OpenStack/KVM - Cloud Engineer III- Eng

UKG; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking an engineering professional to design and implement monitoring and metrics standards for cloud and on‑prem environments, with a focus on OpenStack. You will develop and maintain Ansible playbooks to automate tasks using GitHub Action Runner for proactive responses.

The role requires hands‑on experience with virtualization, OpenStack/KVM, and multiple monitoring tools, plus scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Collaboration in a fast‑paced team is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience implementing and supporting virtualization infrastructure in an enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement monitoring and metrics standards for cloud and on‑prem environments, focusing on OpenStack.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks to automate tasks, leveraging GitHub Action Runner for proactive responses.
• Monitor infrastructure performance trends and recommend capacity and stability improvements.
• Evaluate technologies to improve platform capabilities and operational efficiency.

Skills

Agile

SOC2 awareness

Team collaboration

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Git

KVM virtualization

RedHat OpenStack

OpenStack

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design and implement monitoring and metrics standards for both cloud and on‑premises environments, with a focus on OpenStack.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks to automate repetitive operational tasks, leveraging tools such as GitHub Action Runner to enable proactive, event‑based responses.
• Monitor infrastructure performance trends and proactively recommend or implement architecture improvements to maintain optimal capacity and stability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and operational methodologies to continuously improve platform capabilities and drive operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience implementing and supporting virtualization infrastructure in an enterprise environment.
• Hands‑on experience with Ansible, Terraform, or similar automation and configuration management tools.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted development tools such as Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex or GitHub Copilot.
• Experience working with RedHat OpenStack and KVM‑based virtualization.
• Solid understanding of open‑source software concepts, ecosystems, and common tooling.
• Experience with one or more monitoring platforms such as Zabbix, Nagios, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to produce clear and thorough technical documentation.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively, adapting quickly in a fast‑paced team environment.
• Scripting experience in one or more of the following: Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience using Git for source control and repository management.
• Experience defining and tracking infrastructure KPIs for monitoring, capacity planning, and alerting.
• Experience operating servers and infrastructure across multiple data centers.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift, Docker, LXC, or containerd.
• Experience tuning Linux systems and OpenStack components for optimal performance.
• Familiarity with Agile development and operations frameworks.
• Experience supporting or preparing for SOC2 audits or similar compliance reviews.