Technical Support Engineer (Kubernetes, Openstack) at Mirantis Germany GmbH

, Oregon, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

15 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Kubernetes, OpenStack, Linux Administration, Networking, Python, Virtualization, Distributed Storage, Troubleshooting, Cloud Infrastructure, Automation, Containerization, IaaS, SaaS, Alert Management, Change Management, Scripting

Industry

Software Development

Description

Company Description Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, Mirantis delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy. https://www.mirantis.com/ Job Description The Technical Support Engineer is a mid-level role responsible for maintaining the reliability and performance of customer environments remotely and supporting any Mirantis Opensack/k0s layers they run along with it. The ideal candidate brings hands-on Linux administration experience, with the ability to diagnose and resolve system-level issues efficiently. A solid working knowledge of Kubernetes and Openstack is desired — including cluster operations, components workload management, and troubleshooting containerized environments. Main Responsibilities: Proactively/Reactively troubleshoot customer environments based on Linux, OpenStack, Kubernetes, networking and other cloud technologies, detect, report and resolve issues. Alert Management. Learn and troubleshoot MOSK (Mirantis Openstack on Kubernetes) Resolve and Handle/Triage IaaS related needs in customer datacenters. Reproduce customer issues in labs where needed, confirm bug reports, provide detailed information to the development team. Work closely with the development team: discuss customer issues, suggest improvements, fix product bugs, etc. Own escalations end-to-end by routing issues to the appropriate teams, including OpenStack/ceph storage, networking, hardware, and infrastructure, and product engineering while maintaining accountability and follow-through. Participate in weekend on call rotation and holiday coverage Communicate urgently, clearly, and in detail with customers during incidents via email and remote session, providing accurate status updates and guiding them through troubleshooting and resolution Work with AI tools to increase efficiency and problem solving tasks for customers. Troubleshooting server issues- DCOPs issues, Firmware upgrading, Iso, OS, Dell, Lenovo, ST Micro Work to troubleshoot any DC networking asks/upgrades, triaging where applicable Qualifications High School diploma or equivalent required, four year college degree preferred or work history equivalent (3+ years technical customer support in IaaS, Saas Technologies Knowledge of OpenStack, Neutron, kubernetes and object storage principles i Strong English speaking and writing ability required. Expert Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills DCOPs experience, Firmware upgrades, Iso, OS, Dell, Lenovo, ST Micro Networking - tools / Netbox, LibraNMS, Verity, Tailscale, experience with troubleshooting network issues) - Vlans, ports, spine/leaf config, change management, Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper Python, scripting experience, automation concepts Understanding of networking concepts and protocols Alert management experience, Standard Operating Procedure generation (SOP) Change Management experience Good knowledge of virtualization solutions (libvirt, KVM, VMWare) Good knowledge of network and distributed storage solutions Preferred Qualifications Experience w/ databases and message brokers (MySQL, Galera, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, InfluxDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Zookeeper) Experience with configuring, customizing, and extending monitoring tools (Grafana, Kibana, Nagios, Prometheus) Experience working configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Salt, Ansible, Helm) Kubernetes experience, openstack frameworks TOR switching, networking concepts Additional Information What does Mirantis offer you? Work with an established Silicon Valley leader in the cloud infrastructure industry; Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies; Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation; Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued; Professional development and training; Attend conferences and working groups; Company outings, happy hours, hackathons, and tech talks; Receive a competitive compensation package with a strong benefits plan. We are a Leader for Container Management in G2 (#2 after AWS)!

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Responsibilities

Maintain the reliability and performance of customer environments by troubleshooting Linux, OpenStack, and Kubernetes layers. Collaborate with development teams to resolve product bugs and manage end-to-end escalations for IaaS needs.