OpenShift Infra Admin – 6 Month Contract

Job Overview:

NorthBay Solutions is seeking a skilled OpenShift Infrastructure Administrator for a 6-month onsite engagement at our Dubai office. This role is focused on managing, securing, and optimizing enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenShift environments in a hybrid cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in OpenShift administration, infrastructure automation, and Azure cloud services. Experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS will be considered a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer, maintain, and scale Red Hat OpenShift clusters in alignment with enterprise security and performance standards.

• Design and implement automation for provisioning and managing infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.

• Integrate OpenShift with CI/CD pipelines for application deployments, configuration management, and infrastructure updates.

• Monitor system performance, perform root cause analysis, and apply performance tuning and resource optimization.

• Enforce security policies and high availability across OpenShift workloads using Azure-native and Kubernetes-native tooling.

• Collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to support seamless deployment workflows and system uptime.

• Provide ongoing support for OpenShift platform upgrades, patching, and configuration management.

• Manage Terraform state, remote backends, and ensure governance across multi-environment cloud infrastructure.

• Stay current with Red Hat OpenShift updates, Kubernetes ecosystem developments, and cloud-native tools.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in infrastructure administration and DevOps, with a strong focus on Red Hat OpenShift.

• Hands-on expertise in Azure services, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.

• Proficient in CI/CD pipeline design, automation, and integration with OpenShift environments.

• Solid understanding of IaC principles, cloud infrastructure governance, and security best practices.

• Working knowledge of AWS services is a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; ability to manage production-grade infrastructure.

• Experience working in regulated industries such as banking or fintech is a plus.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary: 17,000 – 19,000 AED (Fixed)

• Visa sponsorship

• Medical insurance

• Emirates ID provided