Senior Cloud & OpenStack Engineer | Hybrid Chicago

Lenovo; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo is seeking an Advisory IT Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer to design, build, and support scalable hybrid cloud environments. The role centers on OpenStack, storage administration, and virtualization, delivering secure, automated compute and storage solutions for on‑prem and cloud platforms.

Based in Chicago, IL, this hybrid position collaborates with engineering teams to modernize infrastructure, improve reliability, and optimize costs while ensuring security and compliance across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Linux Administration experience.
• 5+ years of OpenStack experience.
• 5+ years of storage administration experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement hybrid cloud infrastructure using on‑prem OpenStack, VMware, and public cloud.
• Develop infrastructure roadmaps and architectural patterns to support Lenovo’s AI Cloud Services.
• Drive infrastructure modernization, automation, monitoring, and cost optimization.
• Lead security, compliance, and incident response for cloud platforms.

Skills

Linux Administration

OpenStack

Storage Administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/IS/Engineering

Job description

Lenovo is seeking an Advisory IT Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer to design, build, and support scalable hybrid cloud environments. The role centers on OpenStack, storage administration, and virtualization, delivering secure, automated compute and storage solutions for on‑prem and cloud platforms.

Based in Chicago, IL, this hybrid position collaborates with engineering teams to modernize infrastructure, improve reliability, and optimize costs while ensuring security and compliance across