem.
Identify and resolve complex technical issues and provide timely solutions
Providing infrastructure support for AWS/Azure
Participate in the "follow the sun" on call schedule
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
At least 8 years of experience in managing and automating large-scale VMware,OpenStack and or Kubernetes environments.
Strong understanding of DevOps principles and practices, including experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Java, GO.
Demonstrated experience in implementing robust solutions for observability and reliability of VMware/Openstack/Kubernetes environments. Familiarity with Observability tools such as Elastic Enterprise, Prometheus, Grafana, Logstash, Fluent-bit or Fluentd
Familiarity with Linux, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP
Proven work experience as an Openstack/VMware/Kubernetes Engineer or similar role for a minimum of 5 years.
Have recent OpenStack/VMware/Kubernetes experience. For Openstack, have experience with at least OpenStack Yoga. For Kubernetes, have experience of running enterprise Kubernetes clusters on bare metal.
Expertise in Openstack components such as Nova, Neutron (OpenvSwitch), Cinder (SAN), Glance, and Keystone.
Proficiency in virtualization technologies (KVM, VMware, Kubevirt etc.) and networking infrastructure concepts.
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) is a plus.
Experience with providing infrastructure support and automation solutions for one of the following public cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with a strong attention to details.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
Openness to continuous learning and adaptation in a rapidly evolving technology landscape
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with running Virtual infrastructure on top of PureStorage product, such as FlashArray, Flashblade, Portworx
Certifications in Kubernetes(CKA, CKAD), VMware (VCP) or OpenStack (COA).
Experience of running production VMs in Kubevirt
Previous work in agile environments and familiarity with project management tools.