Senior OpenStack / OpenShift Cloud Architect--Bay Area, CA Atlanta, GA Austin, TX

Senior OpenStack / OpenShift Cloud Architect Contract | Bay Area Atlanta Austin | US Persons / ITAR Preferred About the Role We are seeking two seasoned Cloud Infrastructure Architects to lead the design, deployment, and ongoing operations of enterprise-grade OpenStack/OpenShift environments. You will work at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and security shaping private and hybrid cloud platforms that are scalable, compliant, and built to last. What You'll Do Design & Architecture Lead deployment and configuration of RHOSP 17.1-based cloud environments across compute, storage, and networking Define Linux and OpenStack architectural standards, ensuring scalability, security, and automation Collaborate with Cloud, DevOps, and Application teams to integrate workloads across hybrid infrastructure Cloud Operations Manage day-to-day OpenStack operations uptime, stability, performance tuning Oversee monitoring, patch management, node scaling, and disaster recovery automation Develop Ansible playbooks for provisioning, patching, and configuration management Security & Compliance Validate STIG compliance and enforce firewall, SELinux, and authentication policies Conduct vulnerability scans via Red Hat Insights or OpenSCAP and track remediation Review and harden RHOSP 17.x configurations against security standards Monitoring & Observability Configure Ceilometer, STF, Prometheus, and Grafana for telemetry and alerting Perform log reviews across OpenStack services and identify fault patterns Lifecycle & Capacity Plan and test RHOSP upgrades in staging before production rollout Add and validate compute nodes using Director (TripleO); support GPU node onboarding Automate backup/recovery for OpenStack databases, configs, and metadata Documentation & Knowledge Transfer Create technical documentation for architecture, deployment, and configuration Lead knowledge transfer sessions and deliver monthly improvement reports What You Bring 10+ years of Linux system architecture and administration RHEL and RHOSP (17.1 preferred) Proven experience architecting and operating private or hybrid OpenStack clouds Strong expertise in Ansible, Terraform, Git, and automation workflows Proficiency in Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, and STF Python and Bash scripting skills Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) or equivalent preferred Nice to Have Experience with i

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storage and GPU integration within OpenStack Multi-cloud operations exposure AWS, Azure Familiarity with Red Hat security frameworks AI Stack experience with AI Governance knowledge ITAR eligibility / US Person status Locations Bay Area, CA Atlanta, GA Austin, TX