Senior Solution Engineer

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara seeks a highly skilled Solutions Engineer to bridge cloud infrastructure with real-world customer solutions. You will design and deploy robust stacks spanning bare-metal, virtualized, and containerized environments, blending traditional virtualization with modern cloud-native ecosystems.

You will architect infrastructure, automate provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, and integrate KVM with Kubernetes via kube-virt, while ensuring high availability and performance across

Qualifications

• Kubernetes production-grade experience with orchestration and ecosystem tools.
• OpenStack deployment, configuration and management.
• KVM and kube-virt experience in VM inside Kubernetes.
• Python and Bash scripting for automation.
• Terraform for provisioning and Ansible for configuration management.
• Strong compute, storage and networking knowledge.
• Industry certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure solutions with Kubernetes and OpenStack.
• Automate provisioning and config with Terraform and Ansible.
• Bridge VMs with container platforms using KVM and kube-virt.
• Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate tasks and tools.
• Optimize compute, storage, and networking for availability and performance.
• Provide technical guidance to stakeholders translating requirements into designs.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenStack

KVM

Kube-virt

Python

Bash

Terraform

Ansible

Networking

Storage

Compute

Education

CKA/CKAD/OpenStack Professional/AWS/GCP/Azure Architect

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Function Our Company We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job description

The Team: We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Solutions Engineer to bridge the gap between complex cloud infrastructure technologies and real-world customer solutions. In this role, you will design, build, and implementation-test cutting-edge platform architectures that blend traditional virtualization with modern cloud-native ecosystems. You will work closely with engineering teams and enterprise customers to architect, automate, and deploy resilient infrastructure stacks across bare-metal, virtualized, and containerized environments.

The Role

Architecture & Deployment

Design and implement robust infrastructure solutions leveraging both container orchestration (Kubernetes) and traditional cloud computing platforms (OpenStack).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of complex environments using Terraform and Ansible to ensure repeatable, error-free deployments.

Hybrid Virtualization

Bridge the gap between legacy VMs and modern containers by deploying and managing KVM and Kube-virt solutions.

Automation & Scripting

Write clean, maintainable Python and Bash scripts to automate routine tasks, build internal tools, and integrate disparate systems.

Infrastructure Management

Optimize and troubleshoot core compute resources, storage architectures, and networking layers to ensure high availability and performance.

Technical Consultation

Act as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders, translating complex infrastructure requirements into scalable engineering designs.

What you’ll bring

• Kubernetes: Deep, production-grade experience with K8s orchestration, architecture, and ecosystem tools.
• OpenStack: Proven track record of deploying, configuring, and managing OpenStack components.
• KVM & Kube-virt: Strong understanding of kernel-based virtual machines (KVM) and experience running traditional virtual machines inside Kubernetes clusters using Kube-virt.
• Automation & IaC Scripting: Proficiency in Python and Bash for system automation and tool development.
• Infrastructure as Code: Hands‑on experience with Terraform (for provisioning) and Ansible (for configuration management).
• Core Infrastructure Compute: In‑depth knowledge of physical/virtual compute resource management and optimization.
• Storage: Strong understanding of storage technologies, including Storage Area Networks (SAN) and local disk technologies (NVMe, SSD, RAID configurations).
• Networking: Solid foundation in networking concepts, specifically Layer 2 (L2) and Layer 3 (L3) protocols, switching, routing, and software‑defined networking (SDN).

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications (e.g., CKA/CKAD, OpenStack Professional, AWS/GCP/Azure Architect).
• Experience in a customer‑facing technical role (Pre‑sales, Solutions Architecture, or Professional Services).
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to debug complex, distributed systems.

About us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co‑create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data‑driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth. We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit‑based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry‑leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

Hitachi brings together the world’s greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities – and drive innovation for a better future. That’s why we look for individuals who share our pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world’s biggest challenges. Our people love technology – and they love making a difference. They have a passion for finding new solutions and working with brilliant colleagues. Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Hitachi vision around the globe. From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there’s no challenge too great for our pioneers. And there’s no shortage of opportunities for you to make a difference. Come and experience the dynamic, collaborative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting. To help you grow to your full potential, we strive to support our employees in their career aspirations and promote the freedom to explore new horizons.

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