Rackspace Technology is a leading provider of expertise and managed services across all the major public and private cloud technologies. We’ve evolved Fanatical Support to encompass the entire customer journey — providing Fanatical Experience™ from first consultation to daily operations. Our passionate experts combine the power of proactive, always-on service and expertise with best-in-class tools and automation to deliver technology when and how our customers need it.
Rackspace has been commissioned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to assure the build of a sovereign multi-tenant private cloud that we have designed.
Role Overview
As a Senior Python Developer, you’ll have the opportunity to build world-class web applications and platform services that provide messaging and collaboration tools for customers worldwide. This role will be part of a team that has a strong, passionate engineering culture and proven track record of writing high quality software by using the best engineering practices in the industry. You will have the opportunity to work on highly distributed, extreme capacity systems that use a variety services and processes.
We are looking for hands-on expertise in python programming, as well as proven experience in Cloud automation, IaC automation, including design and integration patterns, etc.
This role can be performed from Poland or Egypt (100% remote within either country).
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead the implementation of complex cloud services and infrastructure setup.
- Design and develop software for large-scale enterprise services.
- Translate functional requirements into conceptual and detailed designs; provide estimates for development effort.
- Create unit and acceptance tests; perform QA/Test; automate deployment; and assist Operations and Support staff in troubleshooting software issues, as well as implementing bug fixes.
- Adhere to coding and process best practices.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience (8+ years) in Software Development and System Administration.
- Proven experience in DevOps and container orchestration technology; Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
- Experience with defining, creating, implementing, and improving cloud solutions
- Experience with Apache Airflow is a plus.
- Excellent working experience of CI/CD pipelines.
- In depth experience with automation/configuration using Ansible, Terraform.
- Good knowledge in Linux/Windows system administration.
- Experience with Private Cloud virtualization technologies.
- Experience in one of VMware and OpenStack is mandatory.
- Experience of ServiceNow Cloud Management Platform (CMP) is highly desired.
- Knowledge of common network and security practices.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools.
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to learn anything fast.
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About Rackspace Technology
We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.
More on Rackspace Technology
Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
