Overview
Senior OpenShift Engineer VMware & Storage Integration
Job Title: OpenShift Architect - VMware & Storage Integration
Location: Sheffield (Hybrid - 3 days/week onsite)
Duration: 6 months + Extension
THIS PROJECT IS INSIDE IR35
Responsibilities
* Design and implement OpenShift platforms integrated with VMware and enterprise storage solutions
* Ensure compatibility and performance between OpenShift, VMware tools (vSphere, vCenter, NSX), and storage (eg FlashArray/FlashBlade)
* Architect scalable, secure OpenShift environments that support CI/CD and DevOps workflows
* Lead migrations to OpenShift and define strategies for secure, resilient deployments
* Collaborate with DevOps, Development, and Operations teams to ensure alignment with business needs
* Document architecture decisions, configurations, and migration playbooks
* Provide technical guidance and mentorship across teams
Required Skills
* Strong background designing and implementing OpenShift platforms
* Strong experience in Openshift
* Kubernetes and containerisation expertise
* Hands-on experience with VMware tools (vSphere, vCenter, NSX)
* Experience with enterprise storage platforms (eg Pure Storage FlashArray, FlashBlade)
* Deep understanding of networking (load balancing, ingress, DNS)
* CI/CD tooling experience (eg Jenkins, GitHub, ArgoCD)
* Application and workload migration to OpenShift
* Scripting and automation (Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
Bonus Skills
* OpenShift certifications (eg Red Hat Certified Specialist)
* Experience with multi-cluster or hybrid cloud OpenShift
* Familiarity with Helm, OpenShift Operators
* Monitoring/logging tools (Grafana, oTel, Splunk, ELK stack)
* Large-scale migration project experience
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