Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience of key OpenStack Projects (Ironic, Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Swift, OVN/OVS and Glance)
• Strong Ansible/Terraform (or equivalent) and infrastructure lifecycle automation experience
• Strong experience with Linux internals
• Strong programming skills in Python and C
• Experience designing distributed systems and APIs
• Experience operating large secure production multi-tenant systems at scale
• Strong fullstack domain expertise in network, storage, or compute
• Hands-on GitOps driven and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, ArgoCD, FluxCD, etc.)
• Experience working in a DevOps / SRE environment

Nice to Haves

• Experience managing hybrid platforms across multiple data centres and clouds
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native systems
• Experience with DPU acceleration

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, build and operate OpenStack services across multiple environments
• Own and drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform and Ansible, including defining reusable modules and patterns
• Develop platform services, APIs (using FastAPI), and automation primarily in Python
• Drive improvements in platform reliability, scalability, and performance
• Lead incident response, fixing issues, and root cause analysis
• Work across compute, networking, and storage layers
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform usability
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical direction and standards

Perks and Benefits

• Work on a modern internal platform used globally by engineering teams
• Develop skills across cloud, software, and platform engineering
• Collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement and learning
• Hybrid working approach balancing high performance with personal wellbeing
• Competitive salary range: £97,300 - £131,700 per year
• Support for recruitment adjustments and accommodations to ensure an inclusive process
• Commitment to equal opportunities and a diverse, respectful workplace