Open Stack Expert

Job summary

Lead and mentor a team of infrastructure and network engineers, oversee upgrades, coordinate deployments, and ensure production readiness and service quality. Manage critical incidents and customer communications, automate infrastructure processes, and serve as the primary technical contact through project delivery.

Job details

Title: Open Stack Expert Type: Full-Time Location: Montreal, QC- 3 day's in office Shift/Core Hours: 9-5 pm Compensation: $110k- 120k/Annum Day-to-Day Responsibilities: Manage and mentor a team of approximately six infrastructure/network engineers. Provide technical direction and remove blockers for the engineering team. Support and oversee engineers on network and infrastructure upgrades. Job Description/ Responsibilities: Orchestrate deployments and maintenance (MCO): Coordinate technical interventions within the different teams. Ensure the operational readiness of projects in production. Manage risks, arbitrate technical decisions, and ensure compliance with performance criteria. Manage support and incident handling: Supervise and resolve critical incidents under time constraints. Conduct root cause analyses (post-mortem). Propose and monitor improvement plans to prevent recurrence. Communicate crucial information to clients according to the severity of the event. Industrialize processes and automation: Reduce manual tasks through scripting and orchestration tools. Write and maintain scripts/tools (Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform). Design reproducible and secure environments (Infrastructure as Code). Ensure quality: Control the conformity of deliverables to internal and contractual standards, Ensure that the implementation and monitoring of the supervision and monitoring of our services are always complete, accurate and up-to-date. Develop best practices with cross-functional teams. Guarantee delivery and customer satisfaction: Serve as the primary technical contact. Analyze needs, validate commitments, and ensure transparent communication until project completion. Provide guidance and expertise to business and sales teams. Technical Environments: OS / Administration: Windows Server, Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) Hardware & Virtualization: CPU/GPU Architectures, High-Performance Storage, HPC, etc. Cloud / IaaS: OpenStack Automation & IaC: Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform, Kubernetes (K8S) Programming / Scripting: Bash, Python, PowerShell Network & Security (DevOps): Deployment, Operations, Network Security This is a full time opportunity. The selected candidate will be employed directly by our client. All compensation and benefits, including but not limited to medical insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and other perks, will be provided by the client in accordance with their internal policies and subject to applicable laws and eligibility requirements. We may use AI-enabled and/or automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process, including application screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communications. These tools are used to enhance consistency and efficiency. All hiring decisions involve human review and are not based solely on automated processing. The Company offers a total rewards package in accordance with all applicable federal, provincial, and local laws and requirements. Benefit eligibility and offerings vary based on role, employment status, and work location. For contractor positions, benefits are limited to those entitlements and protections required by applicable law, which may include (as applicable) vacation pay, public holidays, leaves of absence, and other legally mandated benefits or payments.

What you’ll do

Lead and mentor a team of infrastructure and network engineers, oversee upgrades, coordinate deployments, and ensure production readiness and service quality. Manage critical incidents and customer communications, automate infrastructure processes, and serve as the primary technical contact through project delivery.

Requirements

The role calls for expertise in OpenStack, infrastructure and network operations, and administration of Windows Server and Linux environments. It also involves automation and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, Bash, Python, and PowerShell, along with technical leadership and incident management.

Listed skills

• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Incident Management · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
• Python · Preferred
• Terraform · Preferred
• Kubernetes · Preferred
• Linux · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• OpenStack
• Infrastructure Management
• Network Engineering
• Team Leadership
• Incident Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Bash
• Python
• PowerShell
• Ansible
• Terraform
• SaltStack
• Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code
• Linux
• Windows Server

Job areas

• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Engineering
• Customer Service & Support

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