Senior OpenShift Virtualization Administrator

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Senior OpenShift Virtualization Administrator leading enterprise virtualization operations on Red Hat OpenShift. Responsible for design, administration, and continuous optimization of OpenShift Virtualization services.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeWashington • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $92,300 - $166,850 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

KubernetesLinuxNode.jsOpenShift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead administrative and design activities for OpenShift Virtualization
Deploy, configure, and maintain the OpenShift Virtualization operator
Manage full VM lifecycle operations on KubeVirt
Ensure platform high availability, node-failure resilience, disaster recovery readiness
Provide subject matter expertise troubleshooting complex issues
Monitor platform health, performance, and capacity using the OpenShift monitoring stack
Lead technical teams supporting daily system operations for OpenShift Virtualization services
Plan and manage virtualization team workloads, project tasks
Enforce secure configuration and patch compliance across OpenShift and Virtualization components
Apply GitOps and infrastructure-as-code patterns to VM and cluster configuration

Requirements

What you’ll need

9-12 years of experience supporting server virtualization technology in enterprise environments
Hands-on experience with OpenShift Virtualization / KubeVirt or comparable Kubernetes-native virtualization platforms
Demonstrated experience leading technical teams supporting system operations
Experience planning and managing workloads, projects, and administrative functions for virtualization operations
Hands-on experience administering Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system administration
Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization (EX316) or equivalent

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

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Hard Skills & Tools

OpenShift VirtualizationKubeVirtGitOpsinfrastructure-as-codeRed Hat OpenShift Container PlatformRed Hat Enterprise LinuxVM lifecycle operationsdisaster recoverymonitoring stacksecure configuration

Soft Skills

leadershiptroubleshootingproject managementteam managementcommunication

Certifications

Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization (EX316)