Senior OpenStack Cloud Architect

Synopsys•Austin, TX

45d•$123,000 - $184,000•Onsite

About The Position

Synopsys is seeking a Senior OpenStack Cloud Architect to build and scale private cloud infrastructure that powers chip design and software security tools used across the company. This role requires deep expertise in OpenStack, infrastructure as code (Ansible), and Linux administration. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building and managing production-grade private cloud environments, debugging complex issues, and collaborating effectively with engineering and IT teams. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and automating infrastructure blueprints, troubleshooting OpenStack services, and ensuring compliance with security policies.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with at least 5 years focused on OpenStack deployment, administration, and troubleshooting in production environments
Deep hands-on experience with OpenStack services including Nova, Neutron, Keystone, and Designate, including the ability to debug and resolve service-level issues
Strong Linux administration skills across Ubuntu, Rocky, Alma, and RHEL 8/9/10, including system-level troubleshooting and performance tuning
Proven experience with Ansible for infrastructure automation, including writing playbooks, designing roles, and working with Jinja2 templates
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience in infrastructure or systems engineering

Nice To Haves

Experience with one or more major public cloud providers like Azure, AWS, or GCP is a strong plus
Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Alert Manager, and Grafana, or experience with databases like MySQL or InfluxDB, adds significant value

Responsibilities

Build, release, and manage production and test infrastructure on OpenStack, handling compute, storage, and network provisioning across multiple environments
Design and implement automated infrastructure blueprints using Ansible, writing playbooks and roles that deploy and configure OpenStack services reliably and repeatably
Troubleshoot and resolve OpenStack service issues across Nova, Neutron, Keystone, and Designate in live production environments under SLA commitments
Collaborate directly with Cloud infrastructure engineers, IT functional teams, and internal developer groups to size, scale, and optimize infrastructure for real workloads
Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and runbooks that enable the IT support team to manage and troubleshoot the platform effectively
Work with architects and engineering teams to recommend and integrate process improvements, architecture patterns, and tooling that increase reliability and reduce manual toil
Ensure infrastructure deployments comply with Synopsys security policies, working within established frameworks to protect stakeholder data and system access