OpenStack Engineer

Grape Up builds Cloudboostr – an EU sovereign open cloud foundation purpose-built for enterprise AI workloads. Cloudboostr integrates a production-grade OpenStack private cloud infrastructure, a Kubernetes runtime layer, and an AI governance and orchestration layer into a single platform built entirely on upstream open-source components. The OpenStack Engineer will be a core member of the Cloudboostr product team, developing the private cloud infrastructure layer and deploying it in customer data centers and EU-based cloud environments across Europe.

• 3+ years of hands-on experience deploying and operating OpenStack in production environments
• Deep understanding of core OpenStack services
• Experience with Ceph for distributed storage
• Strong knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu preferred) system administration and networking fundamentals
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and configuration management with Ansible
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and pipeline tooling
• Understanding of cloud security principles including network segmentation, IAM, and secrets management
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently in a product-oriented engineering team

Nice to have:

• Kubernetes

• Design, deploy, and operate enterprise-grade OpenStack environments as part of the Cloudboostr platform
• Build and maintain automated infrastructure provisioning, upgrade, and backup pipelines using Terraform and Ansible
• Ensure high availability, resilience, and performance of private cloud infrastructure across on-premises and EU-based deployment models
• Implement and maintain network architectures and network security policies
• Collaborate closely with the product team to ensure seamless integration between the Cloudboostr’s infrastructure, runtime and AI layers
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of infrastructure reliability
• Contribute to the evolution of Cloudboostr’s infrastructure architecture, feeding insights directly into the product roadmap