Senior Solution Engineer

Hitachi; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara seeks a Solutions Engineer to bridge cloud infrastructure and customer solutions. You’ll design, build, and test architectures blending virtualization with cloud-native ecosystems across bare-metal, VM, and containerized environments.

Responsibilities include deploying Kubernetes and OpenStack-based stacks, automating with Terraform and Ansible, and integrating KVM and kube-virt within Kubernetes clusters. Strong scripting in Python/Bash is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience with containerization and virtualization.
• Deep, production-grade experience with Kubernetes and its ecosystem tools.
• Proven track record deploying and managing OpenStack components.
• Strong understanding of KVM and running VMs inside Kubernetes using Kube-virt.

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Deployment: design robust infra with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and OpenStack.
• IaC: automate provisioning and configuration with Terraform and Ansible.
• Hybrid Virtualization: manage KVM and Kube-virt across clusters.
• Automation & Scripting: write Python and Bash to automate tasks and build tools.
• Infrastructure Management: optimize compute, storage and networking for high availability.
• Technical Consultation: translate infra needs into scalable engineering designs.

Skills

Containerization

Kubernetes

OpenStack

KVM & Kube-virt

IaC

Python scripting

Terraform

Ansible

Compute resources

Storage SAN

Networking

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Function

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth.We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job description

The Team:

We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Solutions Engineer to bridge the gap between complex cloud infrastructure technologies and real-world customer solutions. In this role, you will design, build, and implementation-test cutting-edge platform architectures that blend traditional virtualization with modern cloud-native ecosystems.

You will work closely with engineering teams and enterprise customers to architect, automate, and deploy resilient infrastructure stacks across bare-metal, virtualized, and containerized environments.

The Role :

• Architecture & Deployment: Design and implement robust infrastructure solutions leveraging both container orchestration (Kubernetes) and traditional cloud computing platforms (OpenStack).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):Automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of complex environments using Terraform and Ansible to ensure repeatable, error-free deployments.
• Hybrid Virtualization: Bridge the gap between legacy VMs and modern containers by deploying and managing KVM and Kube-virt solutions.
• Automation & Scripting: Write clean, maintainable Python and Bash scripts to automate routine tasks, build internal tools, and integrate disparate systems.
• Infrastructure Management: Optimize and troubleshoot core compute resources, storage architectures, and networking layers to ensure high availability and performance.
• Technical Consultation: Act as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders, translating complex infrastructure requirements into scalable engineering designs.

What you’ll bring:

• Containerization & Virtualization
• Kubernetes: Deep, production‑grade experience with K8s orchestration, architecture, and ecosystem tools.
• OpenStack: Proven track record of deploying, configuring, and managing OpenStack components.
• KVM & Kube-virt: Strong understanding of kernel-based virtual machines (KVM) and experience running traditional virtual machines inside Kubernetes clusters using Kube-virt.
• Automation & IaC
• Scripting: Proficiency in Python and Bash for system automation and tool development.
• Infrastructure as Code: Hands‑on experience with Terraform (for provisioning) and Ansible (for configuration management).
• Core Infrastructure
• Compute: In-depth knowledge of physical/virtual compute resource management and optimization.
• Storage: Strong understanding of storage technologies, includingStorage Area Networks (SAN)and local disk technologies (NVMe, SSD, RAID configurations).
• Networking: Solid foundation in networking concepts, specificallyLayer 2 (L2)andLayer 3 (L3)protocols, switching, routing, and software-defined networking (SDN).
• Preferred Qualifications
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CKA/CKAD, OpenStack Professional, AWS/GCP/Azure Architect).
• Experience in a customer‑facing technical role (Pre‑sales, Solutions Architecture, or Professional Services).
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to debug complex, distributed systems.

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About us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.