OpenShift Engineer

Title : OpenShift Engineer

Location : Remote

Rate :$45-48/hour

Senior OpenShift Virtualization Engineer

(VMware Migration & Platform Modernization)

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior OpenShift Virtualization Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and operationalization of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization as a strategic virtualization platform. This role will serve as a technical leader for evaluating, migrating, and modernizing enterprise virtual infrastructure, with a primary focus on transitioning workloads from VMware vSphere/ESXi environments to OpenShift Virtualization.

The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in KVM-based virtualization, Red Hat OpenShift, KubeVirt (Eligible to workional), enterprise infrastructure, and large-scale VMware migration programs. The engineer will be responsible for designing migration strategies, automating deployment processes, validating platform readiness, and ensuring production-grade operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 8+ years of enterprise infrastructure engineering experience.
• 5+ years supporting VMware vSphere and ESXi environments.
• 3+ years of hands-on Red Hat OpenShift administration and engineering experience.
• Proven experience leading VMware-to-OpenShift Virtualization migration initiatives.
• Experience migrating production workloads involving:
• Windows Server
• Linux platforms
• Tier-1 business applications
• Enterprise databases

Technical Skills

OpenShift

• Red Hat OpenShift Platform
• OpenShift Virtualization
• Operators and Operator Lifecycle Management

VMware

• VMware ESXi
• VMware vSphere
• VMware vCenter
• VM lifecycle management
• Datastore and networking architecture
• vMotion and migration planning

Migration Technologies

• Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV/Forklift)
• Workload discovery and assessment
• Migration planning and execution
• Cutover and rollback procedures
• VM conversion methodologies

Automation

• Ansible
• Terraform
• Git
• GitOps frameworks
• Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Storage & Networking

• CSI storage integrations
• SAN/NAS technologies
• Enterprise storage platforms
• Software-defined networking
• VLANs, load balancing, DNS, and identity integration

Preferred Qualifications

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• VMware VCP or VCAP certification
• Experience with NetApp, Pure Storage, Dell PowerFlex, or similar enterprise storage platforms
• Experience supporting environments with 1,000+ virtual machines
• Experience implementing hybrid cloud and platform modernization strategies

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