OPENSHIFT ENGINEER - HYBRID CONTRACT Description We are seeking an experienced Virtualization Engineer to support the move from a VMware to a Red Hat OpenShift environment. This role involves supporting and managing the infrastructure used to facilitate application recovery testing within segregated
clean room
environments. This role blends deep traditional virtualization expertise with modern container platform engineering, ideal for someone who wants hands-on ownership across both compute layers. OpenShift & Linux
Strong, demonstrable experience with Red Hat OpenShift (containerization, cluster management, troubleshooting)
Background in Linux systems engineering and virtualized environments (VMware, KVM, or similar)
experience with Nexus (container repositories), Git / GitHub, AD and the administration of the fundamentals of Open Shift (e.g. Kubernetes and etcd) VMware Expertise
5+ years of proven VMware virtualisation experience
Deep hands-on experience with ESXi and vCenter in complex, enterprise-scale environments
Thorough understanding of DRS, HA, Content Libraries, and Distributed Switches
Full understanding of the ESXi lifecycle
Proven delivery of VCSA deployments/upgrades and ESXi host builds
Solid understanding of: ? vSphere HA/DRS, vMotion/Storage vMotion ? vDS/vSS networking concepts, VLANs, MTU, NIC teaming ? Storage (FC/iSCSI/NFS), multipathing, datastore design Automation & Scripting
Proficiency in PowerCLI and PowerShell
Proficient with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tools, specifically: ? Ansible for configuration management ? Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
Understanding of Jenkins Skills openshift vmware Linux Python Engineering
Job Title: OpenShift Engineer Location: Sheffield, UK Job Type: Contract
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OpenShift Engineer in Bradford employer: Teksystems
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