Red Hat OpenStack Engineer (RHOSP) | Reliance Jio | Guwahati

Reliance Jio (JPL); Kamrup Metropolitan; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliance Jio (JPL) is seeking a Red Hat OpenStack Engineer to drive private cloud architecture, deployment, and production support in Guwahati. You will own RHOSP/RHEL environments, automate pipelines with Ansible, and optimize storage with Ceph and NetApp, ensuring high availability and scalability for large-scale digital platforms.

The role requires 5–12 years of hands-on cloud infrastructure experience, strong scripting skills in Python and Shell, and collaboration with engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise RHOSP/RHEL environments and automation pipelines.
• Manage KVM virtualization with high availability and redundancy.
• Administer Ceph and NetApp storage for performance workloads.
• Configure Neutron networking with OVS/OVN and troubleshoot issues.
• Develop automation playbooks with Ansible; script in Python and Shell.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and incident logs.
• Collaborate with engineering squads and recruiters.

Skills

RHOSP

RHEL

KVM

Ceph storage

NetApp storage

Neutron networking

OVS/OVN

Ansible

Python

Shell scripting

High availability

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Electronics Engineering or related

Tools

Ansible

KVM

Ceph

NetApp

OpenStack tooling

Job description

Position Summary:

Driving advanced cloud infrastructure, Red Hat OpenStack platform engineering, and high-availability production support in Guwahati, Reliance Jio (JPL) is actively seeking an accomplished Red Hat OpenStack Engineer for a permanent full-time professional engagement. In this vital technical role, you will architect, deploy, optimize, and maintain robust private cloud environments utilizing Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP), RHEL, KVM, Ceph storage, and NetApp integration. Bringing 5 to 12 years of progressive professional hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure and telecommunications IT, you will empower our large-scale digital platforms to achieve uncompromised system resilience, high availability, and peak performance. This prestigious career opportunity offers competitive remuneration, high technical visibility, and professional growth within India’s premier digital services enterprise.

Detailed Job Description:

As a Red Hat OpenStack Engineer supporting Reliance Jio (JPL) in Guwahati, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of enterprise cloud infrastructure, virtualization layers, and automated deployment pipelines. Your day-to-day responsibilities include managing RHOSP and RHEL environments, configuring KVM hypervisors, administering Ceph and NetApp storage solutions, orchestrating Neutron networking with OVS/OVN, writing automation playbooks in Ansible, and scripting administrative utilities in Python and Shell. You will operate in a collaborative enterprise technology environment while partnering directly with engineering squads and recruitment leaders like Amey Rane.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Administer KVM virtualization hypervisors and ensure high availability (HA), fault tolerance, and cluster redundancy.
• Manage distributed Ceph storage clusters and NetApp storage integration for high-performance cloud workloads.
• Configure and troubleshoot Neutron networking services utilizing Open vSwitch (OVS) and Open Virtual Network (OVN).
• Develop, test, and execute automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management scripts utilizing Ansible.
• Author robust automation utilities, log parsing scripts, and system maintenance routines in Python and Shell scripting.
• Execute rigorous performance tuning, resource optimization, bottleneck analysis, and capacity planning across production cloud tiers.
• Maintain meticulous infrastructure documentation, network topology diagrams, runbooks, and incident resolution logs.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 to 12 years of progressive professional hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, Red Hat technologies, and OpenStack administration.
• Strong, demonstrable operational expertise in Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP), RHEL, KVM virtualization, and Ceph storage.
• Comprehensive working knowledge and practical proficiency in NetApp storage systems, Neutron networking (OVS/OVN), and enterprise routing.
• Deep practical experience writing automation playbooks in Ansible and scripting in Python and Shell.
• Solid practical grasp of production support methodologies, high-availability architectures, and performance tuning techniques.
• Exceptional analytical problem-solving aptitude, technical troubleshooting skills, and professional communication capabilities.
• Mandatory legal work authorization and physical availability for professional operations in Guwahati, India.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Professional Red Hat certifications such as Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
• Prior professional working experience in top-tier multinational telecommunications operators, cloud service providers, or large enterprise data centers.
• Hands‑on familiarity with Kubernetes container orchestration, OpenShift, and cloud-native microservices architectures.
• Experience utilizing enterprise IT service management (ITSM) ticketing platforms (ServiceNow, Jira) for incident tracking.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and infrastructure monitoring tooling (Prometheus, Grafana).

Application Information:

• Recruiter: Reliance Jio (JPL) Talent Acquisition Division
• Contact Name: Amey Rane (Assistant Manager / Tech Recruiter & HR Business Partner)
• Email: `[e-mail]`
• Phone:
• Company Website: `https://www.jio.com`
• Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Enterprise Cloud Engineering Package
• Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent Guwahati OpenStack Engineering Opening)
• Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Engagement (Guwahati, India)

Recruitment Pro Tip:

When applying for this Red Hat OpenStack Engineer position through Reliance Jio, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your hands‑on RHOSP production support experience, Ceph/NetApp storage integration, and Ansible automation portfolio.