Senior OpenStack Engineer - Zurich Cloud Platform Lead

Finders SA; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Finders SA in Zurich, Switzerland seeks a Senior OpenStack Engineer to design, operate, and evolve a large-scale OpenStack platform supporting enterprise services. You will lead architecture decisions, optimize compute, storage, and networking, and automate deployments with Ansible and OpenTofu.

The role requires several years designing OpenStack environments, strong Linux and container tech expertise, and fluency in German (C1) and English. On-call rotation participation is expected.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Computer Science or an equivalent technical qualification.
• Several years of experience designing and operating OpenStack environments.
• Strong expertise in Linux administration and container technologies.
• Hands-on experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible and Infrastructure as Code.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, networking, and storage technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent German (C1 level) and good English.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.

Aufgaben

• Design, develop, and operate the company's OpenStack platform.
• Architect and optimize OpenStack Compute, Storage, and Networking services.
• Automate deployments and operational processes using Ansible, OpenTofu, and related tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues at 2nd and 3rd level.
• Collaborate closely with infrastructure and engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership on architecture and technology decisions.
• Drive continuous improvements in cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform reliability.

Kenntnisse

OpenStack expertise

Linux administration

Container technologies

Automation with Ansible

Infrastructure as Code

Distributed systems

Networking and storage

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Ansible

OpenTofu

Jobbeschreibung

Finders SA in Zurich, Switzerland seeks a Senior OpenStack Engineer to design, operate, and evolve a large-scale OpenStack platform supporting enterprise services. You will lead architecture decisions, optimize compute, storage, and networking, and automate deployments with Ansible and OpenTofu.

The role requires several years designing OpenStack environments, strong Linux and container tech expertise, and fluency in German (C1) and English. On-call rotation participation is expected.