Gloify - DevOps Engineer - VMware/OpenStack (3-5 yrs)

Roles and Responsibilities :

- Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters (Kubespray or OpenShift) in private and public clouds.

- Plan, design, and install data center infrastructure (servers, storage systems, network equipment, cooling systems).

- Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices for data center operations.

- Conduct regular inspections, and maintenance, and perform hardware/software upgrades and patches.

- Monitor data center performance using tools to track metrics and identify issues

- Create and maintain virtual machines using VMware ESXi or OpenStack.

- Manage infrastructure in private clouds, data centers, or bare-metal environments.

- Set up OpenShift environments on virtual machines created using VMware ESXi or OpenStack.

- Design, build, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using Kubernetes, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.

- Automate testing, deployment, and monitoring processes for continuous integration and delivery.

- Implement and manage monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Kibana.

- Set up alerts and dashboards for proactive system performance monitoring.

- Manage and optimize Elasticsearch clusters for high performance and reliability.

- Use Terraform or Ansible for infrastructure provisioning and management.

- Maintain and improve infrastructure automation scripts.

- Deploy, configure, and maintain Kafka for real-time data streaming.

- Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure smooth deployment and system operation.

- Provide support for application deployments and troubleshoot issues in development and production environments.

Required Skills and Qualifications :

- 3 to 5 years of experience in DevOps, with expertise in OpenShift or Kubernetes deployment on private cloud or on-premise servers.

- Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.

- Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.

- Good understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

- Experience with OpenShift deployment on a private cloud is a plus.

- Strong knowledge of data center infrastructure components, including servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and cooling systems.

- Proficiency in data center management tools and monitoring software.

- Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure)