Sr. OpenShift Virtualization Engineer

About the role

Join a high-impact team leading one of the largest OpenShift Virtualization migrations in the federal space. As an OpenShift Virtualization Engineer, you'll help design, deploy, and operate a multi-tier Red Hat OpenShift environment while supporting the migration of approximately 10,000 virtual machines from VMware ESXi to OpenShift Virtualization across a large-scale, on-premises infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support Red Hat OpenShift clusters across a hub-and-spoke architecture, including global hubs, site hubs, and distributed workload clusters.
• Lead large-scale migrations of Windows and RHEL virtual machines from VMware ESXi v7/v8 to OpenShift Virtualization using the Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV).
• Translate VMware networking, resource pools, folders, tags, and VM configurations into OpenShift Virtualization and Kubernetes equivalents.
• Troubleshoot migration issues, perform rollback procedures when necessary, and support migration cutovers during scheduled evening or weekend maintenance windows.
• Deploy and manage core OpenShift platform services including Dynatrace, NetApp Trident, Splunk, Commvault, and the OpenShift Compliance Operator.
• Build and maintain infrastructure automation and deployment pipelines using Ansible, Git, Quay, AutoShift, and GitOps methodologies.
• Integrate enterprise secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk into the platform.
• Troubleshoot bare-metal infrastructure, including server hardware and out-of-band management platforms such as Cisco UCS/Intersight, Dell iDRAC, and HPE iLO.
• Participate in Agile delivery, managing work through JIRA while following formal ServiceNow change management processes.
• Maintain migration tracking and operational reporting using SharePoint Lists and support executive reporting through Power BI and other reporting tools.
• Partner with infrastructure, security, and compliance teams to ensure platform accreditation and regulatory compliance.
• Create technical documentation, migration runbooks, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures while providing technical leadership and mentoring across the team.

Requirements

• Experience designing, deploying, and administering Red Hat OpenShift in enterprise environments.
• Strong VMware ESXi/vSphere administration experience, including networking, resource pools, tagging, and virtualization infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience leading or supporting enterprise-scale virtual machine migrations.
• Experience with Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV), OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt), or similar migration technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across virtualization, networking, storage, and infrastructure platforms.
• Experience implementing and maintaining OpenShift Compliance Operator and compliance remediation processes.
• Proficiency with infrastructure automation using Ansible, Git, GitOps, and container registries such as Quay.
• Experience with enterprise secrets management platforms including HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk, or similar solutions.
• Experience administering or supporting bare-metal server platforms and hardware management tools.
• Experience working within Agile methodologies using JIRA, ServiceNow, SharePoint, and reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Ability to analyze large datasets to monitor migration progress, identify risks, and communicate project status.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, security, infrastructure, and customer teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) in production environments.
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization or equivalent experience.
• VMware VCP-DCV certification.
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Experience administering Dynatrace, Splunk, Commvault, NetApp Trident, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Experience supporting federal, defense, or other highly regulated environments.
• Active Public Trust or higher security clearance.
• Experience mentoring technical teams and leading complex infrastructure modernization initiatives.

Skills

• Experience with OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) in production environments.
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization or equivalent experience.
• VMware VCP-DCV certification.
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Experience administering Dynatrace, Splunk, Commvault, NetApp Trident, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Experience supporting federal, defense, or other highly regulated environments.
• Active Public Trust or higher security clearance.
• Experience mentoring technical teams and leading complex infrastructure modernization initiatives.

Benefits

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and company-provided equipment.