Cloud Openstack

Reliance Jio is looking for skilled OpenStack & Cloud Infrastructure professionals to join our growing cloud team.

Location: Pune & Guwahati

Experience: 6yrs - 10yrs

- Own end-to-end architecture, implementation, and operations of Red Hat OpenStack Platform in large-scale production environments - Design highly available and scalable OpenStack architecture across control plane, compute, networking, and storage layers - Lead advanced deployment and lifecycle management using Director (TripleO) including upgrades, scale-out/in, and node replacement - Act as L3 escalation point for complex issues across OpenStack services (Nova, Neutron, Glance, Cinder, Keystone, Heat, Horizon) - Architect, integrate, and optimize multi-backend storage including Red Hat Ceph Storage and NetApp within OpenStack - Design and manage external storage integrations with OpenStack (Cinder/Glance) using iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and NFS backends - Lead NetApp Cinder driver integration, backend configuration, volume types, QoS, and performance tuning - Plan and execute storage availability zones, tiering strategies, and data protection designs - Architect and troubleshoot advanced Neutron networking (ML2, OVS / OVN, VLAN/VXLAN, provider networks, multi-tenant isolation) - Perform deep-dive troubleshooting across compute, network, and storage layers for Sev-1 / Sev-2 incidents - Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and drive permanent corrective actions - Design and implement automation using Ansible, Python, and shell scripting for Day-0 to Day-2 operations - Define and enforce security architecture including RBAC, Keystone policies, identity integration (LDAP/AD), and platform hardening - Integrate OpenStack with enterprise infrastructure such as external load balancers, firewalls, monitoring, backup, and DR solutions - Work closely with Red Hat and storage vendors for critical bugs, fixes, and architectural validations - Provide technical leadership by mentoring L1/L2 teams and reviewing design and operational changes - Create and maintain HLD/LLD, architecture diagrams, SOPs, and operational runbooks

Experience & Skill Level

- 7+ years of experience in OpenStack engineering and cloud infrastructure - Strong hands-on expertise with Red Hat OpenStack Platform in production - Deep Linux expertise (RHEL), virtualization (KVM), and distributed systems - Strong understanding of networking (L2/L3, BGP concepts, MTU, bonding) - Proven experience handling mission-critical environments - RHCE / OpenStack certifications preferred; OpenShift exposure is a plus