Junior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Miratech • Yakima, WA

7h

About The Position

About the Role
We are seeking an Junior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to implement and support our community-driven OpenStack-based private cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will work closely with senior engineers to help maintain, automate, and improve the scalability, resilience, and performance of our cloud platforms.
The position combines cloud infrastructure, data center operations, and Linux-based systems, with a strong focus on OpenStack, Ubuntu KVM, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code. You will gain hands-on exposure to production environments supporting mission-critical, multi-tenant services, while being mentored by experienced platform and SRE engineers.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure operations within data center or private cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with SDS solutions (e.g., Ceph, Longhorn).
• Practical experience with OpenStack and Ubuntu-based KVM virtualization.
• Exposure to Kubernetes infrastructure (cluster operations, not only application deployment).
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Pulumi.
• Solid Linux administration skills (Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS) with basic scripting in Bash or Python.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automation concepts.
• Basic understanding of: Hypervisors (KVM, VMware vSphere), Software-defined storage and protocols (Ceph, iSCSI, NFS), Data center networking fundamentals (L2/L3, routing, load balancing)
• Ability to work in 24×7 production environments and participate in on-call rotations.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to data center hardware such as Cisco UCS or similar server platforms.
• Familiarity with software-defined storage solutions.
• Experience supporting high-availability or multi-region OpenStack clusters.
• Background in telco, edge cloud, or large enterprise infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Support the operation of multi-tenant OpenStack private cloud environments running in on-premises data centers.
• Assist in provisioning, configuring, and maintaining Ubuntu KVM hypervisors, OpenStack services, and Kubernetes clusters.
• Work alongside senior engineers on data center infrastructure, including compute, storage, and networking components.
• Contribute to infrastructure automation using Ansible, Terraform, or Pulumi for provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes, including upgrades, patching, validation, and rollback processes.
• Monitor infrastructure health using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and related observability tools.
• Participate in incident response, troubleshooting Linux, virtualization, storage, and networking issues, escalating when needed.
• Assist with high availability and disaster recovery practices across infrastructure components.
• Join on-call rotations under guidance and contribute to post-incident reviews and documentation.
• Collaborate with global platform, SRE, and operations teams to improve reliability and operational practices.

Benefits

• Culture of Relentless Performance: join an unstoppable technology development team with a 99% project success rate and more than 25% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Competitive Pay and Benefits: enjoy a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including health insurance, and a relocation program.
• Work From Anywhere Culture: make the most of the flexibility that comes with remote work.
• Growth Mindset: reap the benefits of a range of professional development opportunities, including certification programs, mentorship and talent investment programs, internal mobility and internship opportunities.
• Global Impact: collaborate on impactful projects for top global clients and shape the future of industries.
• Welcoming Multicultural Environment: be a part of a dynamic, global team and thrive in an inclusive and supportive work environment with open communication and regular team-building company social events.
• Social Sustainability Values: join our sustainable business practices focused on five pillars, including IT education, community empowerment, fair operating practices, environmental sustainability, and gender equality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed