OpenStack Consultant at Infosys Limited in Richardson, Texas

Job Description:

Infosys is looking for an OpenStack Consultant. You will be intensely involved in business process consulting; you will define the problem, propose, and create the solution. You will guide teams on project processes, deliverables, and contribute to the proposal development, client training, internal capability building, and help detail the project scope. You will have the opportunity to shape value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.

Required Qualifications:
Candidate can be located anywhere in the US. This position might require travel.
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
At least 7 Years of experience in designing, building, and operating OpenStack environments supporting high availability (99.99% availability), low latency enterprise applications.
7+ years proficiency in automation and DevOps tools such as Ansible, AWX, Terraform, GitHub
7+ years proficiency with IP Networks and networking design and operations
7+ years hands on experience with server hardware deployments, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Strong Linux administration skills.
Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience deploying and operating RedHat OpenStack and/or RedHat OpenShift platforms
Experience engineering and/or operating SAN or CEPH storage systems
5+ years' experience with administering and operating HPE/Dell hardware and firmware
3+ years VoIP (voice over IP) and Telco experience
Proficiency in coding such as Python for automation playbooks
Experience designing, building, and operating Kubernetes platforms desired, but not required.
Experience designing, building, deploying and operating Ceph storage in production environments.
Participates in Company product lifecycle process. contributes to and/or Creates product and technical requirements, detailed design Documents including transaction, capacity and bandwidth models, systems definitions, and operational procedures as part of this process.
Understands key business drivers and applies the knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products and services.
Anticipates and Interprets customer needs, assesses requirements, and identifies solutions.
Ensures that projects are properly accepted into the Engineering team, worked on timely and efficiently and smoothly transitioned into quality assurance and operations teams.
Interprets internal/external business issues and recommends complete solutions based on best practices and Proven technologies.
solves complex problems. Takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions.
Provides guidance for the performance and reliability of various cross platform applications and services. Ensures that system failures are restored in a timely manner.
Participates in the review of failures and Provides feedback to prevent future occurrences.
Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary. An on-call shift may be required for approx. 1 week period every 8-12 weeks (about 3 months). Subject to change.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements.

For candidates based out of CA, WA, NY, CO states, estimated annual compensation will be $94,000 to $131,600.
For Washington D.C - $85,700 to $124,600

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits: -
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off