Job Title : OpenShift & RHEL Deployment Consultant
Location : Onsite (Nagpur)
Experience : 5+ years
Role Overview
The consultant will lead the end-to-end deployment of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on up to 30 VMs and the complete installation, configuration, and validation of OpenShift Container Platform (OCP). The role includes architecture creation, documentation, integration, knowledge transfer, and remote / onsite support for 6 months post-go-live.
Key Responsibilities
1. Design & Planning
- Conduct discovery workshops with customer IT / security teams
- Define high-level and low-level architecture (HLD / LLD)
- Validate prerequisites :
- Servers / storage readiness
- Network (VLAN, bonding, routing, firewall rules)
- DNS / NTP / LDAP / Domain
- Red Hat repos and subscription access
2. RHEL Installation
Install RHEL on all identified nodes / VMs (up to 30)Perform subscription registrationApply OS-level hardening best practicesSetup required repos, packages, and configuration3. OpenShift Deployment
Deploy OpenShift Cluster (IPI / UPI depending on customer)Configure :DNSLoad Balancer / IngressNetworking (SDN / CNI)Storage ClassesWorker / master configurationsProxy settings (if required)Register cluster with Red Hat Cloud ConsoleIntegrate LDAP / AD for authentication4. Validation & Testing
Perform cluster health checksConduct performance tests and configuration verificationGenerate validation & readiness reports5. Documentation
Architecture diagramsInstallation / configuration stepsIntegration guideSecurity & hardening notesTroubleshooting guideAcceptance / Test report6. Knowledge Transfer
Conduct KT sessions with customer teamProvide admin & operations trainingHandover all design / config documentation7. Post Go-Live Support (6 Months)
Incident resolutionPerformance tuningConfiguration supportProactive monitoring guidanceOnsite visit (1–2 times if critical issue & remote support not enough)Required Skills & Experience
4–6+ years hands-on OpenShift deployment experienceStrong RHEL 7 / 8 / 9 administration experienceHands-on withOCP cluster deployment (IPI / UPI)Operators, Storage, IngressLoad balancer technologies (F5 / HAProxy / Ingress)Networking : VLANs, bonding, IP planningDNS, NTP, Authentication services (LDAP / AD)Should have implemented 2+ production OCP clustersExperience with performance tuning and troubleshootingStrong documentation capabilitiesGood communication and customer-facing abilityWillingness to travel onsite (Nagpur)