Senior Cloud Architect - CEPH & OpenStack

Summary

Join Shared Services Canada (SSC) as a Cloud Architect specializing in CEPH and OpenStack to lead a critical infrastructure modernization initiative. This contract role demands deep expertise in designing, implementing, and managing secure, scalable cloud solutions within government environments. You will architect and manage CEPH storage clusters, ensuring high availability and performance. Collaboration with SSC teams on cloud automation and orchestration is key. The ideal candidate possesses a minimum of 10 years' experience as a Cloud Architect with extensive OpenStack and CEPH experience and holds an active Secret security clearance. The position offers a remote or hybrid work option and a start date of October 1st, 2025.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a Cloud Architect, with significant experience in OpenStack and CEPH
• Hands-on experience with OpenStack services (Nova, Neutron, Glance, Cinder, Keystone, etc.)
• Proven experience deploying and maintaining CEPH storage solutions in production
• Strong understanding of virtualization, networking, and secure infrastructure design
• Experience with automation and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc
• Secret clearance (active) is mandatory for submission
• Ability to start no later than October 1st, 2025

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of secure, enterprise-grade OpenStack cloud environments
• Architect and manage CEPH storage clusters to support high availability, scalability, and performance
• Align cloud solutions with SSC’s security and compliance standards, including ITSG-33
• Collaborate with SSC teams to implement cloud automation, orchestration, and monitoring
• Produce technical documentation including architecture diagrams, configuration standards, and deployment plans
• Provide expert guidance on best practices for cloud operations, optimization, and cost management

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of container platforms such as Kubernetes or Docker
• Prior work with Shared Services Canada or other Government of Canada departments
• Familiarity with cloud governance and cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., ITSG-33, NIST)