Openshift Admin,

Tekskills Inc.; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 2,600,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a skilled OpenShift/VMware Infrastructure Engineer in Mumbai, responsible for managing OpenShift 4.x clusters with strong Kubernetes fundamentals and Linux administration. You will perform upgrades, patching, and production support while applying IaC using Ansible and Terraform.

The role also covers VMware vSphere tooling, lifecycle management, and scripting with PowerCLI and Jenkins to ensure smooth platform operations in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on OpenShift administration on Red Hat OpenShift 4.x.
• Strong Linux administration, preferably RHEL.
• Experience with cluster upgrades, patching, and production support.
• Proficient in OpenShift/Kubernetes concepts including RBAC and networking.
• Automation with Ansible, Terraform, Git workflows, and CI/CD.
• Experience migrating workloads to OpenShift.
• Familiarity with observability, incident management, and change practices.
• Hands-on VMware vSphere (vCenter/ESXi), lifecycle tooling, and scripting.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Linux administration

RHEL

Cluster upgrades

Patching

CI/CD

Automation & IaC

OpenShift migrations

Observability

Incident management

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Git

PowerCLI

Jenkins

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.