ELITS Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of Accelerate at Iver. Our parent company Iver has 1,700 employees today and is growing and now we are looking for new employees who want to join our journey. As part of Accelerate at Iver, you are at the absolute forefront of technology and work on exciting digitization and transformation projects with market-leading customers. We are passionate about realizing digital opportunities in the cloud. Together with our customers, we close the gap between aspiration and successful implementation. Communication is an essential part of the work since we work closely with our customers. As an employee at ELITS you will become a part of a great team that always responds to the customer with humility, and at the same time is very proud of what we deliver.
ELITS is now looking for an OpenStack Developer / Architect for our operations in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.
About this position:
You’ll join ELITS Canada’s R&D organization, where agile, cross-functional teams drive innovation and take full ownership of their focus areas—whether it’s IaaS, PaaS, AI & Data, or Cloud Integration.
We believe in trust, self-leadership, and close collaboration across our teams in Canada and Sweden. Expect an environment that celebrates experimentation, open communication, and continuous learning—where your ideas truly make an impact.
Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain features in OpenStack core projects (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Trove, Ironic, Freezer, Keystone, Magnum, Heat, Octavia).
Support architecture and platform decisions, ensuring alignment with our Cloud strategy.
Participate in code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, testing, and deployment.
Collaborate with squads and Platform Ops to ensure stable, production-ready OpenStack services.
Contribute to upstream OpenStack projects, submitting patches, fixes, and documentation.
Support migration, upgrades, and integration work between OpenStack and other platform components.
Document solutions, processes, and architecture decisions for internal and organizational use.
Requirements (Must have):
Strong hands-on experience in Python development (3+ years preferred).
•Solid understanding of Linux systems and cloud infrastructure.
•Proven experience with OpenStack deployment, operation, or development.
•Knowledge of CI/CD, automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform), and containerization (e.g., Kubernetes).
•Willingness to contribute upstream and collaborate actively with the OpenStack community.
•Fluent communication skills in English (spoken and written).
Good to have (Merit skills):
Experience with OpenStack networking (Neutron/OVN), compute (Nova), storage (Cinder, Ceph), or database services (Trove).
•Familiarity with bare-metal provisioning (Ironic) or high-availability projects (Masakari).
•Prior participation in open-source projects or upstream contributions.
•Knowledge of cloud observability, telemetry, or security integration.
Qualification:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field—or equivalent experience and training.
Relevant OpenStack or cloud certifications are an asset.
Qualities:
At ELITS Canada, we believe great people make great impact. Success in this role comes from curiosity, ownership, and a passion for building together. You bring energy, initiative, and an open mindset that helps ideas turn into real results.
You’re someone who:
Thrives in collaborative, cross-functional teams and communicates with clarity and confidence.
Balances deep technical thinking with practical, solution-driven problem solving.
Approaches challenges with positivity, creativity, and accountability.
Manages multiple priorities while staying organized and focused.
Brings fresh ideas to improve products, processes, and teamwork.
Takes responsibility for outcomes and contributes to a culture of trust, learning, and continuous growth.
Are you social, flexible, and structured, with a genuine passion for technology? Do you enjoy the challenge of developing, designing, and working with cutting-edge cloud solutions? If yes — we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and join a team that’s shaping the future of cloud innovation at ELITS Canada. This position is open to Canadian residents (persons with a valid work permit in Canada).
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