Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure (OpenStack & OpenShift) Position: Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure Grade: IT4 Location: Noida / Bangalore Employment Type: Full-Time Job Summary We are seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure to design, implement, and manage large-scale public, private, and hybrid cloud platforms, with deep expertise in OpenStack, OpenShift, and cloud IaaS/container technologies. This role serves as a technical authority and architect for cloud infrastructure platforms that power mission-critical workloads across EDA, Systems design, AI/ML, and high-performance computing environments. The ideal candidate brings hands-on engineering depth, strong systems thinking, and a proven track record of leading complex cloud platform initiatives—from architecture through production operations—while mentoring senior engineers and influencing platform strategy across the organization. Experience with container platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes) and the emerging Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO) model is a strong advantage. Key Responsibilities: Cloud Platform Architecture & Strategy • Define and implement reference architectures for private cloud (OpenStack), container platforms (OpenShift), and hybrid/multi-cloud environments. • Contribute towards architectural decisions for compute, storage, networking, and control plane services at scale. • Ensure platform consistency, scalability, resiliency, and operational excellence across regions and data centers. • Evaluate and guide adoption of emerging cloud, container, and IaaS technologies aligned with business and platform strategy. Private Cloud & OpenStack Leadership: • Serve as a technical expert for OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, Glance, Heat, Octavia, etc.). • Monitor, maintain, and optimize OpenStack deployments for performance, availability, upgradeability, and lifecycle management. • Lead complex upgrades, migrations, and capacity expansions with minimal customer impact. • Define best practices for multi-tenant isolation, quota management, and SLA-driven design. Container Platform & OpenShift Engineering: • Design, deploy, and operate OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters supporting containerized and cloud-native workloads. • Manage cluster lifecycle including provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and patching. • Implement best practices for container networking, storage integration, RBAC, and workload isolation. • Integrate OpenShift platforms with underlying OpenStack and bare-metal infrastructure. • Contribute to adoption and operations of RHOSO (Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift), where the OpenStack control plane runs on OpenShift. Public Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Integration: • Design and integrate workloads across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP alongside private cloud platforms. • Establish patterns for hybrid networking, identity federation, and workload portability. • Provide technical guidance on cloud-native and IaaS-based workload placement decisions. Infrastructure Engineering & Automation • Develop infrastructure-as-code and automation using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines. • Promote platform standardization, self-service provisioning, and repeatable operational workflows. • Perform SRE and operations activities to improve observability, reliability, and incident response. Performance, Scale & Reliability • Perform root cause analysis for complex platform issues across compute, network, storage, and container layers. • Optimize cloud and container platforms for high-performance workloads, including AI/ML, batch, and HPC-style systems. • Monitor and improve key reliability, performance, and capacity metrics. Technical Leadership & Collaboration • Act as a senior technical authority across cloud and infrastructure teams. • Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization. • Influence roadmap priorities through deep technical insight and clear communication with engineering and technical leaders. • Partner closely with security, networking, hardware, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions. Required Qualifications Experience • 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or large-scale platform engineering. • Deep, hands-on experience with OpenStack in production environments. • Hands-on experience deploying and operating OpenShift / Kubernetes clusters in production. • Proven experience designing and operating large-scale private and hybrid cloud platforms. • Demonstrated leadership on complex, cross-team infrastructure initiatives. Technical Expertise • Strong knowledge of:OpenStack services (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone, etc.)OpenShift/Kubernetes container orchestration and cluster operationsLinux systems and virtualization (KVM)Software-defined networking (SDN), L2/L3 networking, load balancingDistributed storage systems (Ceph, object/block storage) • Experience with:Public cloud IaaS (AWS, Azure, GCP)Infrastructure automation and IaCCI/CD pipelines supporting platform engineering Preferred Qualifications • Hands-on experience with RHOSO (Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift) or the OpenStack-on-OpenShift control plane model. • Red Hat certifications (RHCE, Red Hat Certified OpenStack Administrator, or Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator). • Experience supporting HPC/EDA workloads on cloud platforms. • Exposure to bare-metal provisioning, hardware lifecycle management, and data center operations. • Familiarity with SRE practices, reliability engineering, and large-scale observability platforms. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior and executive levels. Educational Qualification • BE/BTech/ME/MTech in CS/Electronics or equivalent. We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.