OpenStack Cloud Engineer - Linux & Automation

Fortinet; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company in Burnaby is seeking a Senior IT Specialist to manage and develop their OpenStack-based private cloud platform. This role requires at least 5 years of experience in Linux Administration and Datacenter Virtualization. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a related field and skills in automation and monitoring tools. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and retirement savings plans.

Benefits

100% company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage

Health Spending Account

Personal Spending Account

Employee & Family Assistance Plan

Critical illness, disability, and life insurance

Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in production platform operation.
• Intermediate-level experience in Linux server administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Knowledge in server virtualization (KVM / VMware).
• Knowledge in network administration.
• Knowledge of deployment automation.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate an OpenStack-based private cloud.
• Administer Linux servers (Ubuntu/Red Hat/CentOS).
• Monitor performance metrics for servers and applications.
• Develop automation tools and scripts.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.

Skills

Linux Administration

Datacenter Virtualization

Automation and self-service solutions

Technical leadership

Multitasking

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Degree or technical diploma in Computer Science or related field

Tools

OpenStack

Ansible

Zabbix

VMware

Python

Bash

Job description

A leading cybersecurity company in Burnaby is seeking a Senior IT Specialist to manage and develop their OpenStack-based private cloud platform. This role requires at least 5 years of experience in Linux Administration and Datacenter Virtualization. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a related field and skills in automation and monitoring tools. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and retirement savings plans.