{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"561342277b1f6ee905800646","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/561342277b1f6ee905800646","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/561342277b1f6ee905800646","title":"OpenStack Engineer","description":"Job Description\nExperience:- 5+ years.\nRoles and Responsibilities:\nOwnership of internal OpenStack projects to extend or customize OpenStack code to satisfy business requirements\nWorking closely with QA and Support teams for bug triage, fix creation and resolution upstream\nWorking with upstream OpenStack projects to contribute bugs and any new code back to the OpenStack foundation\nEmployers are typically looking to hire someone with intimate knowledge of the OpenStack core projects in detail, down to the code level and the ability to create, modify and upstream bug fixes and enhancements. Some examples of requirements (other than prior OpenStack experience) include:\nSkills in software design, problem solving, and object-oriented coding skills; familiarity with the OpenStack core projects and the OpenStack Foundation CI system\nStrengths in coding (Python preferred), data structures, algorithms and designing for performance, scalability, availability, and security\nDemonstrated experience in one or more static and dynamic languages – Java, Scala and/or C++ / Python, Ruby or Node.js\nSkills Requirements:\nTechnical troubleshooting of customer reported software issues with an OpenStack cloud\nHelping customers with the Horizon interface, operating cloud management platforms and Heat templates\nIdentifying bugs in underlying OpenStack components and collaboration with engineering staff to isolate root cause analysis\nSenior level Linux OS proficiency in the flavors that the enterprise provides; knowing RHEL/Centos, Ubuntu and SUSE well should cover most bases\nExpert level proficiency in operating an OpenStack cloud via Horizon and/or CLI. The Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA) is a perfect certification and a great starting point for this career\nKnowledge of some scripting language, the ability to read Python logs and excellent communications skills, since the candidate will be dealing with customers\nFamiliarity with OpenStack’s CI tools may be needed for anyone interested in the higher-level operations positions.\nQualification\nBachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, computer programming, or a related field.\nHow to apply :\nTo apply for this position, please upload your resume at :\nDevOpsSchool.com/Cv\nWe prefer to select professionals those who are Certified in their domain from \"Official Certification company's\" like RedHat, Docker, Google, Amazon Inc. etc. or authorized training partners like DevOpsSchool.com, DevOpsCertification.co.","company":"Cotocus","rawCompany":"cotocus","city":"Sacramento","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-15T10:11:25.378Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"OpenStack Engineer","description":"Job Description\nExperience:- 5+ years.\nRoles and Responsibilities:\nOwnership of internal OpenStack projects to extend or customize OpenStack code to satisfy business requirements\nWorking closely with QA and Support teams for bug triage, fix creation and resolution upstream\nWorking with upstream OpenStack projects to contribute bugs and any new code back to the OpenStack foundation\nEmployers are typically looking to hire someone with intimate knowledge of the OpenStack core projects in detail, down to the code level and the ability to create, modify and upstream bug fixes and enhancements. Some examples of requirements (other than prior OpenStack experience) include:\nSkills in software design, problem solving, and object-oriented coding skills; familiarity with the OpenStack core projects and the OpenStack Foundation CI system\nStrengths in coding (Python preferred), data structures, algorithms and designing for performance, scalability, availability, and security\nDemonstrated experience in one or more static and dynamic languages – Java, Scala and/or C++ / Python, Ruby or Node.js\nSkills Requirements:\nTechnical troubleshooting of customer reported software issues with an OpenStack cloud\nHelping customers with the Horizon interface, operating cloud management platforms and Heat templates\nIdentifying bugs in underlying OpenStack components and collaboration with engineering staff to isolate root cause analysis\nSenior level Linux OS proficiency in the flavors that the enterprise provides; knowing RHEL/Centos, Ubuntu and SUSE well should cover most bases\nExpert level proficiency in operating an OpenStack cloud via Horizon and/or CLI. 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