OpenStack Solution Architect

Solution Architect - Open Stack 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 Open Stack 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 Open Stack 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 Design and architect a production-ready Open Stack environment from scratch. Define the target architecture and technical roadmap. Challenge existing technical approaches and introduce industry best practice. Work alongside engineering teams through design, build, deployment and support. Deliver a highly available, resilient and scalable private cloud platform.

Embed Secure by Design principles throughout the solution. Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Produce architecture documentation, standards and technical designs. Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle. Essential Skills Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise Open Stack environments. Strong infrastructure engineering background. Experience building Open Stack platforms from greenfield. Linux systems engineering. High Availability (HA) and resilient infrastructure design.

Networking, storage and virtualisation expertise. Infrastructure as Code using Ansible and/or Terraform. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable Experience Ceph Kubernetes KVM Open vSwitch (OVS) / OVN Neutron, Nova, Keystone, Glance, Cinder and Heat Secure by Design 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.