Senior OpenStack Cloud Architect

Synopsys software engineers are key enablers in the world of Electronic Design Automation (EDA), developing and maintaining software used in chip design, verification and manufacturing.

You will be building and scaling the private cloud infrastructure that powers chip design and software security tools used across the company as a Senior OpenStack Cloud Architect.

Responsibilities

• Build, release, and manage production and test infrastructure on OpenStack, handling compute, storage, and network provisioning across multiple environments
• Design and implement automated infrastructure blueprints using Ansible, writing playbooks and roles that deploy and configure OpenStack services reliably and repeatably
• Troubleshoot and resolve OpenStack service issues across Nova, Neutron, Keystone, and Designate in live production environments under SLA commitments
• Collaborate directly with Cloud infrastructure engineers, IT functional teams, and internal developer groups to size, scale, and optimize infrastructure for real workloads
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and runbooks that enable the IT support team to manage and troubleshoot the platform effectively
• Work with architects and engineering teams to recommend and integrate process improvements, architecture patterns, and tooling that increase reliability and reduce manual toil
• Ensure infrastructure deployments comply with Synopsys security policies, working within established frameworks to protect stakeholder data and system access

The Impact You Will Have

• Enable engineering teams across Synopsys to deploy and scale workloads on private cloud infrastructure that meets their performance and availability requirements
• Reduce deployment time and configuration drift by automating infrastructure provisioning and orchestration across production and test environments
• Improve platform reliability and uptime by building monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting workflows that catch issues before they affect users
• Create reusable infrastructure blueprints and automation that other teams can adopt, multiplying the value of your work across the organization
• Strengthen the security posture of cloud infrastructure by embedding compliance and access controls into automated deployment processes
• Accelerate incident resolution by documenting architecture decisions, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides that empower the broader IT team
• Drive architectural improvements that make the platform more scalable, maintainable, and aligned with how engineering teams actually work

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with at least 5 years focused on OpenStack deployment, administration, and troubleshooting in production environments
• Deep hands-on experience with OpenStack services including Nova, Neutron, Keystone, and Designate, including the ability to debug and resolve service-level issues
• Strong Linux administration skills across Ubuntu, Rocky, Alma, and RHEL 8/9/10, including system-level troubleshooting and performance tuning
• Proven experience with Ansible for infrastructure automation, including writing playbooks, designing roles, and working with Jinja2 templates
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience in infrastructure or systems engineering
• Experience with one or more major public cloud providers like Azure, AWS, or GCP is a strong plus
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Alert Manager, and Grafana, or experience with databases like MySQL or InfluxDB, adds significant value