Solution Architect - OpenStack
6-Month Initial Contract | Inside IR35
Hybrid - 1-2 Days Per Week On Site (flexibility depending on your location)
We're looking for an experienced Solution Architect with deep OpenStack expertise to lead the design and delivery of a greenfield private cloud platform.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in building an enterprise-scale OpenStack environment from the ground up. You'll combine architecture leadership with hands-on engineering expertise, working closely with technical teams to deliver a highly available, secure-by-design, self-service cloud platform.
Responsibilities
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Design and architect a production-ready OpenStack environment from scratch.
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Define the target architecture and technical roadmap.
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Challenge existing technical approaches and introduce industry best practice.
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Work alongside engineering teams through design, build, deployment and support.
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Deliver a highly available, resilient and scalable private cloud platform.
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Embed Secure by Design principles throughout the solution.
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Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
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Produce architecture documentation, standards and technical designs.
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Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
Essential Skills
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Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise OpenStack environments.
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Strong infrastructure engineering background.
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Experience building OpenStack platforms from greenfield.
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Linux systems engineering.
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High Availability (HA) and resilient infrastructure design.
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Networking, storage and virtualisation expertise.
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Infrastructure as Code using Ansible and/or Terraform.
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Desirable Experience
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Ceph
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Kubernetes
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KVM
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Open vSwitch (OVS) / OVN
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Neutron, Nova, Keystone, Glance, Cinder and Heat
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Secure by Design
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Automation and CI/CD
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-profile programme where you'll have the autonomy to shape the architecture, influence technical direction and deliver a modern enterprise private cloud platform.
If you're interested in finding out more, please apply with your latest CV or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
