Lead Private Cloud Architect - OpenStack / VDI - Freelance

Context

Join a major European transformation programme, recognized as one of the most significant infrastructure transformation initiatives currently underway in Europe. This long-term engagement is based in Paris / Île-de-France and requires professional fluency in English.

Missions

• Own and drive the Private Cloud / Workspace architecture

• Design multi-datacenter / multi-region OpenStack architectures

• Contribute to the VDI / DaaS strategy

• Challenge existing technical decisions and drive target architectures

• Coordinate architecture, automation, sourcing, and deployment activities

• Embed security requirements including IAM, SSO/MFA, bastion, and hardening

Tools & Environment

• OpenStack

• LXC/LXD

• VDI / Apache Guacamole

• Terraform

• Ansible

• CI/CD

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Datacenter Networking

• Distributed Storage

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Working Conditions

• Location: Paris / Île-de-France

• Contract: Long-term engagement

• Language: English essential