Senior Cloud Platform Engineer: OpenStack & Automation

GEICO; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead OpenStack-based cloud environments, automation, and CI/CD initiatives. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with security, operations, and development teams to optimize cloud operations.

The role emphasizes automation scripting with Python/Ansible, containerization, and strong monitoring skills, with on-call responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform administration, or infrastructure automation.
• 8+ years of experience with OpenStack or similar cloud platforms.
• 8+ years of experience with Python and Ansible.
• 8+ years of experience with CI/CD systems and containerization technologies.
• Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Improve monitoring, observability and performance of deployed systems
• Design, deploy, and manage OpenStack-based cloud environments
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks using Python, Ansible, and GitHub Workflows
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
• Support containerization initiatives (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in cloud and automation workflows
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams
• Share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
• Participate in on-call and operational support as needed
• Mentor junior engineers

Skills

Monitoring & Observability

Python

Ansible

OpenStack administration

CI/CD tooling

Docker & Kubernetes

Networking & security

Grafana

Prometheus

Infrastructure as code

Troubleshooting

Communication & collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

GitHub Workflows

Job description

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead OpenStack-based cloud environments, automation, and CI/CD initiatives. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with security, operations, and development teams to optimize cloud operations.

The role emphasizes automation scripting with Python/Ansible, containerization, and strong monitoring skills, with on-call responsibilities as needed.