pen Shift/Ansible

Tekskills Inc.; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking an OpenShift and VMware focused infrastructure engineer. The role emphasizes hands-on OpenShift administration, Kubernetes basics, and Linux system management within a security-conscious environment.

You will work on cluster upgrades, patching, and production support, while enhancing automation with Ansible and Terraform. Experience with VMware vSphere and related lifecycle tools will also be leveraged to maintain a stable, scalable platform.

Qualifications

• OpenShift 4.x administration with solid Kubernetes fundamentals.
• Linux administration with RHEL preferred.
• Cluster upgrades, patching, and production support experience.
• Knowledge of OpenShift/Kubernetes concepts: namespaces, deployments, RBAC, ingress, services.
• Troubleshooting across networking, storage, and compute layers.
• Automation and IaC using Ansible, Terraform, Git workflows, and CI/CD.
• Migration of workloads to OpenShift.
• Observability and incident management practices.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD

Git workflows

RBAC

Observability

Incident management

Tools

vCenter

ESXi

vSphere

Lifecycle Manager

Update Manager

PowerCLI

Jenkins

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.