Openshift Lead
iBSCOpenshift Lead
My client, a large consultancy, is in need of an Openshift Lead for a 6 month contract inside IR35 based in Sheffield offering 2 days per week remote but requiring 3 days per week on-site.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in infrastructure, hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (4.x), OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) or similar VM hosting platforms, platform/infrastructure leadership roles, experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7/8/9) and Red Hat CoreOS (RHCOS).
The ideal candidate will have Expert-level OpenShift administration (oc CLI, Web Console, API), Advanced OpenShift Virtualization knowledge (VMs, DataVolumes, CDI, live migration), Advanced Red Hat CoreOS and Machine Config Operator (MCO) experience, Advanced Linux administration and troubleshooting (RHEL-based), Advanced storage management (ODF/Ceph, Storage Classes, PV/PVC, CSI drivers), Advanced networking (OVN-Kubernetes, Multus, Network Policies, SDN concepts), Advanced automation skills (Ansible, Bash Scripting, Python), Intermediate Kubernetes concepts (Operators, Custom Resources, Pod life cycle), Intermediate Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, GitOps tools like ArgoCD/Flux), Intermediate observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, AlertManager).
The ideal candidate will have Proven experience managing platform life cycle (installation, upgrades, patching), Strong incident management and major incident response experience, Experience with change management processes and release coordination, Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures, Experience with capacity planning and performance tuning, Track record of driving platform stability improvements.
Highly Desirable:
- Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) certification
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization
- Experience with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM)
- Experience with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (RHACS/Stackrox)
- GitOps expertise (ArgoCD, Flux, Tekton)
- Chaos engineering experience (Litmus, Chaos Mesh)
- Experience with OpenShift on multiple infrastructures (bare metal, VMware, AWS, Azure)
Nice to Have:
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or CKS
- Experience with multi-tenancy and namespace isolation strategies
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001)
- Experience with backup solutions (Kasten K10, Veeam, Commvault)
- Programming skills in Go, Python, or Java
- Experience with hybrid/multi-cloud architectures
- ITIL v4 Foundation certification