Job Summary Job Title: OpenShift Virtualization Engineer / OpenShift Platform Engineer - Virtualization

Location: Chennai / Noida

Experience: 6-12 years overall IT experience, 3-5 years in Virtualization & Container Platforms

We are looking for an experienced OpenShift Virtualization Engineer to design, deploy, migrate, and operate virtual machine workloads on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization. The role focuses on modernizing traditional virtualization platforms by running VMs and containers sidebyside on OpenShift, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and operational excellence.

Key ResponsibilitiesOpenShift Virtualization Platform

- Deploy, configure, and manage OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) on OpenShift 4.x.
- Manage lifecycle of Virtual Machines, VM templates, DataVolumes, and CDI.
- Operate mixed workloads (VMs containers) on the same OpenShift cluster.
- Perform OpenShift Cluster upgrades, patching, and capacity planning.

Virtual Machine Management

- Create, manage, and optimize Linux and Windows VMs on OpenShift.
- Configure VM networking, storage, CPU, memory, and performance tuning.
- Manage VM live migration, snapshots, cloning, and backup/restore.
- Troubleshoot VM startup, performance, and guest OS issues.

Migration &

• Modernization

- Lead VMware HyperV RHV to OpenShift Virtualization migrations.
- Use MTV (Migration Toolkit for Virtualization) for bulk and live migrations.
- Assess legacy workloads and recommend modernization strategies.
- Coordinate cutover, validation, and rollback plans.

Storage &

• Networking

- Integrate OpenShift Virtualization with enterprise storage: ODF, Ceph, SAN, NAS, Cloudnative storage.
- Configure NMState, Multus, SRIOV, and advanced VM networking when required.
- Optimize I/O, latency, and throughput for VM workloads.

Security &

• Access Control

- Implement RBAC, SCCs, and namespace isolation for VM workloads.
- Secure VM images, secrets, and credentials.
- Integrate with enterprise identity systems (LDAP, Active Directory).

Automation &

• Operations





- Automate VM provisioning using Ansible, GitOps, and templates.
- Monitor VM and cluster health using Prometheus and Grafana.
- Develop runbooks, SOPs, and operational documentation.
- Provide L2/L3 support and perform root cause analysis.

VMware Administration

- Manage and administer VMware vSphere environments including ESXi, vCenter, vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS, HA, and Distributed Switches.
- Perform installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of VMware infrastructure.
- Conduct root cause analysis and resolve complex virtualization issues.
- Manage VMware clusters, templates, snapshots, VM provisioning, and resource optimization.
- Implement and maintain VMware security best practices.

Collaboration

- Work closely with infrastructure, application, and cloud teams.
- Guide application owners on VM placement and modernization options.
- Act as SME for OpenShift Virtualization adoption.

Required Skills &

• Qualifications

Mandatory Technical Skills

- Solid handson experience with Red Hat OpenShift 4.x
- Solid experience with OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt)
- Deep virtualization background: VMware vSphere, ESXi, Red Hat Virtualization (RHV), HyperV
- Linux administration (RHEL preferred)
- Kubernetes fundamentals (pods, services, operators, storage, networking)
- Storage &

• Networking: Persistent Volumes, StorageClasses, CSI drivers, Multus networking, bridges, VLANs, Load balancers and ingress for VM workloads

- Automation &

• Tooling: Ansible (playbooks, roles), YAML, Helm, Gitbased workflows, MTV (Migration Toolkit for Virtualization)

- VMware: VMware vSphere 6.x/7.x/8.x, ESXi Host Administration, VMware vCenter Server, VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, Distributed Virtual Switch (vDS), VMware Lifecycle Manager (vLCM), VMware SRM & vSAN (preferred)

Good to Have

- Experience with VMware VM environment
- Experience with backup tools (OADP, Velero, thirdparty solutions)
- Red Hat certifications: EX280 - OpenShift Administration, EX316, EX318, EX200, EX294

Soft Skills

- Strong troubleshooting skills

📌 Track Lead - Vmware vSphere & vCenter,VMware vSAN (India)
🏢 HCL Technologies
📍 India