OpenStack Engineer

Grape Up builds Cloudboostr, an EU sovereign open cloud foundation designed 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 based on upstream open-source components.

• 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
• Fluency in English and Polish (minimum C1 level)

Nice to have:

• Experience with Kubernetes and understanding of interoperability with OpenStack
• Experience operating OpenStack at scale across multiple physical sites or regions
• Experience setting up and configuring GPU-enabled nodes in OpenStack

• 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 by providing insights into the product roadmap