Linux / OpenStack Engineer

GTN Technical Staffing

McKinney (TX)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

A leading company in staffing and recruiting is seeking an experienced OpenStack Infrastructure Engineer to design and optimize enterprise-scale infrastructure. This critical role involves working onsite in McKinney, TX, focusing on delivering resilient OpenStack platforms that support hybrid cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automation, security, and networking, with a passion for open infrastructure.

Qualifications

Experience in architecting and deploying OpenStack clusters.
Strong proficiency in automation and IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.
Deep knowledge of Linux internals and performance analysis.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and deployment of OpenStack infrastructure.
Ensure system availability and fault tolerance with a target of 99.999% uptime.
Automate infrastructure deployments and build monitoring pipelines.

Skills

OpenStack

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Networking

Security

Automation

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Job description

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Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $210,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

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Director of Recruiting and Delivery @ GTN Technical

Job Title: OpenStack Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Onsite in McKinney, TX (with flexibility)

Compensation: $150,000 – $190,000/year (based on experience)

Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced OpenStack Infrastructure Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of our enterprise-scale infrastructure supporting hybrid cloud and colocation environments. This is a critical, hands-on role focused on delivering resilient, secure, and high-performing OpenStack platforms that power our virtualized services across multiple data centers.

You’ll work onsite in McKinney, TX, with flexibility, and play a key role in bridging physical infrastructure, automation, and scalable cloud-native operations. If you're passionate about open infrastructure, bare-metal performance, and driving 99.999% uptime systems—this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Design & Deployment

Architect and deploy OpenStack clusters across distributed, geo-redundant data centers.
Ensure availability and fault tolerance for hybrid workloads with a target of 99.999% uptime.
Evaluate, procure, and manage compute, storage, and networking hardware aligned with OpenStack/Ceph requirements.

Data Center Operations & Capacity Planning

Collaborate with colocation providers to ensure appropriate power, cooling, and rack space.
Utilize DCIM tools to plan and manage rack-level resources and capacity.
Conduct quarterly audits to monitor resource utilization and anticipate upgrade cycles.

Networking & Security

Configure SD-WAN, AWS Direct Connect, and hybrid connectivity strategies.
Enforce OpenStack and Linux-based security controls (Keystone, Neutron, encrypted Ceph).
Conduct regular security audits and lead remediation efforts.

Automation & Observability

Automate deployments using Terraform, Ansible, MaaS, and other IaC tooling.
Build predictive monitoring pipelines using OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki.
Create self-healing infrastructure patterns to minimize MTTR.
Expert in OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Keystone), Ceph, and virtualization technologies (KVM/QEMU).
Strong proficiency in IaC: Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, Ansible.
Deep knowledge of Linux internals and performance analysis (eBPF).
Experience with DCIM platforms and hardware lifecycle management.
Proficient in observability tools: APM, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, OpenTelemetry.
Strong background in networking, protocols, and secure design practices.
Familiarity with Git, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Argo), and ticketing systems (Jira, Azure DevOps).

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