Senior Cloud Native Engineer – OpenStack, Networking

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Assume technical leadership for essential components of the production OpenStack platform while enhancing their architecture.

• Design OpenStack Networking with an emphasis on Neutron and incorporate virtual networks into data center and backbone infrastructure.

• Examine intricate packet flows across compute nodes, virtual switches, overlay networks, routers, firewalls, and load balancers.

• Advance network architecture for both IPv4 and IPv6, including routing, NAT, DHCP, DNS, security groups, and floating IPs.

• Strategize and facilitate upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle operations for the OpenStack platform.

• Automate repetitive tasks and platform modifications using Ansible, Python, Terraform or OpenTofu, and Git.

• Continuously enhance monitoring, alerting, capacity management, and operational technical standards.

• Evaluate performance, stability, and scalability challenges across various technical layers.

• Manage complex incidents and issues at the 2nd and 3rd levels, deriving sustainable technical enhancements.

• Work closely with network, storage, Kubernetes, and automation teams.

• Document architectural choices, operational procedures, and automations in a manner that is both auditable and traceable.

• Mentor junior colleagues and actively disseminate knowledge within the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Several years of professional experience in engineering and managing complex Linux, network, or cloud infrastructures.

• Extensive hands-on experience with OpenStack in live production settings.

• Strong expertise in OpenStack Networking, particularly with Neutron, OVN, or Open vSwitch.

• Excellent Linux skills and a robust understanding of virtualization.

• Proficient in handling routing, switching, VLANs, overlay networks, MTU, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and firewalling.

• Experience in systematic troubleshooting across multiple technical layers.

• Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible; knowledge of Python, Terraform, or OpenTofu is a plus.

• Proficient in Git and maintaining a reproducible, version-controlled work style.

• Knowledgeable in monitoring, performance analysis, as well as upgrade and lifecycle processes.

• Willingness and enthusiasm to assume technical responsibilities and transparently represent architectural decisions.

• Proficient in both German and English languages.

• Completed IT training, a technical degree, or a comparable qualification along with several years of relevant professional experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Permanent employment contract with flexible working hours.

• Compensatory rest time credited to your hours account.

• Possibility of working from multiple locations (e.g., Nuremberg, Aschheim, Berlin) or 100% remote.

• High-quality equipment: laptop and company phone available for personal use.

• Individual support and development through in-house training and external courses.

• Childcare allowance (monthly per child) and corporate benefits.

• Attractive company events (including travel expense coverage), a collegial and appreciative work environment, and a culture of first-name basis from day one.

• Generous subsidy for the Germany public transport pass (Deutschlandticket).

• Health management offerings (e.g., free on-site massages), bike leasing (Jobrad), and a company pension scheme with employer contributions.

• Welcome day, a dedicated contact person, and a structured onboarding process.

• Complimentary beverages (including soft drinks) and fresh fruit available at the offices.