Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description
Senior Open Shift Virtualization / Platform Infrastructure Engineer
Location:
Chennai
Employment Type:
Full Time
Experience:
10+ Years
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s preferred)
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Open Shift Virtualization (OSV) Engineer with a strong infrastructure and platform engineering background to design, build, automate, and operate scalable Open Shift Virtualization environments. The role focuses on capacity management, automation, SRE practices, and secure hybrid cloud infrastructure to support enterprise workloads.
Key Responsibilities
Platform & Infrastructure Engineering
- Design, implement, and maintain Open Shift Virtualization (OSV) platforms for VM-based workloads.
- Manage compute, memory, storage, and network resources to ensure high availability and performance.
- Collaborate with enterprise architects and application teams to deliver scalable platform infrastructure.
- Implement and maintain RBAC, name spaces, and resource quotas across Open Shift environments.
Capacity Management
- Conduct capacity planning and forecasting for CPU, memory, storage, and network utilization.
- Analyze resource usage trends and recommend optimization or scaling strategies.
- Develop and maintain capacity reports and models to support strategic planning.
Automation & Dev Ops
- Develop automation solutions using Ansible, Terraform, and scripting (Python/Shell).
- Automate repetitive OSV tasks such as VM lifecycle management, snapshot cleanup, audits, and remediation.
- Integrate infrastructure provisioning and configuration into CI/CD pipelines (Tekton preferred).
- Enable Git Ops-based workflows for platform consistency and repeatability.
Reliability, Monitoring & Security
- Implement SRE principles to improve platform stability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
- Integrate monitoring and observability tools (Dynatrace or similar) with SLA and QoS metrics.
- Apply enterprise security best practices including IAM, logging, monitoring, encryption, backups, and disaster recovery.
- Ensure compliance with organizational security and governance standards.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Work closely with developers, service providers, and stakeholders to evolve platform capabilities.
- Advocate feedback and continuously improve platform usability, performance, and reliability.
Mandatory Skills
- Open Shift Virtualization (OSV) – hands-on VM lifecycle management
- Linux / Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ansible & Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
- Kubernetes & Open Shift
- Cloud Platforms: AWS / Azure / GCP (Hybrid Cloud experience)
- CI/CD & Dev Ops tools (Git Hub, Tekton)
- Storage & Capacity Management
- Networking fundamentals & protocols
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills
Preferred Skills & Certifications
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Open Shift Virtualization
- Open Shift Git Ops experience
- VMware exposure
- Software-Defined Networking (SDN) / Software-Defined Storage (SDS)
- Dynatrace or similar monitoring tools
- SRE and platform reliability experience
Experience Requirements
- 10+ years total IT experience
- 8+ years in infrastructure / platform engineering
- Strong experience guiding teams and driving best practices
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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