OpenStack Cloud Engineer: Python & Terraform

Cisco Systems

Galway

On-site

EUR 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Cisco Systems Ireland is seeking a Software Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain OpenStack private cloud solutions for data center infrastructure. You will build scalable cloud-native services and automate provisioning with Terraform and Python, ensuring performance and reliability in a hybrid cloud environment.

The role requires hands-on Linux experience, OpenStack knowledge, and CI/CD tooling familiarity.

Qualifications

4+ years with BS or 2+ years with MS in software or cloud engineering.
Strong knowledge of OpenStack core components (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, Glance).
Proficient in Python scripting for automation and tooling development.
Solid understanding of Linux and data center networking fundamentals.
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub CI, or equivalent).
Experience using AI-assisted tools to improve engineering efficiency.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain OpenStack private cloud solutions for data center infrastructure.
Write and maintain Terraform scripts to automate compute, storage, and network resource provisioning.
Develop Python scripts to automate cloud operations, workflows, and maintenance tasks.
Monitor and optimize OpenStack environment performance and reliability.
Troubleshoot platform issues and drive continuous improvements.