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