Specialist – OpenShift Platform Engineer
Summary
Administers enterprise Red Hat OpenShift container platforms in Pune: installing, upgrading, and managing OpenShift clusters and pods, plus RHEL/Linux system administration, LVM/SAN storage, and automation with Ansible and kubectl. Also supports VMware and Azure environments, performance monitoring, and customer-facing break-fix support.
Location: Pune
Experience: 5–7 Years
Openings: 1
Employment Type: Permanent
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced OpenShift Platform Engineer with strong expertise in Red Hat OpenShift, RHEL, and Linux system administration. The candidate will be responsible for installing, configuring, upgrading, and administering OpenShift clusters while supporting enterprise container platforms. The role also involves Linux troubleshooting, storage administration, automation, and customer-facing technical support.
Job Description
The position involves managing enterprise OpenShift environments, including cluster administration, pod management, platform configuration, and performance monitoring. The candidate should have hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux internals, storage integration, and container platform operations.
The role also requires experience in UNIX/Linux installation, migration, break-fix support, and automation using tools such as Kubernetes kubectl and Ansible. The candidate will work with VMware and Azure cloud platforms, address technical requirements related to scalability and security, and follow ITIL processes and implementation best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Install, configure, upgrade, and administer Red Hat OpenShift clusters.
- Manage OpenShift clustering, pods, and container platform operations.
- Perform RHEL/Linux system administration, troubleshooting, migration, and break-fix support.
- Configure and manage LVM, including volume creation, deletion, and extension.
- Handle user management, system performance monitoring, and Linux internals.
- Manage SAN, storage administration, and operating system storage integrations.
- Implement automation using Ansible and Kubernetes kubectl.
- Support VMware and Azure cloud environments.
- Identify technical requirements related to hardware, software, scalability, and security.
- Follow ITIL processes and provide customer-facing technical support.
Required Skills
- Red Hat OpenShift / OpenShift Container Platform
- OpenShift cluster installation, configuration, administration, and upgrades.
- OpenShift clustering and pod management.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Linux system administration.
- Linux troubleshooting and internal integrations.
- Kubernetes / kubectl.
- Ansible automation.
- LVM configuration and management.
- SAN, storage administration, and OS integration.
- VMware and Microsoft Azure.
- UNIX/Linux installation, migration, and break-fix support.
- Performance monitoring and user management.
- ITIL process awareness.
Mandatory Skills
- OpenShift
- Red Hat OpenShift
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate should have 5–7 years of experience in enterprise Linux administration and container platform management, with hands-on expertise in Red Hat OpenShift and RHEL. Candidates should have strong troubleshooting, storage administration, automation, and customer-facing support experience. Red Hat or equivalent Linux and container certifications are preferred.
Benefits Package
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- The opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects with leading clients.