Senior Associate (Linux, Kubernetes, Openshift)

Lead Associate, Technology Infrastructure

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Systems / Platform Engineer with strong hands-on experience across Linux and Windows environments , virtualization platforms (Hyper-V) , OpenShift container platforms , and infrastructure automation using Ansible .

This role focuses on building, automating, and maintaining reliable, secure, and high-performing infrastructure platforms supporting modern enterprise workloads.

Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux (RHEL) environments across production and non-production setups

Design and develop Ansible playbooks for automation of provisioning, configuration management, and patching

Manage and support OpenShift / Kubernetes platforms , including cluster operations, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting

Working Knowledge on virtualization platforms (Hyper-V) including VM provisioning, performance monitoring, and lifecycle management

Collaborate with application, database, and middleware teams to ensure infrastructure readiness and performance

Monitor system health, availability, and performance; proactively identify and resolve issues

Implement and maintain system hardening, patching, and security best practices

Participate in on-call support, incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis (RCA), Shift rotations

Create and maintain automation scripts, runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation

Required Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on experience in Linux system administration (RHEL)

Working knowledge of Windows Server administration and troubleshooting

Experience in building and maintaining Ansible playbooks for automation

Practical experience with OpenShift / Kubernetes , including: Cluster operations and lifecycle management

Pod, node, and workload troubleshooting

Resource management (CPU, memory)

Good understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, firewall concepts)

Experience with monitoring and logging tools

Strong analytical skills for troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues

Nice-to-Have

Scripting skills ( Bash, PowerShell )

Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

Experience with cloud or hybrid environments

Relevant certifications: RHCSA / RHCE

Kubernetes / OpenShift

Microsoft / Hyper-V