Red Hat OpenShift Administrator

The Red Hat OpenShift Platform Administrator will play a critical role in deploying, managing, and enhancing OpenShift platforms, including OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Hosted Control Plane (HCP), and OpenShift Virtualization environments. This position demands strong expertise in Kubernetes, container orchestration, Linux system administration, automation, and DevOps methodologies to ensure the secure, reliable, and efficient operation of containerized applications and virtualized workloads.

Key Responsibilities

- Deploy, administer, and maintain Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform environments to ensure operational stability and performance.
- Manage OpenShift Hosted Control Plane architectures, ensuring high availability and resilience.
- Oversee OpenShift cluster lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, capacity planning, and routine maintenance.
- Administer OpenShift Virtualization environments and manage virtual workloads running on the platform.
- Manage Kubernetes resources such as Namespaces, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Services, Routes, Ingresses, and Operators.
- Ensure the performance, availability, and security of containerized and virtualized workloads.
- Provide platform support to application teams, addressing container platform requirements and troubleshooting issues.
- Develop automation solutions leveraging CI/CD pipelines, GitOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Automate operational processes and infrastructure management to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
- Implement and maintain platform security controls, including access management, certificate handling, and compliance adherence.
- Manage and integrate storage solutions such as Open Data Foundation (ODF), Portworx, NFS, and SAN within OpenShift environments.
- Troubleshoot and manage networking components including DNS, Load Balancers, Ingress Controllers, and Routes.
- Administer monitoring, logging, and alerting platforms to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Support disaster recovery, backup strategies, and business continuity planning.
- Monitor platform performance, conduct root cause analysis (RCA), and implement corrective actions as needed.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP).
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and container technologies.
- Knowledge of OpenShift Hosted Control Plane (HCP) architectures, with practical experience preferred.
- Experience working with OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt).
- Proficient in Linux system administration.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Tekton, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with GitOps tools like Argo CD or equivalent solutions.
- Skilled in automation and configuration management practices.
- Understanding of container registries, image management, and platform security principles.
- Experience with storage technologies and their integration with OpenShift.
- Proficient with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts including DNS, Load Balancers, VLANs, Ingress, and Routes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to create, read, and maintain technical documentation in English.

This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge container and virtualization technologies in a dynamic environment focused on automation, security, and high availability. Candidates with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence will find this position rewarding.