Red Hat OpenShift Administrator

iSystems Ltd; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

iSystems Ltd is seeking a Red Hat OpenShift Platform Administrator to deploy, administer, and improve OpenShift platforms, including OCP, HCP, and OpenShift Virtualization. You will manage Kubernetes resources, storage integrations, networking, and security, while developing automation with CI/CD and IaC.

The role requires strong Linux system administration skills and hands-on experience with OpenShift components, GitOps, and monitoring tools, and will support application teams across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 2 years hands-on experience with OpenShift Container Platform (OCP).
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and container technologies.
• Experience with OpenShift Hosted Control Plane (HCP) architectures.
• Experience with OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Tekton, or similar.
• Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or similar.
• Automation and configuration management practices.
• Storage integrations with OpenShift storage (ODF, Portworx, NFS, SAN).
• Monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, administer, and maintain OpenShift environments (OCP).
• Manage OpenShift Hosted Control Plane (HCP) architectures.
• Perform cluster lifecycle management: upgrades, patching, capacity planning.
• Administer OpenShift Virtualization environments and workloads.
• Manage Kubernetes resources: Namespaces, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Services.
• Ensure performance, availability, and security of workloads.
• Provide platform support to application teams.
• Develop automation with CI/CD, GitOps, and IaC.
• Automate operational processes and infra management.
• Implement platform security, access control, and cert management.
• Integrate storage (ODF, Portworx, NFS, SAN) with OpenShift.
• Manage networking: DNS, Load Balancers, Ingress, Routes, Operators.
• Monitor, log, and alert platforms; support DR and backup.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot, RCA.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Linux

CI/CD

GitOps

Automation

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

OpenShift OCP

OpenShift HCP

OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt)

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Tekton

Argo CD

Prometheus

Grafana

Alertmanager

Job description

Job Title: Red Hat OpenShift Platform Administrator

The Red Hat OpenShift Platform Administrator will be responsible for deploying, administering, operating, and continuously improving OpenShift platforms, including OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Hosted Control Plane (HCP), and OpenShift Virtualization environments. The role requires strong expertise in Kubernetes, container platforms, Linux system administration, automation, and DevOps practices to ensure the secure, reliable, and high-performance operation of containerized applications and virtualized workloads.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, administer, and maintain Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) environments.
• Manage and ensure the operational stability of OpenShift Hosted Control Plane (HCP) architectures.
• Perform OpenShift cluster lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, capacity planning, and platform maintenance.
• Administer OpenShift Virtualization environments and manage virtualized workloads running on OpenShift.
• Manage Kubernetes resources, including Namespaces, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Services, Routes, Ingresses, and Operators.
• Ensure the performance, availability, and security of containerized and virtualized workloads.
• Provide platform support to application teams and address container platform requirements.
• Develop automation solutions using CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.
• Automate operational processes and infrastructure management activities.
• Implement platform security controls, access management, certificate management, and compliance requirements.
• Manage and integrate storage solutions such as ODF, Portworx, NFS, and SAN with OpenShift environments.
• Manage and troubleshoot networking components, including DNS, Load Balancers, Ingress Controllers, and Routes.
• Administer monitoring, logging, and alerting platforms.
• Support disaster recovery (DR), backup, and business continuity initiatives.
• Monitor platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 2 years of hands‑on experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP).
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and container technologies.
• Knowledge of OpenShift Hosted Control Plane (HCP) architectures, with hands‑on experience preferred.
• Experience working with OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt)
• Strong Linux system administration experience.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Tekton, or similar platforms.
• Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or similar solutions.
• Experience with automation and configuration management practices.
• Knowledge of container registries, image management, and platform security concepts.
• Experience with storage technologies and OpenShift storage integrations.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager.
• Understanding of networking concepts, including DNS, Load Balancers, VLANs, Ingress, and Routes.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to read, write, and maintain technical documentation in English.