Senior OpenShift Engineer VMware & Storage Integration - Sheffield hybrid - Inside IR35
4 days ago
Sheffield
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 (Mandatory): * 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