About the company
Kraken, the trusted and secure digital asset exchange, is on a mission to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Our 2,350+ Krakenites are a world-class team ranging from the crypto-curious to industry experts, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. As a fully remote company, we already have Krakenites in 70+ countries (speaking 50+ languages). We're one of the most diverse organizations on the planet and this remains key to our values. We continue to lead the industry with new product advancements like Kraken NFT, on- and off-chain staking and instant bitcoin transfers via the Lightning Network.
Job Summary
The opportunity
šHelp design and architect Krakenās OpenStack-based compute platform šLead the deployment, configuration, and scaling of OpenStack across multiple datacenters šManage, optimize, and maintain Krakenās OpenStack environments and lifecycle workflows šBuild and evolve bare-metal and Virtual Machines provisioning using OpenStack components šHelp integrate our Kubernetes platform with OpenStack to provide a unified compute foundation šPartner with networking, security, engineering, platform and SRE teams to define long-term datacenter strategy šMentor engineers and contribute to roadmaps for private-cloud and datacenter evolution šParticipate in an on-call rotation to ensure the reliability of the core infrastructure platform
Skills you should HODL
š7+ years of hands-on OpenStack experience (deployment, configuration, troubleshooting), at scale šExpert-level proficiency of OpenStack architecture, reliability, optimization, and operations šProficient with Openstack's Nova, Ironic, Neutron for host provisioning, networking and virtual machines management at scale in on-premises datacenters šStrong background in Linux, networking fundamentals, and distributed systems šExperience with automation tools (Salt, Terraform) and infrastructure-as-code practices
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