Senior Staff Platform Engineer – Bare Metal & OpenStack InfrastructureVerified as a real position

Who we’re looking for

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience with bare-metal provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Strong Linux system administration skills.
• Proficiency with Ansible for automation and configuration management.
• Experience with datacenter networking concepts and hardware (switches, routers, firewalls).
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Understanding of how OpenStack interacts with physical and network infrastructure.
• Good collaboration and communication skills.

What you’ll do

• Provision and configure bare-metal servers for OpenStack environments.
• Automate OS installations, updates, and configurations using Ansible.
• Design and maintain datacenter networking for OpenStack, including VLANs, BGP, and routing.
• Troubleshoot hardware, networking, and OS-level issues impacting OpenStack.
• Collaborate with the OpenStack team to ensure seamless integration with the underlying infrastructure.
• Monitor and optimize performance at the hardware and network layers.
• Maintain documentation for provisioning processes, network designs, and troubleshooting procedures.

About the position

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Benefits

• Generous PTO Policy
• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
• Flexible WFH Policy
• Mental & Physical Wellness programs
• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
• Access to Continued Career Development
• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Employee Resource Groups