Openshift Admin

Test Triangle Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit in Sheffield, United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced IT infrastructure professional to lead KVM and OpenShift administration. You will manage virtualization, deploy clusters, and ensure high availability across on-premises and hybrid environments.

You will implement monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK, optimize resource use, and collaborate with development, DevOps, and operations teams while documenting architectures and best practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT infrastructure experience with KVM virtualization and OpenShift.
• Strong expertise in managing KVM hypervisors and virtualized environments.
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Solid understanding of Docker and Kubernetes containerization.
• Experience with Linux system administration, shell scripting, and networking basics.
• Familiarity with storage solutions and security best practices.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain KVM virtualization environments, provisioning and troubleshooting VMs.
• Deploy, configure, and manage OpenShift clusters in on-premises and hybrid clouds.
• Implement monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and operations teams.
• Document infrastructure designs and best practices for knowledge sharing.

Skills

KVM virtualization

OpenShift administration

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux system administration

Shell scripting

Networking concepts

Security best practices

CI/CD practices

DevOps practices

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Job description

Sheffield, United Kingdom

KVM Administration

• Manage and maintain KVM-based virtualization environments, including provisioning, monitoring, and troubleshooting virtual machines.
• Optimize KVM performance and ensure high availability of virtualized infrastructure. Implement security best practices for KVM environments.

OpenShift Administration

• Deploy, configure, and manage OpenShift clusters in on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. Monitor and troubleshoot OpenShift workloads, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Manage OpenShift networking, storage, and security configurations. Perform upgrades and patching of OpenShift clusters and associated components.

Monitoring and Optimization

• Implement monitoring solutions for KVM and OpenShift environments using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
• Analyze system performance and recommend optimizations for resource utilization and cost efficiency.

Collaboration and Documentation

• Work closely with development, DevOps, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of infrastructure and applications.
• Document infrastructure designs, processes, and best practices for internal knowledge sharing.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements: (MAX 8 Points)

1. 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with a focus on KVM virtualization and OpenShift administration.
2. Strong expertise in managing KVM hypervisors and virtualized environments.
3. Hands-on experience with OpenShift installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
4. Solid understanding of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
5. Experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting.
6. Familiarity with networking concepts, storage solutions, and security best practices.
7. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.