Key skills
PythonBashAWSAzureTerraformKubernetesDockerJenkinsAnsibleGitGitLabVersion ControlCI/CD
About this role
Job Title: OpenStack Administrator
Location: Philadelphia, PA / Mount Laurel NJ
Type: Contract Position
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled OpenStack Administrator with strong expertise in infrastructure automation, cloud platforms, and Linux systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with OpenStack environments along with solid scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities to support scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and manage OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure.
- Administered core OpenStack services such as Nova, Neutron, Cinder, and Keystone.
- Hands-on experience creating and managing instances, images, flavors, security groups, networks, storage, and other OpenStack components.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployments and configuration using Ansible and Terraform.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python and Bash.
- Manage and administer Linux-based systems across development, staging, and production environments.
- Support, troubleshoot and optimize OpenStack services (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, etc.).
- Maintain documentation for operational procedures and system architecture.
Required Technical Skills
Category
Skills
Cloud Platform
Strong experience with OpenStack
Configuration Management
Hands-on expertise with Ansible
Infrastructure as Code
Experience with Terraform
Operating Systems
Strong Linux administration skills
Programming/Scripting
Python and Bash scripting
DevOps Practices
CI/CD concepts and automation
Version Control
Git
Mandatory Skills
- OpenStack (core services administration & troubleshooting)
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Linux (strong system administration experience)
- Python and/or Bash scripting
Good to Have
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with monitoring & logging tools
- CI/CD pipeline experience (GitLab, Jenkins, etc.)
- Cloud platform exposure (AWS/Azure is a plus)
- Strong troubleshooting and production support experience
Experience Required
- 5+ years of overall IT experience
- 3+ years of hands-on OpenStack experience