[Hiring] Senior OpenShift PaaS Administrator @Cynet Systems

Role Description

Our client is seeking a PaaS Administrator to work closely with a prominent customer. This role has high visibility across enabling delivery units. The successful candidate will bring a strong vision for embracing disruptive technologies, specifically in the PaaS domain focusing on the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, using an application-down approach to develop robust solutions for customer requirements.

• Implementation experience on enterprise PaaS solutions based on RedHat OpenShift on a variety of IaaS platforms like OpenStack, VMware, and Public Cloud.
• Demonstrate strong experience in OCP (OpenShift), RedHat, Virtualization (KVM), and VMware.
• Deploy the latest version of OpenShift with CoreOS as the operating system.
• Implement OCP ecosystem tools for logging, monitoring, and alerting.
• Utilize a strong understanding of Virtualization, Container native storage, and OpenStack.
• Apply networking fundamentals, SDN, cluster and resource management, and Cloud deployment across AWS, Azure, Google, or IBM cloud platforms.
• Execute security implementation on Kubernetes following best practices.
• Apply hands-on experience with GitOps for platform and application deployment.
• Utilize knowledge and experience with Container native storage such as Ceph, Gluster, and OCS.
• Implement DevOps principles and build CI/CD Pipelines using Jenkins and other DevOps tool stacks.
• Assist in migrations and assessment of applications on platforms written in different languages and technologies (Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, Terraform, WAS, WebLogic) to open-source solutions involving Docker or Kubernetes Frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or other relevant streams.
• Certifications in OpenShift are preferred.
• At least one public cloud computing-related certification is preferred.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in complex or large enterprise customer-facing positions as a technology Consultant, Administrator, or Engineer.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience on OpenShift or related technologies.
• Excellent hands-on experience with Docker in setting up and managing private Docker Trusted Registry (DTR).
• Working knowledge of technologies like Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift manual and automated (UPI/IPI) deployment, as well as managing multiple environments and clusters.
• Familiarity with industry best practices and fluency in explaining them to stakeholders.
• Experience and knowledge regarding microservices deployments and auto-scaling, alongside application development tools and software lifecycle processes.
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift or Kubernetes setup, installation, and administration.
• Familiarity with industry-leading orchestration tools like Ansible or similar products.
• Knowledge of software development processes in an agile environment with a focus on DevOps and CI/CD.
• Quick learner with the ability to present solutions and complex technical concepts to various audiences.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at different management levels.
• Experience in migration from 3.x to 4.x of the OpenShift container platform is an added advantage.