pen Shift/Ansible

Tekskills Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. seeks a seasoned OpenShift and VMware infrastructure engineer to join our Chennai team. The role focuses on OpenShift 4.x administration with strong Kubernetes fundamentals and hands-on Linux (RHEL) administration.

You will manage cluster upgrades, patching, and production support, implement IaC with Ansible and Terraform, and ensure reliable, scalable workloads by migrating services to OpenShift while maintaining observability and incident response practices.

Qualifications

• OpenShift 4.x administration with solid Kubernetes fundamentals.
• Linux administration skills (preferably RHEL).
• Cluster upgrades, patching, and production support experience.
• Knowledge of OpenShift/Kubernetes concepts including namespaces, deployments, operators, RBAC, SCC/PSA, services, and ingress/routes.
• Troubleshooting across networking, storage, and compute layers.
• Automation and IaC using Ansible, Terraform, Git-based workflows, and CI/CD.
• Experience migrating workloads from other platforms to OpenShift.
• Familiarity with observability and incident management practices.

Responsibilities

• Administer OpenShift 4.x clusters and ensure high availability.
• Perform upgrades, patching, and constant production support.
• Manage OpenShift/Kubernetes concepts including RBAC, namespaces, and routes.
• Automate infrastructure using Ansible and Terraform; support CI/CD pipelines.
• Migrate workloads from other platforms to OpenShift and optimize performance.
• Troubleshoot across compute, network, and storage layers and manage incidents.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Linux administration

RBAC

Namespaces

Deployments

Ingress/Routes

CI/CD

Networking

Storage

Observability

Incident management

Migration to OpenShift

Tools

VMware vSphere

vCenter/ESXi

Lifecycle Manager/Update Manager

PowerCLI

Ansible

Terraform

Jenkins

Git-based workflows

Job 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.