Red Hat OpenShift SME

Job Title : Red Hat OpenShift SME (Azure DevOps & Cloud Specialist)

Location : Dubai, UAE (Onsite)

Contract Duration : 6-month (Extendable)

Benefits : Visa, Emirates ID, Medical, Airticket

Job Overview : We are seeking a highly skilled Red Hat OpenShift SME to join our team in Dubai for a 6-month onsite contract. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Azure Cloud, and container orchestration.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Plan, design, provision, configure, and test enterprise IT infrastructure with a focus on OpenShift and Kubernetes.
2. Install, configure, upgrade, and manage OpenShift clusters on on-premise (VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V, Bare Metal) and public cloud (Azure) environments.
3. Deploy, manage, and optimize OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) for persistent storage.
4. Manage container registries (Quay, Docker Hub, Red Hat Quay) and oversee container storage implementation.
5. Implement CI / CD pipelines using ArgoCD, Tekton, and Azure DevOps for OpenShift deployments.
6. Monitor and troubleshoot OpenShift clusters using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and EFK stacks.
7. Perform backup, disaster recovery, and security hardening for OpenShift environments.
8. Configure and optimize network policies, ingress / egress rules, service mesh, and OpenShift Operators.
9. Ensure compliance and governance by managing RBAC, cluster roles, namespaces, and authentication policies.
10. Work closely with DevOps teams, developers, and enterprise architects to support OpenShift deployments.

Required Skills & Experience :

1. 10+ years of experience in Azure Cloud, DevOps, and Container Technologies.
2. 5+ years of hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift (versions 3.x & 4.x) and Kubernetes.
3. Experience in OpenShift cluster installation using UPI (User Provisioned Infrastructure) & IPI (Installer Provisioned Infrastructure).
4. Expertise in deploying OpenShift on Azure (AKS), and on-premise (VMware, Bare Metal).
5. Strong knowledge of Container Orchestration, Service Mesh, and Operators (ACM, ACS, KEDA, Compliance Operators).
6. Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.
7. Proficiency in Bash & PowerShell scripting for automation.
8. Experience in Persistent Storage Solutions (MinIO, CEPH, Red Hat GlusterFS, IBM Storage).
9. Familiarity with CI / CD tools like Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, Jenkins, Tekton.
10. Experience in Kubernetes networking, CNI plugins (OpenShiftSDN, OVN-Kubernetes), and security hardening.
11. Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for OpenShift and cloud-native applications.

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications :

1. Bachelor’s in Computer Science, IT, or a related field
2. Red Hat OpenShift Administration
3. Microsoft Azure Certified
4. Certified Kubernetes Administrator

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