Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure

Role overview

Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure at Cadence

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 OpenStack, OpenShift, and cloud IaaS/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 (OpenShift/Kubernetes) and the emerging Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO) model is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Platform Architecture & Strategy
• Define and implement reference architectures for private cloud (OpenStack), container platforms (OpenShift), 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 IaaS technologies aligned with business and platform strategy.
• Private Cloud & OpenStack Leadership:
• Serve as a technical expert for OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, Glance, Heat, Octavia, etc.).
• Monitor, maintain, and optimize OpenStack 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 & OpenShift Engineering:
• Design, deploy, and operate OpenShift/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 OpenShift platforms with underlying OpenStack and bare-metal infrastructure.
• Contribute to adoption and operations of RHOSO (Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift) , where the OpenStack control plane runs on OpenShift.
• 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 IaaS-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

• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or large-scale platform engineering.
• Deep, hands-on experience with OpenStack in production environments.
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating OpenShift / 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:
• OpenStack services (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, etc.)
• OpenShift/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 IaaS (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Infrastructure automation and IaC
• CI/CD pipelines supporting platform engineering

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Hands-on experience with RHOSO (Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift) or the OpenStack-on-OpenShift control plane model.
• Red Hat certifications (RHCE, Red Hat Certified OpenStack Administrator, or Red Hat Certified OpenShift 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.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior and executive levels.
• Educational Qualification
• BE/BTech/ME/MTech in CS/Electronics or equivalent.
• We’re doing work that matters.
• Help us solve what others can’t.

Employment details

• Location: Noida / Bangalore
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Location: NOIDA, BANGALORE

Additional role details

• At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
• Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure (OpenStack & OpenShift)
• Position: Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure
• Grade: IT4