Senior OpenStack Cloud Architect
Originally posted 27 September 2026 by the employer.
Develop and scale OpenStack private cloud infrastructure that powers chip design and software security tools.
About the role
This role involves building and scaling private cloud infrastructure that engineering teams depend on to ship products. You will be responsible for the private cloud infrastructure that powers chip design and software security tools used across the company.
What you'll do
- Build, release, and manage production and test infrastructure on OpenStack, handling compute, storage, and network provisioning.
- Design and implement automated infrastructure blueprints using Ansible, writing playbooks and roles.
- Troubleshoot and resolve OpenStack service issues across Nova, Neutron, Keystone, and Designate in live production environments.
- Collaborate with Cloud infrastructure engineers, IT functional teams, and internal developer groups to size, scale, and optimize infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and runbooks for the IT support team.
- Ensure infrastructure deployments comply with Synopsys security policies.
What you'll need
- 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.
- 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.
Skills: OpenStack, private cloud, Ansible, Linux administration, infrastructure as code
This role has been open 11 days — well below the 52-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
931
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$227k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Synopsys | All employers we track in this specialty (931 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 931 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 36 | 6035 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 57 d | 52 d (+5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $227k |
Skills observed across this category: OpenStack, private cloud, Ansible, Linux administration, infrastructure as code
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 260 open roles · median 47 d
- Qualcomm · 61 open roles · median 57 d
- AMD · 52 open roles · median 29 d
- Graphcore · 44 open roles · median 85 d
- Cerebras · 39 open roles · median 75 d
- Intel Corporation · 36 open roles · median 18 d
How we counted: 931 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.