Senior OpenShift Virtualization and Ansible Consultant | Alegra Group AG | Copenhagen, Denmark

Alegra Group AG; København; Hybrid; DKK 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Alegra Group AG is seeking a senior OpenShift Virtualization and Ansible Consultant to lead enterprise OpenShift deployments for a banking project in Copenhagen. You will design and automate virtualization platforms, build Ansible playbooks, and implement GitOps pipelines across multi-cluster Kubernetes environments.

The role requires 6–8+ years of infrastructure experience, strong OpenShift and Ansible expertise, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 6–8+ years of enterprise infrastructure engineering, cloud architecture, and automation.
• Strong hands-on OpenShift Virtualization and OpenShift deployments experience.
• Deep proficiency in Ansible Automation Platform and playbook development.
• Experience automating VM provisioning, storage, and network configurations.
• Solid knowledge of GitOps and IaC tooling.
• Excellent English communication and stakeholder skills.
• Willingness for hybrid work: 3 weeks onsite in Copenhagen, then remote.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and manage enterprise Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization environments and deployments.
• Design, develop, and test Ansible Automation Platform execution environments and playbooks.
• Automate VM provisioning, storage, networking, and lifecycle management.
• Implement robust GitOps workflows and IaC pipelines across multi-cluster Kubernetes architectures.
• Deliver technical workshops and architectural documentation for client teams.
• Support end-to-end platform implementations and performance tuning for banking workloads.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align deployment milestones and maintain runbooks.

Skills

OpenShift

Ansible

GitOps

English communication

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE

Tools

ArgoCD

Tekton

GitLab CI

Job description

Position Summary:

Alegra Group AG is actively seeking an experienced, high-caliber, and technical Senior OpenShift Virtualization and Ansible Consultant to support a premier banking project in Copenhagen, Denmark on a contract basis [cite: source_0]. In this critical cloud architecture and automation role, you will be responsible for designing and deploying enterprise Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization environments, developing advanced Ansible playbooks, and automating virtual machine provisioning, lifecycle management, storage, and networking [cite: source_0]. You will leverage your deep specialist expertise in Kubernetes containerization, GitOps workflows, and infrastructure automation to deliver uncompromised reliability and operational excellence [cite: source_0]. This opportunity offers competitive compensation, executive technical visibility, and exceptional career growth prospects within a premier project resourcing and technology partnerships enterprise [cite: source_0].

Detailed Job Description:

As a Senior OpenShift Virtualization and Ansible Consultant supporting mission-critical banking infrastructure in Copenhagen with Alegra Group AG [cite: source_0], you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of containerized virtualization platforms, infrastructure-as-code automation, and GitOps deployments. Your day-to-day responsibilities include configuring OpenShift application deployments, building Ansible Automation Platform execution environments and playbooks, automating virtual machine provisioning and storage/networking integrations, delivering technical workshops, and supporting end-to-end platform implementations [cite: source_0]. You will utilize your proactive, hands-on engineering skills to drive rapid onboarding starting as soon as possible under a hybrid working model featuring 3 weeks onsite in Copenhagen followed by fully remote delivery [cite: source_0]. Furthermore, you will manage application requirements via direct email to Daniel Murray at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] [cite: source_0], ensuring strict compliance with advanced OpenShift and Ansible experience standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect, deploy, and manage enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization environments and OpenShift application deployments [cite: source_0].
• Design, develop, and test advanced Ansible Automation Platform execution environments, custom playbooks, and automation roles [cite: source_0].
• Automate virtual machine provisioning, full lifecycle management, persistent storage provisioning, and software-defined networking integrations [cite: source_0].
• Implement robust GitOps workflows and infrastructure automation pipelines across multi-cluster Kubernetes architectures [cite: source_0].
• Deliver comprehensive technical workshops, training sessions, and architectural documentation for client engineering teams [cite: source_0].
• Support end-to-end platform implementations, migration execution, troubleshooting, and performance tuning for banking workloads [cite: source_0].
• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders, security officers, and enterprise DevOps squads to align deployment milestones [cite: source_0].
• Maintain meticulous automation runbooks, code repositories, testing validation scripts, and audit logs [cite: source_0].

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 6 to 8+ years of progressive professional experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering, cloud architecture, and automation.
• Strong hands-on operational expertise with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and complex OpenShift application deployments [cite: source_0].
• Deep proficiency in Ansible Automation Platform, execution environments, and custom playbook development [cite: source_0].
• Proven experience automating virtual machine provisioning, lifecycle management, storage arrays, and network configurations [cite: source_0].
• Solid working knowledge of GitOps workflows and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tooling [cite: source_0].
• Proven track record delivering technical workshops and supporting platform implementations in enterprise environments [cite: source_0].
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills with strong stakeholder presentation capabilities [cite: source_0].
• Mandatory legal work eligibility in Denmark / EU with willingness to fulfill the hybrid working model (3 weeks onsite in Copenhagen, then fully remote) [cite: source_0].

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Professional Red Hat certifications (e.g., Red Hat Certified Architect - RHCA, Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or Automation).
• Prior professional working experience within large-scale European banking, financial services, or fintech enterprise projects [cite: source_0].
• Advanced familiarity with container storage interfaces (CSI) and software-defined storage (Ceph / OpenShift Data Foundation).
• Experience with CI/CD toolsets such as ArgoCD, Tekton, and GitLab CI.