Openshift Admin,

Tekskills Inc.; Dadri; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking an OpenShift-focused infrastructure engineer in India to manage OpenShift 4.x clusters and related Kubernetes components. The role requires solid Linux administration, upgrade experience, and strong automation skills for CI/CD pipelines.

You will also handle VMware vSphere environments, including vCenter and ESXi, and contribute to project migrations and operational reliability through monitoring and incident practices.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have hands-on OpenShift 4.x administration experience with solid Kubernetes fundamentals.
• Strong Linux administration skills (RHEL preferred) and cluster management expertise.
• Experience performing upgrades, patching, and production operational support for OpenShift.
• Good understanding of OpenShift/Kubernetes concepts including namespaces, deployments, RBAC, and ingress.
• Proven troubleshooting across networking, storage, and compute layers.
• Experience with automation/Infrastructure as Code using Ansible, Terraform, Git workflows, and CI/CD.
• Experience migrating workloads to OpenShift and working with observability and incident practices.
• Hands-on VMware vSphere expertise including vCenter, ESXi, HA/DRS, and vMotion.

Skills

OpenShift Admin

Kubernetes fundamentals

Linux administration

Cluster upgrades

RBAC/SCC/PSA concepts

Networking/Storage troubleshooting

CI/CD tooling

Ansible

Terraform

Git workflows

Observability/Monitoring

VMware vSphere

PowerCLI

Automation scripting

Tools

VMware vCenter

ESXi

Lifecycle Manager/Update Manager

Job description

Description:

The primary skill required is OpenShift Virtualization (infrastructure management), with additional experience in VMware virtual infrastructure.

OpenShift (Primary)

• Strong hands-on experience administering Red Hat OpenShift 4.x, with solid Kubernetes fundamentals.
• Strong Linux administration skills (preferably RHEL).
• Experience performing cluster upgrades, patching, and production operational support.
• Good understanding of OpenShift/Kubernetes concepts including namespaces, deployments, operators, RBAC, SCC/PSA, services, and ingress/routes.
• Proven troubleshooting skills across networking, storage, and compute layers.
• Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code using Ansible, Terraform, Git-based workflows, and CI/CD.
• Experience migrating workloads from other platforms to OpenShift.
• Familiarity with observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) and incident/problem management practices.

VMware (Secondary)

• Strong hands-on experience with VMware vSphere (vCenter, ESXi, clusters, HA/DRS, vMotion).
• Experience using Lifecycle Manager/Update Manager, including patch baselines and images.
• Understanding of server firmware, driver compatibility, and platform lifecycle considerations.
• Strong troubleshooting across compute, network, and storage interactions.
• Experience working within regulated change management environments.
• Automation/scripting experience with tools such as PowerCLI, Ansible, and Jenkins.