Senior Cloud Engineer – Muscat

About the role

The Senior Cloud Engineer will design, implement and optimise cloud‑based infrastructure for mission‑critical systems serving regional clients. Based in Muscat, this full‑time on‑site position focuses on building scalable, secure cloud environments and ensuring high availability of Linux servers, databases and applications.

Key responsibilities

• Architect, deploy and maintain Red Hat OpenStack platforms, including compute, controller and network services.
• Manage KVM hypervisor hosts, create and migrate virtual machines, and customise OS images.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Ansible and Red Hat Satellite.
• Implement disaster‑recovery solutions with RSYNC, host‑to‑host replication and SAN replication.
• Monitor performance, perform backups, and handle incident resolution for cloud services.
• Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and improve system reliability.
• Document standards, procedures and cloud‑adoption guidelines.

Required profile

• Proven experience with Red Hat OpenStack administration and integration (Cinder, Neutron, API services).
• Strong background in Linux server management and virtualization.
• Hands‑on expertise with KVM, Ansible automation and Red Hat Satellite lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of SAN storage concepts and disaster‑recovery architectures.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues and work closely with stakeholders.

Required skills

• Red Hat OpenStack
• OpenStack Cinder and Neutron
• SAN storage
• KVM hypervisor
• Ansible
• Red Hat Satellite
• RSYNC
• Linux administration
• Virtualisation
• Cloud architecture
• Disaster recovery