OpenStack Developer / Architect

Job Description

About this position

You’ll join ELITS Canada’s R&D organization, where agile, cross-functional teams drive innovation and take full ownership of their focus areas—whether it’s IaaS, PaaS, AI & Data, or Cloud Integration.

We believe in trust, self-leadership, and close collaboration across our teams in Canada and Sweden. Expect an environment that celebrates experimentation, open communication, and continuous learning—where your ideas truly make an impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain features in OpenStack core projects (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glace, Trove, Ironic, Freezer, Keystone, Magnum, Heat, Octavia).
• Support architecture and platform decisions, ensuring alignment with our Cloud strategy.
• Participate in code reviews, CI / CD pipelines, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate with squads and Platform Ops to ensure stable, production-ready OpenStack services.
• Contribute to upstream OpenStack projects, submitting patches, fixes, and documentation.
• Support migration, upgrades, and integration work between OpenStack and other platform components.
• Document solutions, processes, and architecture decisions for internal and organizational use.

Requirements (Must have)

• Strong hands-on experience in Python development (3+ years preferred).
• Solid understanding of Linux systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Proven experience with OpenStack deployment, operation, or development.
• Knowledge of CI / CD, automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform), and containerization (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Willingness to contribute upstream and collaborate actively with the OpenStack community.
• Fluent communication skills in English (spoken and written).

Good to have (Merit skills)

• Experience with OpenStack networking ( Neutron / OVN ), compute ( Nova ), storage ( Cinder , Ceph ), or database services ( Trove ).
• Familiarity with bare-metal provisioning ( Ironic ) or high-availability projects ( Masakari ).
• Prior participation in open-source projects or upstream contributions.
• Knowledge of cloud observability, telemetry, or security integration.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field—or equivalent experience and training.
• Relevant OpenStack or cloud certifications are an asset.

Qualities

At ELITS Canada, we believe great people make great impact. Success in this role comes from curiosity, ownership, and a passion for building together. You bring energy, initiative, and an open mindset that helps ideas turn into real results.

You're someone who

• Thrives in collaborative, cross-functional teams and communicates with clarity and confidence.
• Balances deep technical thinking with practical, solution-driven problem solving.
• Approaches challenges with positivity, creativity, and accountability.
• Manages multiple priorities while staying organized and focused.
• Brings fresh ideas to improve products, processes, and teamwork.
• Takes responsibility for outcomes and contributes to a culture of trust, learning, and continuous growth.

Are you social, flexible, and structured, with a genuine passion for technology? Do you enjoy the challenge of developing, designing, and working with cutting-edge cloud solutions? If yes — we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and join a team that’s shaping the future of cloud innovation at ELITS Canada.

This position is open to Canadian residents (persons with a valid work permit in Canada).

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