Fortinet is recruiting a Site Reliability Engineer in OpenStack to join their FortiStack team. The role involves managing, operating, and developing Openstack-based private cloud platforms, with a focus on GitOps-driven infrastructure lifecycle management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Technology, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in production platform operations, preferably in large-scale or distributed environments.
- Strong knowledge of OpenStack administration and automated deployment workflows (Ansible, AWX, CI/CD, GitLab runners).
- Knowledge in server virtualization (KVM, etc.).
- Knowledge in Linux server administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS Stream).
- Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki/ELK stack, etc., and integrating them into automated monitoring pipelines.
- Knowledge of industry-standard protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, LDAP, HTTPS, SAML).
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms and DevOps/GitOps tools (GitLab CI/CD, AWX, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Foreman).
- Experience working with scripting and automation languages (Bash, Python, PowerShell, Go).
- Highly organized, able to multi-task, and capable of working individually, within a team, and across cross-functional groups.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, across all user and stakeholder levels.
- Strong understanding of security standards, automation security best practices, and their implementation within CI/CD workflows.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, especially within automated deployment environments.
Benefits
- 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Health Spending Account and a Personal Spending Account
- Employee & Family Assistance Plan (EFAP)
- Critical illness, disability, and life insurance
- Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with a company match
- Competitive Paid Time Off and flexible leave policies
