Cloud Systems Analyst — Proxmox/OpenStack (Hybrid)

ECMWF seeks a Cloud Systems Analyst to support on-premises OpenStack and Proxmox cloud environments and related CEPH storage. The role involves migration work, automation, and collaboration across ECMWF teams to ensure seamless cloud operations.

The successful candidate will work within the Cloud Systems team, contributing to 24x7 operations and continuous improvement of cloud services for ECMWF and its stakeholders in Bologna, Italy and beyond.

Assist with platform migration from vSphere to Proxmox. Monitor and optimize on-premises cloud solutions based on Proxmox and OpenStack, including CEPH and virtual networking. Collaborate with ECMWF sections to ensure proper integration with our Cloud environments. Use automation and AI tools to efficiently manage our Cloud environments. Liaise with vendors, external partners and provide support to users for the Clouds. Work closely with Development teams in identifying and solving problems. Participate in a 24/7 on-call system. Strong background in Linux-based systems. Experience with Proxmox, OpenStack, Ceph. Automation scripting with Ansible and Terraform. Experience with monitoring stacks (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus/InfluxDB). Understanding Kubernetes deployment is a plus. Hybrid working