Lead Red Hat Linux Architect: OpenStack Hybrid Cloud

Persistent Systems Limited; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

Cutting-edge technologies

Engagement programs

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Persistent Systems Limited in New Jersey seeks a seasoned Lead Red Hat Linux Architect to modernize enterprise infrastructure into a scalable, secure, and cloud-native platform. This hands-on role requires deep RHOSP expertise for OpenStack deployment across hybrid environments.

You will lead architecture standards, collaborate with Cloud, DevOps, and Application teams, and drive automation with Ansible and Terraform, ensuring robust observability and security.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Linux system architecture and administration experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and RHOSP (preferably 17.1).
• Proven experience architecting and operating private or hybrid OpenStack clouds.
• Strong expertise in Ansible, Terraform, Git, and automation workflows.
• Solid knowledge of Prometheus, Alert manager, Grafana, and STF.
• Proficiency in scripting and Unix shell scripting.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with cross-functional collaboration.
• RHCA or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and configuration of RHOSP 17.1-based cloud environments, including compute, storage, and networking.
• Deliver fully configured and validated OpenStack environments aligned with organizational and client objectives.
• Define and enforce Linux and OpenStack architectural standards, ensuring scalability, automation, and security.
• Collaborate with Cloud, DevOps, and Application teams to integrate workloads across private and hybrid cloud infrastructures.
• Manage day-to-day OpenStack operations to ensure uptime, stability, and performance.
• Oversee monitoring integration, patch management, node scaling, and performance tuning.
• Implement automation for backups, configuration management, and disaster recovery.
• Create detailed technical documentation for architecture, deployment, and configuration processes.
• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions to strengthen operational readiness and standardization.

Skills

Linux architecture

RHOSP 17.1

OpenStack clouds

Ansible

Terraform

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

Shell scripting

Leadership

Tools

RHOSP 17.1

OpenStack

Director (TripleO)

Job description

Persistent Systems Limited in New Jersey seeks a seasoned Lead Red Hat Linux Architect to modernize enterprise infrastructure into a scalable, secure, and cloud-native platform. This hands-on role requires deep RHOSP expertise for OpenStack deployment across hybrid environments.

You will lead architecture standards, collaborate with Cloud, DevOps, and Application teams, and drive automation with Ansible and Terraform, ensuring robust observability and security.