Overview
IBM CPI OpenShift Operations/Administrator Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at InnovationTeam
Position: IBM CP4I OpenShift Operations/Administrator
Position Overview
The IBM CP4I Open Shift Operations Administrator is a systems infrastructure specialist responsible for designing, deploying, securing and maintaining our enterprise hybrid‑cloud integration architecture. Sitting at the intersection of Cloud Dev Ops and Middleware Engineering, this role focuses on the end‑to‑end administration of IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) running on Red Hat Open Shift Container Platform (RHOCP) to guarantee high availability and continuous automated pipeline scaling.
Core
Responsibilities
- Cluster & CP4I Deployment – Plan, architect, install and configure Red Hat Open Shift clusters across hybrid cloud environments; provision the core CP4I platform using Operator Lifecycle Managers (OLM); integrate component management, and lifecycle‑configure core CP4I capabilities via IBM operators (MQ, API Connect, App Connect, ACE, Event Streams, Kafka, Aspera Security, Identity Governance).
- Security – Secure cluster infrastructures by enforcing Role‑Based Access Control (RBAC), managing Red Hat Open Shift OAuth integrations, Keycloak IAM identity layers, and SSL/TLS certificate configurations.
- Compute, Storage & Lifecycle – Architect container persistent storage layers using Software‑Defined Storage engines and schedule seamless cluster upgrades, security patching and node updates with a zero‑downtime objective.
- Performance Diagnostics & Triage – Configure APM surveillance dashboards, automate multi‑tenant provisioning using Git Ops paradigms, and systematically troubleshoot complex cluster degradation events, persistent volume failures and pod networking drops.
Required
Skills & Qualifications
- Education – Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology or a closely related technical system discipline.
- Core Engineering Track Record – Deep practical engineering experience managing production‑grade Red Hat Open Shift clusters and administering IBM CP4I components.
- Architecture & Pattern Competency – Solid knowledge of Software‑Defined Networking (SDN/OVN), Ingress/Route architectures, service meshes (Istio), network policies and container security compliance scanning.
- Security & Protocol Familiarity – Strong technical comprehension of enterprise integration patterns, containerized message‑queuing mechanics and API lifecycle architectures.
- Analytical Evaluation – Exceptional analytical and systemic debugging capabilities, with high technical attention to container density logs and compute sizing variables.
- Technical Toolkit – Systems & Core Development Environments:
Red Hat Open Shift Container Platform (RHOCP), OKD, Kubernetes, CoreOS, IBM CP4I, IBM MQ, API Connect, ACE, Event Streams;
Programming & UI Engines:
Linux CLI, Bash, Python scripting, Open Shift CLI (oc), kubectl;
Networking APIs & Engines:
Red Hat Open Shift Data Foundation (ODF), Ceph, Portworx, CSI plugins, AWS EBS/EFS;
Repository Managers & Orchestration:
Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, Helm, OLM Operators, Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, Tekton;
Monitoring & Observability:
Prometheus, Grafana, Open Shift Logging, Sysdig;
Project Management:
Jira, Azure Dev Ops (ADO), Microsoft TFS. - Soft Skills – High‑stakes resolution and composure under pressure, collaborative partner across distributed/hybrid teams, champion of structural automation and IaC consistency.
- Language & Communication – Fluent in English (written & verbal); spoken and written Arabic is highly advantageous and preferred.
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Title: IBM CPI OpenShift Operations/Administrator
Company: InnovationTeam
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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