OpenShift Infra Admin â 6 Month Contract

NorthBay Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Medical insurance

Emirates ID provided

Job summary

NorthBay Solutions is seeking an OpenShift Infrastructure Administrator for a 6-month onsite engagement in Dubai. You will manage and optimize enterprise OpenShift clusters within a hybrid cloud setup, collaborating with DevOps teams to ensure secure, scalable operations.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in infrastructure and DevOps, with deep OpenShift, Azure, Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes expertise, plus strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in infrastructure admin and DevOps with OpenShift focus.
• Hands-on Azure, Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform expertise.
• Proficient in CI/CD design and OpenShift integration.
• Knowledge of IaC, cloud governance, and security best practices.
• Experience in regulated industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and scale OpenShift clusters with security and performance standards.
• Design automation using Terraform for provisioning and IaC.
• Integrate OpenShift with CI/CD pipelines for deployments and updates.
• Monitor performance, perform root-cause analysis, and fine-tune resources.
• Enforce security and high availability using Azure-native and Kubernetes tooling.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to support deployments and uptime.
• Support platform upgrades, patching, and configuration management.
• Manage Terraform state backends and cross-environment governance.
• Stay current with OpenShift updates and cloud-native tools.

Skills

OpenShift administration

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

IaC

Security best practices

Regulated industries

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ IT

Tools

Terraform

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job Overview:

NorthBay Solutions is seeking a skilled OpenShift Infrastructure Administrator for a 6-month onsite engagement at our Dubai office. This role is focused on managing securing and optimizing enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenShift environments in a hybrid cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in OpenShift administration infrastructure automation and Azure cloud services. Experience with Terraform CI/CD pipelines and AWS will be considered a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer maintain and scale Red Hat OpenShift clusters in alignment with enterprise security and performance standards.

• Design and implement automation for provisioning and managing infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.

• Integrate OpenShift with CI/CD pipelines for application deployments configuration management and infrastructure updates.

• Monitor system performance perform root cause analysis and apply performance tuning and resource optimization.

• Enforce security policies and high availability across OpenShift workloads using Azure-native and Kubernetes-native tooling.

• Collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to support seamless deployment workflows and system uptime.

• Provide ongoing support for OpenShift platform upgrades patching and configuration management.

• Manage Terraform state remote backends and ensure governance across multi-environment cloud infrastructure.

• Stay current with Red Hat OpenShift updates Kubernetes ecosystem developments and cloud-native tools.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in infrastructure administration and DevOps with a strong focus on Red Hat OpenShift.

• Hands‑on expertise in Azure services Docker Kubernetes and Terraform.

• Proficient in CI/CD pipeline design automation and integration with OpenShift environments.

• Solid understanding of IaC principles cloud infrastructure governance and security best practices.

• Working knowledge of AWS services is a plus.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT or a related field.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; ability to manage production-grade infrastructure.

• Experience working in regulated industries such as banking or fintech is a plus.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary:AED (Fixed)

• Visa sponsorship

• Medical insurance

• Emirates ID provided

Required Experience:

Senior IC