OpenShift Engineer

Kloia; Dubai; On-site; AED 257,069 - 330,517; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from anywhere

Remote budget for home setup

Hackathon Days

Access to AWS and CNCF/Kubernetes Trainings

AWS and Kubernetes certifications

Weekly Lunch & Learn Sessions

Virtual Socials

Online Games

Job summary

Kloia is seeking an OpenShift Engineer to join their Dubai team, where you will design and manage Kubernetes-based platforms with a focus on Red Hat OpenShift. This role emphasizes collaboration within a dynamic team, tackling tasks such as OpenShift cluster management, automation with tools like Ansible and Terraform, and ensuring best security practices.

The ideal candidate has solid experience in OpenShift environments, enjoys working on container orchestration, and values automation principles. The role offers opportunities for skill growth, including AWS and Kubernetes training, along with flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on experience in OpenShift environments.
• Strong experience in OpenShift installation, configuration, and operations.
• Knowledge of security best practices and RBAC.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage Kubernetes-based container platforms.
• Implement OpenShift clusters with required configurations.
• Automate provisioning and scaling of OpenShift infrastructure.

Skills

OpenShift 4.x experience

Kubernetes

Linux systems knowledge

Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)

CI/CD tools knowledge

Security best practices knowledge

Monitoring/logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Tekton

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Job description

OpenShift Engineer

Description

Kloia is a Premiere Consulting Partner of AWS and a leading consultancy specializing in DevOps, Cloud, Application Modernization, GenAI, and Observability.

As part of our expanding platform engineering and container orchestration team, we’re hiring an OpenShift Engineer who will play a key role in the design, implementation, and support of enterprise‑grade OpenShift platforms for our customers, especially in regulated and large‑scale environments.

Position: Senior Cloud/DevOps Consultant

Location: On‑site / Dubai

Level: Medior

What does an OpenShift Engineer do?

An OpenShift Engineer at Kloia focuses on designing and managing Kubernetes‑based container platforms, with a specialization in Red Hat OpenShift.

Their responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• OpenShift Platform Deployment & Management: Design, implement, and manage OpenShift clusters (on‑prem or cloud) including IPI/UPI installs, cluster upgrades, and configuration.
• Operator and Resource Management: Work with Operators, CRDs, Helm charts, and GitOps‑based configuration management tools like ArgoCD or FluxCD.
• Platform Automation: Automate provisioning, configuration, and scaling of OpenShift infrastructure using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or OpenShift GitOps.
• Multi‑tenancy & Governance: Implement RBAC, namespaces, resource quotas, security policies (e.g., PodSecurity or OPA/Gatekeeper), and manage user access.
• CI/CD Integration: Set up and integrate CI/CD pipelines with OpenShift Pipelines (Tekton) or other tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
• Monitoring & Logging: Implement observability stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Elasticsearch, and OpenShift Monitoring/Logging Operators.
• Security & Compliance: Apply OpenShift security best practices including image scanning, service mesh (e.g., Istio, Service Mesh Operator), and secure container runtime configurations.
• Support and Troubleshooting: Act as the escalation point for OpenShift issues and platform‑related incidents.
• Performance Tuning and Cost Optimization: Tune resource requests/limits, autoscaling policies, and analyze utilization for cost efficiency.

What would an average day look like?

• Start with reviewing cluster health, alerts, and overnight changes
• Join standups with internal or client teams
• Configure or troubleshoot OpenShift Operators and workloads
• Tune and review CI/CD workflows or service meshes
• Participate in design sessions for new cluster builds or platform enhancements
• Monitor performance metrics and plan autoscaling or multi‑zone expansions
• Document platform configurations and update runbooks
• Conduct knowledge transfer or capability‑building sessions with client teams

Who should apply?

This role is ideal for someone passionate about container orchestration and platform engineering, with solid hands‑on experience in OpenShift environments. The ideal candidate enjoys building developer‑centric platforms that are secure, scalable, and resilient, and values infrastructure‑as‑code and automation‑first principles.

You'll be operating within an environment that’s leading in container platform transformations across industries. You’ll work alongside Kubernetes, Istio, GitOps, and cloud‑native enthusiasts. Your exposure to real‑world production OpenShift environments will strengthen your expertise in running mission‑critical systems.

You’ll also have access to CNCF and Red Hat learning materials, and time for self‑improvement on Fridays—plus hackathons and certification support.

Requirements

• Strong experience in OpenShift 4.x, including installation, configuration, and day‑2 operations
• Experience with Kubernetes (vanilla or OpenShift), Operators, and CRDs
• Good grasp of Linux systems, networking, and container runtimes
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)
• Hands‑on with CI/CD workflows and tools (Tekton, Jenkins, ArgoCD, etc.)
• Knowledge of security best practices (RBAC, network policies, Pod Security Standards)
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, EFK)
• Bonus: Experience with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management, Service Mesh, or OpenShift Virtualization

Benefits

We offer an incredible range of perks and benefits. Before the pandemic, we were also following the "Work from anywhere" principle, which means you are free to work from your home or from our offices.

• Work from anywhere and anytime concept
• Remote budget which you can buy whatever required to increase your efficiency at your home working area
• Hackathon Days
• Access to AWS and CNCF/Kubernetes Trainings
• AWS and Kubernetes certifications
• R&D focus
• Weekly Lunch&Learn Sessions
• Weekly OpenCam Sessions
• Virtual Socials
• Online Games