Red Hat OpenShift Administrator

The Red Hat OpenShift Platform Administrator will play a critical role in deploying, managing, and optimizing 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 secure, reliable, and efficient operation of containerized applications and virtualized workloads.

Key Responsibilities

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

Required Qualifications

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

This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge container and virtualization technologies within a dynamic environment, supporting critical business applications and infrastructure. Candidates with a passion for automation, security, and platform reliability will find this position rewarding and challenging.