Lead Red Hat Linux Architect

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. We are seeking a seasoned and visionary Lead Red Hat Linux Architect to lead the modernization of our enterprise infrastructure into a scalable, secure, and cloud‑native platform.

• Monitoring & Observability – Review Ceilometer and STF configurations to verify metric collection accuracy; integrate RHOSP telemetry (Ceilometer/Prometheus) and alert pipelines; perform log reviews across Open Stack services and identify recurring fault patterns.
• Lifecycle Management – Plan and test RHOSP upgrades in lab/staging environments before production rollout; automate backup and recovery processes for Open Stack databases, configurations, and metadata; validate restore procedures and document disaster recovery verification steps.
• Security & Compliance – Review STIG compliance guidance and validate current configurations against RHOSP
  17.x standards; verify firewall, SELinux, and authentication policies on controller and compute nodes; conduct vulnerability scans using Red Hat Insights or OpenSCAP, tracking remediation and compliance.
• Capacity & Performance – Add and validate compute nodes using Director (TripleO); support GPU node onboarding and verify Nova GPU scheduling; perform performance tuning for Nova, Neutron, and Cinder services.
• Automation & Efficiency – Develop Ansible playbooks for provisioning, patching, and backups; maintain Git‑based automation repositories for version control and change management; identify knowledge or tooling gaps across RHOSP environments, propose and lead training or shadowing sessions, and provide monthly improvement reports.

• 10+ years of Linux system architecture and administration experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and RHOSP (preferably 17.1).
• Proven experience architecting and operating private or hybrid Open Stack clouds.
• Strong expertise in Ansible, Terraform, Git, and automation workflows.
• Solid knowledge of Prometheus, Alert Manager, Grafana, and STF.
• Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with cross‑functional collaboration.
• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) or equivalent certification preferred.

• Experience with iSCSI/NFS storage, and GPU integration within Open Stack.
• Familiarity with multi‑cloud operations (AWS, Azure).
• Knowledge of Red Hat security frameworks.

The annual salary range for California is $136,500 to $253,500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, and a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options.

Cadence is a collaborative, high‑performance engineering culture dedicated to solving complex technical challenges.

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity throughout all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.