OpenStack Solution Architect

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

Design and architect a production-ready OpenStack 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 OpenStack environments.

Strong infrastructure engineering background.

Experience building OpenStack 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.

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