ICT Infrastructure Engineer (OpenStack) (Contract)

Monetary Authority of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A central banking institution in Singapore is seeking an experienced OpenStack Engineer to design and maintain Red Hat OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure. The role involves developing automation scripts, optimizing cloud environments, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates should possess extensive experience with RedHat OpenStack, Kubernetes, and a relevant degree. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential. This position is a 2-year contract and offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant working experience.
• RedHat / OpenStack certifications preferred.
• Experience with infrastructure provisioning.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain OpenStack cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate OpenStack with other systems.
• Resolve complex issues related to OpenStack.
• Implement security best practices for the cloud infrastructure.

Skills

RedHat or OpenStack Platform

Kubernetes

RedHat Linux administration

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Customer service awareness

Analytical capabilities

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Relevant university degree

Tools

VMware ESXi

Prometheus

Elastic stack

Job description

What the role is:

We are seeking an experienced OpenStack Engineer to design, implement, and maintain our Red Hat OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure. This role involves working with cutting‑edge technologies, optimising cloud environments, and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions.

What you will be working on:

Key Responsibilities include:

• Design, implement, and maintain Red Hat OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure solutions

• Develop and optimise automation scripts for deployment and management of OpenStack environments

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate OpenStack with other systems, including Kubernetes and OpenShift

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to OpenStack components and underlying infrastructure

• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with organisational policies

• Contribute to capacity planning, performance optimisation, and scalability of OpenStack environments

• Assist in change management of OpenStack platform for new versions, hotfixes, SysAdmin tasks, etc.

• Work with experienced team members to conduct root cause analysis of issues, review new and existing code and/or perform unit testing.

• Author/ edit system documentation/playbook(s)

• May serve as a mentor on procedural matters to less experienced internal and third‑party team members

What we are looking for:

• Relevant university degree with at least 5+ years of relevant working experience.

• Expertise with RedHat or any OpenStack Platform.

• Expertise with Kubernetes.

• Expertise in RedHat Linux administration.

• Experience in infrastructure provisioning with VMware ESXi environment, monitoring with Prometheus and Ops.

• Experience integrating with Elastic stack.

• Ability to succeed in a fast‑paced, high demand environment.

• RedHat / OpenStack certifications in Linux and OpenStack administration preferred.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Experience working with infrastructure as code technologies such as Terraform is preferred.

• Demonstrates strong customer service awareness and orientation.

• Ability to establish new standards for quality, performance or productivity.

• Must have excellent writing and communication skills, strong communicator with ability to maintain open communication with internal employees, contractors, managers, 3rd parties, and customers as needed.

• Additionally, understanding application development lifecycles as well as practical experience in working with continuous integration and continuous deployment tools as part of the OpenStack platform lifecycle will be useful.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.

• Excellent project management and organisational skills.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities.

• Proven leadership experience in technical environments.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

• Strong service‑oriented mindset with focus on operational excellence.

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

This will be a 2‑year contract. All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.

About Monetary Authority of Singapore

MAS is the central bank of Singapore. Our mission is to promote sustained non‑inflationary economic growth, and a sound and progressive financial centre.