OpenStack Cloud Administrator — Linux Pro, Mon–Fri

AppleOne Employment Services; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Healthcare options

Paid lunches

Stable, professional work environment

Job summary

AppleOne is seeking a Cloud Administrator/Cloud Engineer in Shreveport, LA to own and operate a production OpenStack cloud. You will manage Linux servers, monitor performance, and coordinate with engineering teams to ensure reliable enterprise environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, system updates, and infrastructure improvements, with a Monday–Friday schedule, salary in the mid-to-high range for the market, and bonus opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 to 7 years of experience in Cloud Engineer, Cloud Administrator, Systems Administrator, or similar infrastructure role.
• Strong hands-on experience in an OpenStack environment.
• Strong Linux administration experience.
• Ability to independently identify, research, and resolve complex technical issues.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot an OpenStack cloud environment.
• Support Linux-based servers, systems, applications, and related infrastructure.
• Monitor system availability, performance, capacity, security, and overall health.
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, server, application, network, and system-related issues.
• Perform system updates, configuration, maintenance, optimization, backup, recovery, and documentation.
• Collaborate with development and technical teams to support reliable application environments and ongoing infrastructure projects.

Skills

OpenStack

Linux

Cloud administration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Teamwork

Ownership mindset

Tools

OpenStack

Linux

Job description

AppleOne is seeking a Cloud Administrator/Cloud Engineer in Shreveport, LA to own and operate a production OpenStack cloud. You will manage Linux servers, monitor performance, and coordinate with engineering teams to ensure reliable enterprise environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, system updates, and infrastructure improvements, with a Monday–Friday schedule, salary in the mid-to-high range for the market, and bonus opportunities.