Sr. OpenStack Solution Architect

RISKDATA CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Riskdata Consulting Pte. Ltd. seeks an OpenStack Platform Engineer to design, implement, automate, and maintain scalable OpenStack infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure platform availability, security, and performance while leveraging AI-assisted automation.

You will design and optimize automation scripts, integrate with Kubernetes/OpenShift, and mentor junior engineers while applying strong security and compliance practices.

Qualifications

• Proven Red Hat OpenStack administration experience.
• Strong Kubernetes platform management skills.
• Proficient Red Hat Linux administration knowledge.
• Demonstrated leadership in technical environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience applying AI, automation, and AIOps in infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain OpenStack cloud infrastructure for reliability and scalability.
• Develop automation scripts for deployment and management of OpenStack environments.
• Integrate OpenStack with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and other systems for interoperability.
• Troubleshoot complex OpenStack issues to ensure platform stability.
• Apply security best practices and ensure compliance with policies.
• Contribute to capacity planning and performance tuning of OpenStack environments.
• Assist in upgrades, hotfixes, and SysAdmin tasks to keep platform current.
• Explore Agentic AI and AIOps to automate administration tasks.
• Leverage AI-assisted monitoring for incident analysis and remediation.
• Develop AI agents with OpenStack APIs to streamline operations.
• Conduct root cause analysis and review code with unit testing.
• Author and maintain system documentation and playbooks.
• Mentor junior internal and third-party team members.

Skills

Red Hat OpenStack administration

Kubernetes management

Red Hat Linux administration

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

AI/Automation concepts

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

VMware ESX

Prometheus

Elastic Stack

OpenStack

Job description

Job Summary

As an OpenStack Platform Engineer, you will design, implement, automate, and maintain scalable OpenStack infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure platform availability, security, and performance while leveraging AI-assisted automation to enhance operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Red Hat OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure solutions to ensure reliability and scalability
• Develop and optimize automation scripts for deployment and management of OpenStack environments to improve operational efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate OpenStack with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and other systems for seamless platform interoperability
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex OpenStack and underlying infrastructure issues to maintain platform stability
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with organizational policies to safeguard infrastructure
• Contribute to capacity planning, performance tuning, and scalability enhancements of OpenStack environments
• Assist in change management activities including upgrades, hotfixes, and SysAdmin tasks to maintain platform currency
• Explore and implement Agentic AI and AIOps solutions to automate OpenStack administration and improve operational workflows
• Leverage AI-assisted automation for monitoring, troubleshooting, incident analysis, and remediation of OpenStack environments
• Develop and integrate AI agents with OpenStack APIs and automation tools to streamline infrastructure operations
• Conduct root cause analysis of issues, review code, and perform unit testing to ensure system reliability
• Author and edit system documentation and playbooks to support operational consistency
• Mentor less experienced internal and third-party team members on procedural and technical matters

Required competencies and certifications

• Expertise in Red Hat or any OpenStack platform administration
• Expertise in Kubernetes platform management
• Expertise in Red Hat Linux administration
• Experience provisioning infrastructure with VMware ESX and monitoring using Prometheus and Ops
• Experience integrating with Elastic Stack for logging and monitoring
• 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
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills applied to complex infrastructure issues
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to maintain clear communication with stakeholders
• Proven leadership experience in technical environments
• Ability to succeed in fast-paced, high-demand environments

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Understanding of integrating AI/LLM capabilities with APIs, Python, Ansible, or Terraform
• Red Hat/OpenStack certifications in Linux and OpenStack administration
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform
• Understanding of application development lifecycles and experience with CI/CD tools in OpenStack platform lifecycle
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to establish new standards for quality, performance, or productivity