OpenShift Virtualization Administrator

About the role

The Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Administrator is responsible for managing and optimizing containerized and virtualized workloads within OpenShift environments. This position bridges traditional virtualization with cloud‑native platforms, ensuring seamless integration, automation, and high availability.

Key responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and manage Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) environments.
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain virtual machines inside OpenShift clusters, guaranteeing performance and uptime.
• Maintain Linux‑based systems (RHEL), including installation, patching, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) for automated application deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
• Develop automation workflows with Ansible for configuration management and orchestration.
• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to integrate virtualization solutions into cloud‑native architectures.
• Monitor system health, resolve incidents, and enforce security best practices, access controls, and compliance standards.
• Support scaling, backup strategies, and disaster‑recovery planning.

Required profile

• Strong experience as a Linux Administrator, preferably RHEL.
• Hands‑on experience with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) and container platforms.
• Proven expertise building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar).
• Solid experience with Ansible for automation and configuration management.
• Good understanding of virtualization concepts, containers, and Kubernetes architecture.
• Experience with system monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting tools.
• Familiarity with networking concepts such as DNS, load balancing, and VLANs in containerized environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Required skills

• Linux (RHEL)
• Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization / KubeVirt
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Ansible
• Virtualization and container technologies
• System monitoring and logging tools
• Networking (DNS, load balancing, VLANs)