Ishan Technologies - Red Hat/OpenShift Engineer

About The Job

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and manage Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform clusters in on-premises, hybrid, or cloud environments.
• Perform cluster scaling operations (horizontal and vertical) to meet application demand and performance requirements.
• Handle OpenShift lifecycle management including upgrades, patching, backup, and recovery to ensure platform stability and availability.
• Design, deploy, and maintain OpenStack infrastructure to support containerized workloads and virtualized environments.
• Manage OpenStack components and services, ensuring high availability, performance, and security compliance.
• Develop and maintain automation playbooks and scripts using Ansible and Terraform to provision, configure, and manage OpenShift and OpenStack environments.
• Automate routine operational tasks such as cluster provisioning, application deployment, configuration management, and monitoring setup.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues related to containerized applications, networking, storage, and underlying platform infrastructure.
• Work collaboratively with application developers, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot integration and deployment challenges.
• Implement security best practices across the OpenShift and OpenStack platforms, including role-based access control (RBAC), network policies, and secure configuration management.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and organizational security policies through continuous monitoring and audits.
• Deploy and manage monitoring and logging solutions such as ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Prometheus, and Grafana to provide observability into cluster health, application performance, and security events.
• Configure alerting and reporting mechanisms to proactively identify and resolve operational issues.
• Work closely with DevOps, cloud, and development teams to support CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native application deployments.
• Document architecture, configurations, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides to facilitate knowledge sharing and maintain operational continuity.
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift installation, configuration, and administration.
• Experience managing OpenStack cloud platforms and services.
• Strong knowledge of container orchestration concepts and Kubernetes architecture.
• Proficiency in automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Solid understanding of Linux system administration and networking fundamentals.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for containerized environments and cloud infrastructure.
• Red Hat certifications such as EX280 (Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration) and RHCA are highly desirable