OpenStack Technical Lead/Principal Engineer

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Mirantis is the leading global provider of Software and Services for OpenStack™, a massively scalable and feature-rich Open Source Cloud Operating System. OpenStack is used by hundreds of companies, including AT&T, Cisco, HP, NASA, Dell, PayPal and many more.What Linux was to open source and operating systems, OpenStack is to #cloud computing. It makes programmable infrastructure vendor-neutral and frictionless to access, not to mention it unlocks distributed applications and accelerates innovation. OpenStack transforms virtualization from an efficiency to a whole new compute paradigm.We are looking for talented OpenStack Technical Lead/Principal Engineer, who is willing to work on intersection of IT and software engineering, be passionate about open-source and be able to design and deploy cloud infrastructure build on top of open-source components.Responsibilities:Articulate the value of Mirantis’ Solutions through presentations, demonstrations and open discussion with customers and prospectsUnderstand our customer’s business challenges. Provide well-informed guidance regarding the application of the Mirantis OpenStack platform and other supporting technologies to help our customers succeedContinually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships by interacting effectively at all levels of the customer’s organizationLead deployments of OpenStack cloudsolutions for our customersExtend functionality for OpenStack cloudsolutionsFacilitate knowledge transfer to the customers during deployment projectsWork with geographically distributed international teams on technical challenges and process improvementsContribute to Mirantis’ deployment knowledge baseContinuously improve tooling and technologies setYour profile:Self-starter possessing excellent time management skills, able to manage multiple activities simultaneously while requiring little or no oversight and/or direction, and demonstrate solid leadership skillsStrong technical team leadership experienceAt least 5 years of practical administration experience in Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) as a server platform. Required experience with Linux operation system itself as well as with production level software and hardware. Practical experience of organization of highly available clusters is also required;At least 3 years of practical administration experience in networks. Clear understanding of modern and currently used network protocols and processes running on each of network layers;At least 2 years of practical experience in Puppet/Chef/Ansible/Salt (IT automation tool) for medium and large environments with practical experience of manifests creation;At least 2 years of practical administration experience of virtualized environments based on KVM;At least 3 years of practical experience with scripting languagesAbility to understand and troubleshoot code written in Python and RubyStrong communications skillsAbility and willingness to travel 50% domestically.Will be a plus:OpenStack upstream contributionsKnowledge and experience of SDN;Knowledge of XEN;Knowledge of Ruby-scripting is a plus.We offer:High-energy atmosphere of a young companyBuild large scale, innovative systems for mission-critical useCollaborate with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleaguesCompetitive compensation packageLots of freedom for creativity and personal growth.The post OpenStack Technical Lead/Principal Engineer appeared first on Mirantis | The Pure Play OpenStack Company.
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