Senior OpenShift / Kubernetes Engineer

Date
Job ID
R23173
Country
Italy
Job City
Rome - via Tomacelli
Job Family
IT Engineering
Job Type
Employee
Job Sub Type
Permanent

Key accountabilities

  • Design, deploy, configure, and manage Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of hybrid and multicloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Operate and optimize Apache Kafka clusters, including Mirror/MirrorMaker configurations for replication and resilience.
  • Support database platforms such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL (replication, scaling, backups) – considered a plus.
  • Implement observability and monitoring solutions using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, and Elastic.
  • Drive DevOps/GitOps practices through automation with Ansible, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD), and scripting (Bash, Python, Go, YAML).
  • Manage security, authentication, and authorization (certificates, encryption keys, RBAC, LDAP/IDM integration).
  • Oversee the infrastructure lifecycle: provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and decommissioning of platform components.
  • Collaborate with internal IT and application teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure solutions.
  • Experience with IBM Power systems in containerized environments is considered a plus.
  • Experience with virtualization and hyperconverged platforms, including OpenShift Virtualization, Nutanix, VMware, KVM, or similar, is a plus.

  • Who You Are

  • 3–6 years of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure and platform delivery.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift in production environments.
  • Strong knowledge of Kafka (distributed architecture, replication, high availability).
  • Familiarity with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other database platforms.
  • Expertise in DevOps and automation practices.
  • Understanding of hybrid cloud architectures and platform engineering.
  • Experience with observability stacks (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Elastic).
  • Experience with virtualization platforms (OpenShift Virtualization, Nutanix, VMware, KVM) is considered a plus.
  • Strong engineering mindset focused on automation, lifecycle management, and delivery.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills within internal teams.

  • Preferred Certifications

  • Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator (RHCSA/RHCA)
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • Certifications in cloud platforms, databases, DevOps tools, or virtualization technologies are a plus