Senior Systems Architect Full-time Job

Responsibilities

Lead design of hybrid virtualization platforms based on OpenStack ensuring platform stability, performance and adherence to industry standards and best practices.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams for requirements gathering, providing technical guidance, and ensuring alignment of strategy with business objectives.

Validate, approve, and contribute to development and maintenance of high-level and low-level design documents, scope of work, RFIs, RFPs and RFQs holding responsibility for compliance with performance, scalability, and reliability requirements.

Support the procurement process by evaluating technologies, sources, preparing specifications, and evaluating proposals.

Investigate enhancements to optimize the efficiency and reliability of the cloud environments as well as validate and approve platform architecture changes.

Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to team members.

Oversee the deployment process and acceptance testing according to project documentation and design specifications.

Preparing and delivering presentations on the proposed solutions.

Contribute to relevant processes and procedures improving efficiency and enhancing internal and external stakeholder experience.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or other relevant technology field.

7+ years of experience and deep expertise in designing, implementing, and managing private cloud stacks and 5+ of extensive experience in designing large-scale OpenStack-based environments.

Expert-level knowledge of virtualization technologies, software-defined solutions (SDS, SDN).

Expert-level knowledge of Data center network designs and related technologies [OSI model, TCP/IP stack, routing, VLAN/VxLAN, etc].

Expertise in Openstack components such as Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Keystone, and Heat.

Deep understanding of cloud computing principles, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) is a must, Red Hat OpenShift experience is highly desirable.

Experience with monitoring tools: Zabbix, Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana etc.

Experience with database management and optimization for both SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra is highly desirable.

Experience with ELK/EFK, OpenSearch, Graylog is a plus.

Experience in designing HPC environments[CPE, GPU, AI accelerators, high-performance storage] in collaboration with compute and storage vendors is a plus.

Knowledge of and experience in using architectural frameworks and methodologies such as TOGAF, Zachman.

Proven track record of successfully completing large-scale infrastructure projects.

Solid knowledge of Linux systems administration and scripting (Bash, Python, etc.).

Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with a strong attention to detail

Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Openness to continuous learning and adaptation in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Relevant certification in cloud computing, virtualization, and systems architecture are advantageous.

Core42, a G42 company, is a full-spectrum AI enablement solutions provider. Being at the core of the G42 ecosystem, Core42 serves as a trusted partner who innovates and implements at speed and scale. Building on our global partnerships and comprehensive set of capabilities across cloud, cybersecurity, AI & data, and digital services, our purpose is to accelerate what people, enterprises and nations can achieve with AI.