Senior OpenShift Virtualization Engineer

THE OPPORTUNITY

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. This role combines platform engineering, virtualization expertise, automation, and infrastructure modernization in a highly regulated environment.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

• 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.

SKILLS THAT DRIVE SUCCESS

• 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.

WHAT SETS YOU APART

• 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.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT!

• Play a key role in one of the largest OpenShift Virtualization migrations in the federal market.
• Work with cutting-edge cloud-native and virtualization technologies in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Collaborate with highly skilled engineers solving complex infrastructure challenges.
• Influence architecture, automation, and migration strategy across thousands of workloads.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and company-provided equipment.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT INFORMATION

The salary range for this position is $140,000-170,000. This range reflects the anticipated base pay for the position and is not a guarantee of final compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, contract requirements, and business needs.

Iron Bow Technologies reserves the right to fill this role at a different level, depending on qualifications and organizational priorities. This range represents only one component of Iron Bow’s total compensation package. An overview of our benefits is available on our careers page.

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