OpenShift Consultant | Entoss Tech | Saudi Arabia

Tech Junction Ltd; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Entoss Tech is seeking an experienced OpenShift Consultant to join onsite in Saudi Arabia. You will design, deploy, migrate, and secure Red Hat OpenShift environments, including OpenShift Virtualization, ACM, ACS, and Quay, while leading automation with Ansible and Kubernetes.

Strong Arabic and English bilingual communication is preferred; Saudi-based candidates are highly desired. You will work with client stakeholders and infrastructure teams to deliver high-availability platforms, perform VM

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive professional experience in enterprise Linux administration, Kubernetes orchestration, and container platforms.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP 4.x).
• Deep practical proficiency in OpenShift Virtualization, MTV, and bare-metal cluster deployments.
• Proven operational experience with ACM, ACS, and Red Hat Quay.
• Solid practical experience in VMware vSphere administration (ESXi, vCenter) and cross-platform VM migration methodologies.
• Advanced scripting and automation skills utilizing RHEL, Kubernetes, and Ansible.
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem‑solving capabilities under active enterprise production environments.
• Excellent Arabic and English bilingual communication skills (Arabic-speaking candidates preferred).
• Mandatory legal work eligibility and physical presence in Saudi Arabia as an immediate joiner available for onsite engagement.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, deploy, and maintain enterprise Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP 4.x) environments on bare-metal and cloud infrastructure.
• Implement and manage OpenShift Virtualization and execute seamless VM migrations using MTV.
• Execute bare-metal OpenShift cluster deployments, bootstrapping, node provisioning, and network configuration.
• Manage multi-cluster infrastructure using ACM and enforce security compliance via ACS.
• Administer Red Hat Quay container registries, image vulnerability scanning, and secure supply chain workflows.
• Perform complex VM migrations from VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter to OpenShift Virtualization.
• Automate cluster deployment, configuration management, and patching routines utilizing Ansible and Kubernetes operators.
• Troubleshoot complex container networking, storage provisioning, etcd performance, and Linux kernel bottlenecks.

Skills

OpenShift expertise

ACM

ACS

MTV

Red Hat Quay

VMware vSphere

Ansible automation

Kubernetes administration

RHEL

Arabic language

English language

On-site Saudi Arabia eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Software Engineering

Tools

OpenShift Container Platform (OCP 4.x)

ACM

ACS

Red Hat Quay

VMware vSphere (ESXi/vCenter)

Ansible

Kubernetes

RHEL

MTV

Job description

Position Summary

Entoss Tech is actively seeking an experienced, high-caliber, and technical OpenShift Consultant with extensive professional experience in enterprise container platforms, virtualization, cloud migration, and bare-metal deployments to join our onsite technology team in Saudi Arabia. In this critical enterprise consulting role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, migrating, and securing complex Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP 4.x) environments, OpenShift Virtualization clusters, and bare-metal infrastructure. You will leverage your deep specialist expertise in OCP 4.x, Advanced Cluster Management (ACM), Advanced Cluster Security (ACS), Red Hat Quay, VMware vSphere migrations, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux to deliver uncompromised container orchestration, high availability, and operational excellence. This opportunity offers competitive compensation, executive technical visibility, and exceptional career growth prospects within a premier global technology consulting enterprise (Note: Immediate joiners currently based in Saudi Arabia with Arabic-speaking proficiency are preferred).

Detailed Job Description

As an OpenShift Consultant supporting Entoss Tech onsite in Saudi Arabia, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of container platform architecture, OpenShift virtualization migrations, bare-metal bootstrapping, cluster security hardening, and infrastructure automation. Your day-to-day responsibilities include deploying and administering Red Hat OpenShift 4.x clusters on bare-metal and virtualized hardware, executing virtual machine migrations using Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV), managing multi-cluster environments via Advanced Cluster Management (ACM), enforcing security compliance with Advanced Cluster Security (ACS), maintaining Red Hat Quay container registries, automating infrastructure workflows with Ansible and Kubernetes, troubleshooting complex kernel and networking anomalies, and collaborating closely with client stakeholders, DevOps engineers, and infrastructure squads. You will utilize your proactive troubleshooting and analytical problem‑solving skills to resolve complex cluster deployment bottlenecks under strict project delivery milestones. You will manage application requirements ensuring strict compliance with the immediate joiner and Saudi Arabia location prerequisites.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, architect, deploy, and maintain enterprise Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP 4.x) environments on bare-metal and cloud infrastructure.
• Implement and manage OpenShift Virtualization and execute seamless VM migrations using Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV).
• Execute bare-metal OpenShift cluster deployments, bootstrapping, node provisioning, and network configuration.
• Manage multi-cluster infrastructure using Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) and enforce security compliance via Advanced Cluster Security (ACS).
• Administer Red Hat Quay container registries, image vulnerability scanning, and secure supply chain workflows.
• Perform complex virtual machine migrations from VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter to OpenShift Virtualization.
• Automate cluster deployment, configuration management, and patching routines utilizing Ansible and Kubernetes operators.
• Troubleshoot complex container networking, storage provisioning, etcd performance, and Linux kernel bottlenecks.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive professional experience in enterprise Linux administration, Kubernetes orchestration, and container platforms.
• Strong, demonstrable hands‑on operational expertise deploying and managing Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP 4.x).
• Deep practical proficiency in OpenShift Virtualization, Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV), and bare-metal cluster deployments.
• Proven operational experience with Advanced Cluster Management (ACM), Advanced Cluster Security (ACS), and Red Hat Quay.
• Solid practical experience in VMware vSphere administration (ESXi, vCenter) and cross-platform VM migration methodologies.
• Advanced scripting and automation skills utilizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Kubernetes, and Ansible.
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem‑solving capabilities under active enterprise production environments.
• Excellent Arabic and English bilingual communication skills (Arabic-speaking candidates preferred).
• Mandatory legal work eligibility and physical presence in Saudi Arabia as an immediate joiner available for onsite engagement.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Official Red Hat certifications such as RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), RHCA, EX280 (OpenShift Administration), EX316 (Virtualization), EX480, or EX430.
• Hands‑on familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio/OpenShift Service Mesh) and GitOps deployment tools (ArgoCD).
• Prior professional working experience in top‑tier telecommunications, financial services, or government enterprise environments in the GCC.
• Advanced knowledge of container storage interfaces (OCS/ODF) and software‑defined storage systems (Ceph).

Job Details

• Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Enterprise Technology Consulting Package
• Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent Immediate Joining Saudi Arabia Opening)
• Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Only (Candidates currently available to start)
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time On‑Site Engagement (Saudi Arabia)