OpenStack Infrastructure Engineer

Network Finance · Recruiting & Staffing · Executive Search · On-call duty · Bachelor's Degree · 3 days ago

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$72k – $94k per year

Location

In office (South Africa)

Employment

Full-Time

First seen by Alion on Oct 26, 2026. Network Finance scores C on the Alion truth index.

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Network Finance

Founded in 1987, Network Finance is a specialized recruitment and talent solutions agency operating as a key division of Network Recruitment (part of ADvTECH Group). Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company provides executive search, permanent placement, and contract staffing tailored specifically to the finance, accounting, auditing, taxation, and actuarial sectors. Through its niche industry focus and global network spanning Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, it enables corporate clients and multinational enterprises to source highly qualified financial leaders and Chartered Accountants.

networkfinanceinternational.com · HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa · Executive Search · Recruiting & Staffing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1987

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Requirements:

Relevant Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
Experience operating open-source infrastructure platforms and cloud environments.
Experience with OpenStack implementation, administration, operations, or troubleshooting.
Experience with Ceph or similar distributed storage systems.
Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting skills.
Experience with virtualization and cloud infrastructure at scale.
Understanding of enterprise-grade server hardware, storage systems, networking equipment, and data centre environments.
Strong networking fundamentals, including IPv4, IPv6, switching, routing, and cloud networking concepts.
Exposure to OVN, Open vSwitch (OVS), BGP, LACP, Juniper networking technologies, or similar technologies would be advantageous.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and automation practices.
Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar automation tools.
Experience troubleshooting across compute, storage, networking, hypervisors, databases, containers, and operating systems.
Strong understanding of infrastructure security, access control, and operational best practices.
Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and operational resilience.
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent documentation and technical communication skills.
Ability to work effectively within a distributed team environment.
Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation and support occasional after-hours maintenance and incident response activities.
Strong sense of ownership and commitment to delivering reliable solutions.

Technologies & Tools:

Experience with several of the following technologies will be highly advantageous:

OpenStack
Ceph
Ubuntu Linux
Ansible
Terraform
Docker
LXC
Nspawn
OVN
Open vSwitch (OVS)
BGP
JunOS
LACP
Prometheus
Grafana
Git
Jira
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Cloud Infrastructure & Virtualization

Key Competencies:

Infrastructure Design & Architecture
Cloud Engineering
Linux Administration
Distributed Storage
Network Engineering
Automation & Scripting
Platform Reliability
Capacity Planning
Performance Optimization
Incident Management
Technical Documentation
Continuous Improvement
Team Collaboration

Application Note:

If you have not received feedback within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will remain in our database for consideration for future opportunities.

For more exciting IT vacancies, explore opportunities in:

Cloud Engineering
Infrastructure Engineering
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
DevOps Engineering
Platform Engineering
Systems Administration
Network Engineering
Cybersecurity
Software Development
Data Engineering
Big Data & Analytics
Solutions Architecture
Technical Operations

For more information, contact:

Reinie Du Preez

Senior Specialist Recruitment Consultant

[email protected]

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