(Senior) Compute Platform Engineer - OpenStack, KVM, QEMU, libvirt - STACKIT (m/w/d)
Core
Maintaining and evolving the OpenStack compute platform and underlying virtualization layer (KVM, QEMU, libvirt) to ensure stability and performance for all workloads.
Role type
Senior Compute Platform Engineer (OpenStack, KVM, QEMU, libvirt)
Builds
Production-grade cloud infrastructure for retail and production workloads
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Virtualization
Required skills
OpenStack production operations, Linux virtualization (KVM, QEMU, libvirt), large-scale infrastructure automation, kernel debugging, hypervisor internals, upstream contribution
Preferred skills
Bare-metal team collaboration, kernel modifications, upstream error fixes
Technologies
OpenStack, KVM, QEMU, libvirt, Linux Kernel
Responsibilities
Maintain and update OpenStack services, Operate and evolve the virtualization layer, Debug and fix issues in OpenStack Nova and the hypervisor, Collaborate with the bare-metal team on hypervisor OS image and kernel changes
