Senior Technology Engineer (OpenShift Administrator) Contract

Role: Senior Technology Engineer (OpenShift Administrator)
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Engagement: Contractual
Duration: 12 Months (Extendable, Long-term with Marc Ellis)

Job Summary:

The Senior OpenShift Administrator will be responsible for designing, deploying, and managing OpenShift
clusters in on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. This role requires deep technical expertise in
containerization, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices. The ideal candidate will possess strong
hands-on experience with OpenShift (including ACM, ACS, CSI, and CNI), ArgoCD, Ansible, and Terraform,
ensuring secure, scalable, and high-availability environments that align with enterprise cloud and DevOps
strategies.

Education:

• Degree in Computer Science or related field.

• Preferred Certifications:

✓ Red Hat Certification
✓ Azure Cloud Architect
✓ AWS Cloud Architect
✓ OCI Cloud Implementation

Experience:

• At least 8 years of experience at a relevant technical position in large organizations,

✓ Managed at least two migration projects from on-premise to Public Cloud

✓ Expert in Terraform and Ansible and with hands-on experience in migrating applications to
Cloud.

✓ GITOPS driven configuration management and deployment.

• Must possess deep expertise in evaluating and comparing services across major public cloud
providers.

• Should have a strong understanding of cloud adoption models, including hyperscaler environments,
storage solutions, and network connectivity.

• Solid knowledge of both Windows and Linux internals is essential.

Technical and Core Competencies:

• Public Cloud Expertise: In-depth understanding of Public Cloud technologies, architectures, and
services across major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI).

• OpenShift Administration: Hands-on experience in setting up, configuring, and managing OpenShift
clusters in on-premises environments, ensuring high availability and scalability.

• OpenShift Ecosystem: Proficient in ACM, ACS, CSI, and CNI, with strong conceptual and practical
understanding of OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt).

• API Communication: Proficient with REST and SOAP APIs; capable of developing new API consumers
and publishers.

• Infrastructure Fundamentals: Strong conceptual grasp of infrastructure components and how they
interoperate across hybrid environments.

• DNS Management: Knowledge of Authoritative and Non-Authoritative DNS, Dynamic and BIND DNS,
and DNS forwarders.

• SSL & Security: Deep understanding of SSL/TLS communication, handshake mechanisms, cipher suites,
and encryption algorithms.

• Active Directory: Familiar with Security OUs, policies, and identity management principles.

• Certificate Management: Skilled with SAN, client authentication, keystores, and mutual SSL
configuration.

• Networking & Security: Exposure to load balancers, site selectors, and firewall configurations.

• Vault & Secrets Management: Experience with CyberArk and HashiCorp Vault.

• High Availability: Proven understanding of HA architecture design and implementation.

Automation, Scripting & DevOps Tools:

• Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Strong hands-on experience with ArgoCD, Ansible, Jenkins, and
Terraform for configuration management, orchestration, GitOps-driven deployments, and IaC
automation.

• Scripting Languages: Advanced proficiency in Groovy (Jenkinsfile authoring), Bash / PowerShell and
Python

• Connectivity & Networking: Solid understanding of cloud connectivity principles, SD-WAN, and private
interconnects.

• Repository & Artifact Management: Familiar with Red Hat Satellite, Spacewalk, and Nexus for artifact
lifecycle management.

• Containerization: Strong grasp of Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift container orchestration.

• Monitoring & Observability: Practical knowledge of the ELK stack and its Beats (Auditbeat, Filebeat).

• Compliance & Security: Understanding of OS compliance and hardening policies aligned to CIS
Benchmarks.

• Methodologies: Experienced in Agile methodologies and ceremonies, working effectively within cross-
functional teams.