MulticoreWare - Cloud Platform Engineer - OpenStack/CEPH (2-8 yrs)

Role : Cloud Platform Engineer - Openstack, Ceph

Experience : 2 - 8 years

Location : Chennai

Notice Period : Immediate to 60 days

Key Responsibilities :

1. Debugging and Troubleshooting:

- Investigate and resolve complex software issues within OpenStack environments (particularly those running on Ubuntu), including networking, compute, and storage.

- Diagnose and troubleshoot problems related to Kubernetes container orchestration, including pod failures, service outages, and networking issues.

- Debug and analyze issues with Docker containers and their interaction with the underlying system.

- Analyze and resolve issues related to Ceph distributed storage, including data replication, performance tuning, and storage availability.

- Work on Octavia load balancers to troubleshoot L2/L3 networking issues and ensure reliable load balancing for cloud-native applications.

2. Incident and Problem Management:

- Lead incident resolution efforts for platform outages or performance degradation, coordinating across different teams to ensure swift recovery.

- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and provide long-term fixes for recurring or critical issues.

- Document incident postmortems to prevent future occurrences and improve processes.

3. Performance Optimization :

- Analyze performance bottlenecks across the cloud stack, including OpenStack components, Kubernetes, and Ceph, and implement optimizations to improve reliability and efficiency.

- Optimize networking setups, including Octavia load balancers, to enhance cloud service delivery.

- Monitor and improve containerized application performance and scaling across Docker and Kubernetes clusters.

4. Cloud Platform Maintenance :

- Assist in upgrading and maintaining cloud infrastructure, ensuring that all components (Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, etc.) are kept secure and up to date.

- Participate in the deployment of software updates, security patches, and configuration changes in a controlled manner with minimal downtime.

5. Automation and Tooling :

- Build and maintain automation scripts for monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving cloud platform issues, focusing on OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, and Docker environments.

- Implement and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to improve the deployment and configuration of cloud resources.

Required Skills and Qualifications :

- 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms, specifically focusing on Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Octavia load balancers, and Docker.

- Strong debugging skills and familiarity with cloud and software debugging tools.

- Experience with networking, compute, and storage components in OpenStack.

- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).

- Familiarity with Ceph distributed storage solutions and troubleshooting storage issues.

- Experience with monitoring and logging tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch.

- Solid understanding of networking principles, including L2/L3 networking, load balancing (Octavia), and SDN (Software Defined Networking).

- Proficient in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or equivalent for automation.

- Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative environment.