OpenShift Virtualization Platform Engineer

OpenShift Virtualization Platform Engineer

We are seeking a high-level OpenShift Virtualization Platform Engineer to lead a key client engagement. This role is responsible for assessing a client's current virtualization platform and designing a comprehensive, high-level architecture and migration roadmap to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.

You will lead deep-dive workshops, conduct thorough analysis of the current state (including hardware, operations, and workloads), and produce strategic deliverables. This is a senior level role requiring strong technical expertise and the ability to guide clients through complex platform transformations.

Required qualifications

• Experience: Proven experience in a senior solutions or platform engineer role.
• Core Technology: Deep expertise in Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
• Virtualization: Strong background in traditional virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware) and migration strategies.
• Infrastructure: Expertise in enterprise infrastructure including compute, storage (systems and network), and networking.
• Communication: Exceptional workshop facilitation, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Documentation: Demonstrable experience producing high level executive summaries and detailed technical architecture reports.
• Analysis: Strong analytical skills to assess workloads, platform readiness, and operational maturity.

Preferred qualifications

• Relevant Red Hat certifications (e.g., OpenShift Administration, OpenShift Virtualization).
• Experience in a client facing or consulting role.
• Hands on experience with multi cluster OpenShift management.
• Knowledge of specific backup, disaster recovery, and automation tools within the OpenShift ecosystem.

Key responsibilities

• Architecture & Migration Strategy: Design the high level architecture for the target OpenShift Virtualization platform, including node types, networking, storage, integrations, HA/DR, and migration automation.
• Assessment & Documentation: Review, revise, and document the client's current state, including business drivers, platform design and architecture, workloads, and OpenShift readiness.
• Workshop Facilitation: Lead workshops and mentoring sessions to establish a common understanding of OpenShift Virtualization, including operational differences, capacity management, HA/DR capabilities, and security strategies.
• Hardware & Workload Analysis: Conduct a detailed hardware review for reuse viability (nodes, networking, storage) and perform a comprehensive virtual machine workload analysis to categorize applications.
• Deliverable Production: Produce detailed documentation containing the workload analysis, high level architecture, and a complete migration journey and roadmap.

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Role Type Individual Contributor

Profession Platform Engineering / DevOps

Employment Type Full-Time

Work Site Hybrid

Kestrel Eight is an Australian ICT advisory and delivery firm. We place senior, locally based practitioners into enterprise and government programs across delivery, architecture, integration and platform modernisation.