Linux​/OpenStack Engineer

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Job Title: Open Stack Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Onsite in McKinney, TX (with flexibility)

Compensation: $150,000 – $190,000/year (based on experience)

Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Open Stack Infrastructure Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of our enterprise-scale infrastructure supporting hybrid cloud and colocation environments. This is a critical, hands-on role focused on delivering resilient, secure, and high-performing Open Stack platforms that power our virtualized services across multiple data centers.

You’ll work onsite in McKinney, TX, with flexibility, and play a key role in bridging physical infrastructure, automation, and scalable cloud-native operations. If you're passionate about open infrastructure, bare-metal performance, and driving 99.999% uptime systems—this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Design & Deployment

• Architect and deploy Open Stack clusters across distributed, geo-redundant data centers.
• Ensure availability and fault tolerance for hybrid workloads with a target of 99.999% uptime.
• Evaluate, procure, and manage compute, storage, and networking hardware aligned with Open Stack/Ceph requirements.

Data Center Operations & Capacity Planning

• Collaborate with colocation providers to ensure appropriate power, cooling, and rack space.
• Utilize DCIM tools to plan and manage rack-level resources and capacity.
• Conduct quarterly audits to monitor resource utilization and anticipate upgrade cycles.

Networking & Security

• Configure SD-WAN, AWS Direct Connect, and hybrid connectivity strategies.
• Enforce Open Stack and Linux-based security controls (Keystone, Neutron, encrypted Ceph).
• Conduct regular security audits and lead remediation efforts.

Automation & Observability

• Automate deployments using Terraform, Ansible, MaaS, and other IaC tooling.
• Build predictive monitoring pipelines using Open Telemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki.
• Create self-healing infrastructure patterns to minimize MTTR.
• Expert in Open Stack (Nova, Neutron, Keystone), Ceph, and virtualization technologies (KVM/QEMU).
• Strong proficiency in IaC:
  Terraform, Open Tofu, Pulumi, Ansible.
• Deep knowledge of Linux internals and performance analysis (eBPF).
• Experience with DCIM platforms and hardware lifecycle management.
• Proficient in observability tools: APM, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Open Telemetry.
• Strong background in networking, protocols, and secure design practices.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD (Git Hub Actions, Argo), and ticketing systems (Jira, Azure Dev Ops).

Ideal Attributes:

• High ownership mentality and ability to independently lead initiatives.
• Curiosity-driven with a passion for continuous learning.
• Strong communicator with cross-functional team experience.
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing demands with clarity and confidence.
• Empathetic leader who thrives in collaborative engineering environments.

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Information Technology
• Industries Staffing and Recruiting, Information Services, and Computer and Network Security

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