Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure

Job Summary We are seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure to design, implement, and manage large-scale public, private, and hybrid cloud platforms, with deep expertise in Open Stack, Open Shift, and cloud Iaa S/container technologies. This role serves as a technical authority and architect for cloud infrastructure platforms that power mission-critical workloads across EDA, Systems design, AI/ML, and high-performance computing environments. The ideal candidate brings hands-on engineering depth, strong systems thinking, and a proven track record of leading complex cloud platform initiatives—from architecture through production operations—while mentoring senior engineers and influencing platform strategy across the organization. Experience with container platforms (Open Shift/Kubernetes) and the emerging Red Hat Open Stack Services on Open Shift (RHOSO) model is a strong advantage. Key RESPONSIBILITIES: Cloud Platform Architecture & Strategy Define and implement reference architectures for private cloud (Open Stack), container platforms (Open Shift), and hybrid/multi-cloud environments. Contribute towards architectural decisions for compute, storage, networking, and control plane services at scale. Ensure platform consistency, scalability, resiliency, and operational excellence across regions and data centers. Evaluate and guide adoption of emerging cloud, container, and Iaa S technologies aligned with business and platform strategy. Private Cloud & Open Stack Leadership: Serve as a technical expert for Open Stack (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, Glance, Heat, Octavia, etc.). Monitor, maintain, and optimize Open Stack deployments for performance, availability, upgradeability, and lifecycle management. Lead complex upgrades, migrations, and capacity expansions with minimal customer impact. Define best practices for multi-tenant isolation, quota management, and SLA-driven design. Container Platform & Open Shift Engineering: Design, deploy, and operate Open Shift/Kubernetes clusters supporting containerized and cloud-native workloads. Manage cluster lifecycle including provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and patching. Implement best practices for container networking, storage integration, RBAC, and workload isolation. Integrate Open Shift platforms with underlying Open Stack and bare-metal infrastructure. Contribute to adoption and operations of RHOSO (Red Hat Open Stack Services on Open Shift), where the Open Stack control plane runs on Open Shift. Public Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Integration: Design and integrate workloads across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP alongside private cloud platforms. Establish patterns for hybrid networking, identity federation, and workload portability. Provide technical guidance on cloud-native and Iaa S-based workload placement decisions. Infrastructure Engineering & Automation Develop infrastructure-as-code and automation using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines. Promote platform standardization, self-service provisioning, and repeatable operational workflows. Perform SRE and operations activities to improve observability, reliability, and incident response. Performance, Scale & Reliability Perform root cause analysis for complex platform issues across compute, network, storage, and container layers. Optimize cloud and container platforms for high-performance workloads, including AI/ML, batch, and HPC-style systems. Monitor and improve key reliability, performance, and capacity metrics. Technical Leadership & Collaboration Act as a senior technical authority across cloud and infrastructure teams. Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization. Influence roadmap priorities through deep technical insight and clear communication with engineering and technical leaders. Partner closely with security, networking, hardware, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions. Required Qualifications Experience 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or large-scale platform engineering. Deep, hands-on experience with Open Stack in production environments. Hands-on experience deploying and operating Open Shift / Kubernetes clusters in production. Proven experience designing and operating large-scale private and hybrid cloud platforms. Demonstrated leadership on complex, cross-team infrastructure initiatives. Technical Expertise Strong knowledge of: Open Stack services (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, etc.) Open Shift/Kubernetes container orchestration and cluster operations Linux systems and virtualization (KVM) Software-defined networking (SDN), L2/L3 networking, load balancing Distributed storage systems (Ceph, object/block storage) Experience with: Public cloud Iaa S (AWS, Azure, GCP) Infrastructure automation and Ia C CI/CD pipelines supporting platform engineering Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience with RHOSO (Red Hat Open Stack Services on Open Shift) or the Open Stack-on-Open Shift control plane model. Red Hat certifications (RHCE, Red Hat Certified Open Stack Administrator, or Red Hat Certified Open Shift Administrator). Experience supporting HPC/EDA workloads on cloud platforms. Exposure to bare-metal provisioning, hardware lifecycle management, and data center operations. Familiarity with SRE practices, reliability engineering, and large-scale observability platforms. 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