Remote Sr. OpenShift Virtualization Administrator

Apex Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior OpenShift Virtualization Administrator in Washington, DC, a hybrid role requiring on-site support and DoD clearance eligibility. You will lead enterprise virtualization operations, overseeing OpenShift Virtualization design, deployment, and lifecycle management, including the VMware-to-OpenShift migration waves.

The role demands 9–12 years in virtualization, strong leadership, Deep OpenShift/KubeVirt expertise, and a solid background in RHEL.

Qualifications

• This position requires a Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, or Engineering.
• 9-12 years of enterprise virtualization experience with OpenShift Virtualization / KubeVirt.
• Ability to lead technical teams and manage virtualization workloads.
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift Container Platform and RHEL.
• Experience deploying OpenShift Virtualization components and operators.
• Senior troubleshooting across OpenShift and VM guest layers.
• Incident coordination in a 24x7 enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and administration of OpenShift Virtualization on OCP.
• Deploy and maintain OpenShift Virtualization operator, KubeVirt, CDI, and services.
• Manage full VM lifecycle—provisioning, live migration, cloning, snapshots, patching, decommissioning.
• Configure VM networking and storage for performance and availability.
• Troubleshoot across stack; monitor health and capacity using OpenShift tools.
• Coordinate 24x7 operations and migration waves from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization.
• Enforce secure configuration and patch compliance; apply GitOps patterns.

Skills

OpenShift Virtualization

KubeVirt

VMware

Team leadership

GitOps

IaC

Troubleshooting

OpenShift Container Platform

RHEL

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

MTV / Forklift

Argo CD

Ansible

Job description

Job#: 3048344

Job Description:

Candidates must be U.S. citizens able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense security clearance as a condition and continuation of employment.

Senior OpenShift Virtualization Administrator

Location: Washington, D.C. (Hybrid)

Role Overview

This position leads enterprise virtualization operations on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (Container-native Virtualization / KubeVirt). The role is accountable for the design, administration, and continuous optimization of OpenShift Virtualization to deliver secure and high-performing virtual machine services. This position supports 24x7x365 operational readiness, incident response, and coordination with the Enterprise Operations Center and adjacent infrastructure teams. The role is a key technical leader for an in-flight migration from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization, with responsibility for both steady-state platform operations and execution of migration waves.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead administrative and design activities for OpenShift Virtualization (CNV) deployed on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain the OpenShift Virtualization operator, KubeVirt components, CDI, and associated cluster services.
• Manage full VM lifecycle operations on KubeVirt, including provisioning, live migration, cloning, snapshots, patching, and decommissioning.
• Configure VM networking and storage to meet performance and availability requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise troubleshooting complex issues across the full stack.
• Monitor platform health, performance, and capacity using the OpenShift monitoring stack to proactively identify and remediate operational risk.
• Lead technical teams supporting daily system operations for OpenShift Virtualization services and concurrent migration-wave execution.
• Plan and execute VMware-to-OpenShift Virtualization migration waves using the Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV / Forklift).
• Enforce secure configuration and patch compliance across OpenShift and Virtualization components.
• Apply GitOps and infrastructure-as-code patterns to VM and cluster configuration.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering).
• 9-12 years of experience supporting server virtualization technology in enterprise environments, including hands‑on experience with OpenShift Virtualization / KubeVirt.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams supporting system operations.
• Experience planning and managing workloads for virtualization operations.
• Hands‑on experience administering Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Administrative and design leadership for OpenShift Virtualization (CNV / KubeVirt).
• Deployment and configuration of the OpenShift Virtualization operator.
• Senior troubleshooting expertise across the OpenShift cluster layer and the VM guest layer.
• Workload and project management for a virtualization team.
• Incident coordination in a 24x7x365 enterprise operations environment.

Certification:

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization (EX316) or equivalent is required.
• Candidates holding VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) will be considered with a commitment to obtain EX316 post-hire within a defined timeframe.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience executing VMware-to-OpenShift Virtualization migrations using the Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV / Forklift).
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) on RHEL 9.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Experience with Argo CD / OpenShift GitOps and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) / Ceph storage administration.
• VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV).
• Experience supporting federal civilian agency infrastructure operations.
• ITIL 4 Foundation or similar service management certification.

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be able to obtain and/or maintain a Public Trust clearance as a condition and continuation of employment.

Work Environment

Participation in on‑call or surge support activities may be required depending on operational needs. This is a hybrid role requiring regular on‑site support at designated facilities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, with telework permitted only when approved.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability
• other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
• 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
• corporate discount savings program
• other discounts
• on-demand training program
• certification prep
• library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure
• certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA
• dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources
• certified Career Coach
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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