Open Stack Platform Engineer

U3 INFOTECH PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

U3 INFOTECH PTE. LTD. is seeking an OpenStack Platform Engineer to design, implement, automate, and maintain scalable OpenStack infrastructure.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure platform availability, security, and performance. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience with OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Red Hat Linux, and is adept at troubleshooting and automation. Generative AI and AIOps familiarity is a plus for modern infra ops.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant working experience in OpenStack or cloud platforms.
• Expertise with Red Hat/OpenStack platforms and Linux administration.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience with infrastructure provisioning (e.g., VMware ESX) and monitoring (Prometheus, Ops).
• Experience integrating with Elastic Stack.
• Familiarity with Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI, and AIOps for infra ops.
• Experience or exposure to AI agents and AI-assisted automation for cloud/OpenStack administration.
• Understanding of APIs, Python, Ansible, or Terraform integration.
• Red Hat/OpenStack certifications preferred.
• Experience with Terraform or IaC tools preferred.
• Strong customer service orientation and initiative.
• Knowledge of CI/CD in OpenStack lifecycles will be useful.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Red Hat OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and optimize automation scripts for deployment and management of OpenStack environments.
• Collaborate to integrate OpenStack with Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in OpenStack components and underlying infra.
• Implement security best practices and ensure policy compliance.
• Contribute to capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability.
• Assist in change management for new versions, hotfixes, and SysAdmin tasks.
• Explore and implement Agentic AI and AIOps to enhance OpenStack operations.
• Leverage AI-assisted automation for monitoring, troubleshooting, and remediation.
• Develop and integrate AI agents with OpenStack APIs and automation tools.
• Work with team members on root cause analysis and code reviews.
• Create and edit system documentation/playbooks.
• Mentor less experienced team members on procedural matters.

Skills

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Red Hat Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Python

CI/CD

AI/AIOps

API integration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

VMware ESXi

Prometheus

Elastic Stack

OpenShift

Job description

As a OpenStack Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and maintaining reliable and scalable OpenStack infrastructure. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure platform availability, security, performance, and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Red Hat Linux, with solid troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain Red Hat OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and optimize 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 organizational policies.
• Contribute to capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability of OpenStack environments.
• Assist in change management of OpenStack platform for new versions, hotfixes, SysAdmin tasks, etc.
• Explore and implement Agentic AI and AIOps solutions to enhance OpenStack administration and operational efficiency.
• Leverage AI-assisted automation for monitoring, troubleshooting, incident analysis, and remediation of OpenStack environments.
• Develop, Integrate AI agents with OpenStack APIs and automation tools to streamline infrastructure operations.
• 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.

Requirement:

• Relevant university degree with at least 5+ years of relevant working experience.
• Expertise with Red Hat or any OpenStack platform.
• Expertise with Kubernetes.
• Expertise in Red Hat Linux administration.
• Experience in infrastructure provisioning with VMware ESX environment and monitoring with Prometheus and Ops.
• Experience integrating with Elastic Stack.
• Familiarity with Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI, and AIOps concepts for infrastructure operations.
• Experience or exposure to AI agents and AI-assisted automation for cloud/OpenStack administration.
• Understanding of integrating AI/LLM capabilities with APIs, Python, Ansible, or Terraform is preferred.
• Red Hat/OpenStack certifications in Linux and OpenStack administration preferred.
• 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.
• Understanding of application development lifecycles, as well as practical experience working with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools as part of the OpenStack platform lifecycle, will be useful.