OpenStack Cloud Platform Engineer - Remote Friendly

Xgeeks; Germany (OH); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Extra Days Off

Flexible Working

Great Equipment & Tools

Job summary

A leading tech services company is looking for an experienced professional to own the operation and evolution of OpenStack-based private clouds. Key duties include focusing on reliability, upgrades, and automation while troubleshooting infrastructure across compute, network, and storage. Strong experience with Linux and OpenStack is required. Join a collaborative team that values continuous development and offers flexible working conditions, including health insurance and extra days off.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of working experience.
• Hands-on experience with OpenStack in production.
• Strong Linux systems administration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the operation and evolution of OpenStack-based private clouds.
• Run and evolve an OpenStack private cloud focusing on reliability.
• Automate infrastructure work.

Skills

OpenStack

Linux systems administration

KVM or similar virtualization

Networking basics (VLANs, routing, firewalls)

Infrastructure automation (Ansible)

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Storage systems (Ceph, NFS, iSCSI)

Problem-solving skills

Communication in English

Teamwork abilities

Job description

About synvert a GlobalLogic company

synvert,aGlobalLogiccompany,isaleadingcloud, data,andAIservicescompany,partneringwithenterprisesto design,implement,andmanageend-to-enddataandAIsolutionsthatdrivemeasurablebusinessimpact,combiningdeeptechnicalexpertisewithstrongindustryknowledgeacrossdifferentsectors.

Aspartofsynvert, in Portugal,you’lljoina teamofexpertspushingtheboundariesofAI, Data,ProductandPlatformEngineering,workingalongsideaninternational,multidisciplinaryteam –allfromourofficesin Leiria,LisbonandViseu (sofar!)!

What do we expect from you?

Key Requirements

• At least, 3 years of working experience

• Hands-on experience with OpenStackin production

• Strong Linux systems administration skills

• Experience with virtualization (KVM or similar)

• Good understanding of networking basics (VLANs, routing, firewalls, load balancing)

• Experience with infrastructure automation (Ansible required, Terraform is a plus)

• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana or ELK

• Solid understanding of storage systems (Ceph, NFS, iSCSI or similar)

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently

• You are comfortable communicating in English(written and spoken)

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with public cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Knowledge of message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Basic understanding of security concepts (IAM, TLS)
• You have experience working in a fast-paced start-up environment
• Public speaking andblogwritinginteres tto spreadour culture and skills
• Experience developing solutions using Generative AI, LLMs, or agentic architectures
• Experience leveraging AI-powered SDLC workflows for both product and engineering tasks

What you can expect

AgileCompanyCultureandtheBestTeam
→GlobalProjects&Opportunities

→SocialEvents & TeamBuilding

ContinuousDevelopment
→Training & Development
→GrowthOpportunities
Flexible Working
→RemoteFriendlyCulture
Other Benefits
→GreatEquipment& Tools
→FlexibleBenefits
→ExtraDaysOff
→HealthInsurance

About Us

Hiring Process

One of the perks of being a part ofsynvertisthatyou’lljoina global teamofover500 expertsfromGermanytotheUK,CroatiaandeventheUAE.
As amemberofourteam,you’llhavetheopportunitytoworkoncutting-edgecloudnativeandAIsolutions,leveragingsynvert'sextensiveindustryknowledgeandtechnicalexpertise.

Join us and be at the forefront of delivering excellence in DevOps, Data, and Digital Products!

And even if you don’t think you meet 100% of the requirements, submit your application. We’re always happy to meet new people!
Seeyouontheotherside!

Andjustas a FYI,here’swhat you can expect from our application process:
→ PX Interview →Tech Interview → Final Interview → Offer

Your Tasks

You’ll own the operation and evolution of OpenStack-based private clouds, focusing on reliability, upgrades, automation, and solving real infrastructure problems across compute, network, and storage.
This is a role for someone who likes infrastructure foundations, not just pipelines.

• Run and evolve an OpenStack private cloud (ops, upgrades, stability)
• Automate infrastructure work
• Troubleshoot infra issues across Linux, virtualisation, storage, and networking
• Improve observability, reliability, and security baseline