OpenShift Virtualization Engineer

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Job Description:

Cloud Platform Engineer

Job Location: Chennai

Job Type: Permanent/ Full Time

Shift Timing: General shift/ UK Shift

Notice Period: Immediate - 15 Days

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Position Description:

Job Title: OpenShift Virtualization Engineer / Cloud Platform Engineer (OpenShift Virtualization) Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced OpenShift Virtualization Engineer to join our dynamic Globally positioned, on premises cloud platform team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, administration, and ongoing management of our OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) service. You will ensure the stability, performance, and security of our virtualized workloads, leveraging your expertise in Kubernetes, OpenShift, and virtualization technologies. This position requires a strong understanding of day-2 operations, proactive monitoring, and a commitment to operational excellence. Key Responsibilities: Observability, Monitoring, logging and Troubleshooting
• Implement and maintain comprehensive end to end observability solutions (monitoring, logging, tracing) for the OSV environment, including integration with tools like Dynatrace and Prometheus/Grafana
• Explore and implement Event Driven Architecture (EDA) for enhanced real time monitoring and response.
• Develop capabilities to flag and report abnormalities and identify "blind spots" in
• Perform deep dive Root Cause Analysis (RCA), potentially utilizing available tooling, to quickly identify and resolve issues across the global compute environment
• Find the needle in a haystack/unhealthy bits in the compute universe (Globally) for faster time to resolution
• Monitor VM health, resource usage, and performance metrics proactively
• Monitor for unusual activity that might indicate a compromise or misconfiguration Solution Design & Consulting
• Provide technical consulting and expertise to application teams requiring OSV solutions
• Design, implement, and validate custom or dedicated OSV clusters and VM solutions for critical applications with unique or complex requirements (e.g., specialized appliances) Knowledge Management
• Create, maintain, and update comprehensive internal documentation and customer facing content on the Ford docs site to facilitate self service and clearly articulate platform capabilities

Skills Required:

Kubernetes, Openshift , deployment, services, Storage Capacity Management, Linux, Network Protocols & Standards, Python, Scripting, Dynatrace, VMware, Problem Solving, Technical Troubleshoot, Communications, Ability to communicate and work with cross-functional teams and all levels of management , redhat, TERRAFORM, Tekton, Ansible, GitHub, GCP, AWS, Azure, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, DevOps

Experience Required:

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 2+ years focused on Kubernetes and/or OpenShift.
• Proven experience with OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes concepts (Pods, Deployments, Services, Storage Classes, Operators, Custom Resources).
• Experience with Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation.
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace) and logging solutions.
• Solid understanding of virtualization concepts and technologies (e.g., KVM, VMware)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across multiple layers of the stack.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Experience Preferred:

Preferred Qualifications:
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization or other relevant certifications.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Ansible, Terraform, or OpenShift GitOps.
• Familiarity with software-defined networking (SDN) and software-defined storage (SDS) solutions.
• Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies.

Note: All these skills should be mentioned in the profiles, else profiles will not be considered.

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About US:

HTC Global Services is a leading US based provider of IT solutions and IT enabled services for over two and half decades with headquarters in Troy, Michigan, USA. We are an Inc. 500 Hall of Fame company with 11,000+ employees. Our global presence includes USA, UK, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, UAE, and India.

Staffed by a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals, HTC offers business specific solutions in the following verticals - Automotive and Manufacturing, Healthcare, Insurance and Finance, Retail, Technology, Publishing, Government, Telecom, and Energy and Utilities.

HTC is an ISO 9001, and ISO 27001 certified company with processes compliant to SEI CMM Level 5. Our recent acquisitions include CareTech Healthcare Solutions and Ciber Inc. Our offshore Delivery Centers include Chennai , Hyderabad and Bangalore.

HTC is a certified Minority Business Enterprise recognized by the Michigan Business Development Council (MMBDC).

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Sowbhakyawathi M