Private Cloud & Infrastructure Operations Engineer

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights.With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry.Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world's largest enterprises.Business Area: ITSeniority Level: Mid-Senior levelJob DescriptionCloudera is looking for a Private Cloud & Infrastructure Operations Engineer to join our Cloud Operations team in Prague.You will own the day-to-day operations of our private cloud platform - monitoring health, managing resources, enforcing governance, and ensuring consumers get reliable, efficient service.You will also contribute to our wider infrastructure operations, supporting compute and storage services across data center environments.This is a hands?on operational role with real ownership.You are the person between the platform and its users - keeping it running well, holding consumers accountable for efficiency, and reporting clearly on operational state.As a Private Cloud & Infrastructure Operations Engineer you will:Monitor platform health, utilisation, and capacity across all private cloud environmentsManage compute provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle operationsTrack resource utilisation and deliver reporting - driving efficiency and accountabilityManage quotas, resolve capacity issues, and plan for growthProvide first-line operational support - triage incidents, apply known fixes, elevate appropriatelyEnforce operational standards, access controls, and governance policiesManage environment intake and provisioning for consumersSupport compute and storage infrastructure operations (server lifecycle, Ceph storage, shared services)Maintain operational documentation and runbooksParticipate in on?call rotation for infrastructure servicesContribute to infrastructure efficiency and automation initiativesRequired ExperienceRelevant studies / BS or MS in related field or equivalent experience3+ years operating cloud or virtualised infrastructure at scaleStrong Linux systems administration (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu)Hands?on experience with distributed storage (Ceph preferred) or SAN operationsExperience with monitoring stacks, dashboards, alerting, and capacity planningVirtualisation experience (KVM, VMware, or similar)A governance mindset - comfortable enforcing standards, reporting compliance, holding consumers accountable for wasteAbility to author and maintain clear runbooks, procedures, and operational documentationStrong communication - can translate technical state into clear reporting for stakeholdersYou may also have:OpenStack or Taikun operational experience (strongly preferred)Kubernetes cluster operations (node management, cluster lifecycle)Server hardware lifecycle (rack, commission, decommission, IPMI/iDRAC/iLO)Automation experience (Ansible, Terraform, scripting)ITSM/ITIL awareness (incident, change, problem management)Team leadership or mentoring experienceFinOps or cost attribution experienceWhat you can expect from us:Generous PTO PolicySupport work life balance with Unplugged DaysFlexible WFH PolicyMental & Physical Wellness programsPhone and Internet Reimbursement programAccess to Continued Career DevelopmentComprehensive Benefits and Competitive PackagesPaid Volunteer TimeEmployee Resource GroupsEEO/VEVRAA#J-*****-Ljbffr

Relevant studies / BS or MS in related field or equivalent experience 3+ years operating cloud or virtualised infrastructure at scale Strong Linux systems administration (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) Hands?on experience with distributed storage (Ceph preferred) or SAN operations Experience with monitoring stacks, dashboards, alerting, and capacity planning Virtualisation experience (KVM, VMware, or similar) A governance mindset - comfortable enforcing standards, reporting compliance, holding consumers accountable for waste Ability to author and maintain clear runbooks, procedures, and operational documentation Strong communication - can translate technical state into clear reporting for stakeholders You may also have: OpenStack or Taikun operational experience (strongly preferred) Kubernetes cluster operations (node management, cluster lifecycle) Server hardware lifecycle (rack, commission, decommission, IPMI/iDRAC/iLO) Automation experience (Ansible, Terraform, scripting) ITSM/ITIL awareness (incident, change, problem management) Team leadership or mentoring experience FinOps or cost attribution experience

Generous PTO Policy Support work life balance with Unplugged Days Flexible WFH Policy Mental & Physical Wellness programs Phone and Internet Reimbursement program Access to Continued Career Development Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages Paid Volunteer Time Employee Resource Groups EEO/VEVRAA #J-*****-Ljbffr

At Cloudera, we believe that data can make what is impossible today, possible tomorrow. We empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. Cloudera delivers an enterprise data cloud for any data, anywhere, from the Edge to AI. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises. Learn more at cloudera.com.