Hybrid Senior Cloud Systems Engineer — OpenStack & Python

GEICO; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain OpenStack-based cloud environments. You will enhance observability and performance, develop automation with Python and Ansible, and drive CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and applications.

The role requires 4+ years in cloud engineering and hands-on experience with monitoring, Docker/Kubernetes, and hybrid/multi-cloud deployments. Join a team focused on engineering excellence and reliable, scalable platforms.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in cloud engineering, platform administration, or infrastructure automation.
• 4+ years OpenStack or similar cloud platforms.
• 4+ years Python and Ansible.
• 4+ years monitoring and observability systems.
• Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Improve monitoring, observability and performance of deployed systems.
• Design, deploy, and manage OpenStack-based cloud environments.
• Develop automation scripts and playbooks using Python, Ansible, and GitHub Actions.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery.
• Support containerization initiatives (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in cloud and automation workflows.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams.

Skills

Observability

Python scripting

Ansible automation

CI/CD tooling

Docker Kubernetes

OpenStack

Networking basics

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

GitHub Actions

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IS or equivalent

Tools

OpenStack

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Prometheus

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

QEMU/libvirt

Ansible

Job description

GEICO is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain OpenStack-based cloud environments. You will enhance observability and performance, develop automation with Python and Ansible, and drive CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and applications.

The role requires 4+ years in cloud engineering and hands-on experience with monitoring, Docker/Kubernetes, and hybrid/multi-cloud deployments. Join a team focused on engineering excellence and reliable, scalable platforms.