Senior OpenShift Virtualization Administrator

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. Lead enterprise virtualization operations on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization for the SEC ISS contract and SEC OIT infrastructure mission .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeWashington, DC • District of Columbia • United StatesSenior💰 $92,300 - $166,850 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in OpenShift Virtualization and Kubernetes-native virtualization platforms, with a strong focus on operational readiness, incident response, and high-performance VM service delivery. Proficient in managing virtualization operations, leading technical teams, and ensuring compliance with federal standards.

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OpenShift Virtualization AdministrationKubeVirt ManagementRed Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift VirtualizationIncident Coordination in 24x7 OperationsVMware-to-OpenShift Migration

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Hard Skills

OpenShift VirtualizationKubeVirtVM Lifecycle OperationsRed Hat Enterprise LinuxOpenShift Container PlatformGitOpsAnsible AutomationPrometheus MonitoringDisaster Recovery PlanningOperational Documentation

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipProject ManagementIncident Response Coordination

Tools & Technologies

MTV/ForkliftGrafanaAlertmanagerArgo CDHelmKustomizeOVN-KubernetesODF/CephCSI DriversNetworkPolicies

Certifications & Qualifications

Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization (EX316)VMware VCP-DCVRHCE on RHEL 9CKAITIL 4 Foundation

Industry Keywords

FISMANIST SP 800-53SEC OIT PolicyFederal Civilian Infrastructure OperationsHybrid On-Premises/Cloud Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudGrafanaKubernetesLinuxNode.jsOpenShiftPrometheusVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead enterprise virtualization operations on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization for the SEC ISS contract and SEC OIT infrastructure mission
Design, administer, and continuously optimize OpenShift Virtualization to deliver secure, resilient, high-performing VM services
Support 24x7x365 operational readiness, incident response, and coordination with the Enterprise Operations Center and infrastructure teams
Lead the migration from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization using Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV/Forklift)
Deploy, configure, and maintain the OpenShift Virtualization operator, KubeVirt components, CDI, and cluster services
Manage VM lifecycle operations including provisioning, live migration, cloning, snapshots, patching, and decommissioning
Configure VM networking and storage using Multus, OVN-Kubernetes, NetworkAttachmentDefinitions, ODF/Ceph, CSI drivers, and DataVolumes
Ensure high availability, node-failure resilience, disaster recovery readiness, and performance tuning
Troubleshoot OpenShift cluster and VM guest issues
Monitor health, performance, and capacity with Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, and cluster logging
Coordinate incident triage, escalation, and service restoration
Maintain SOPs, runbooks, knowledge articles, audit-ready documentation, migration records, and recovery procedures
Lead technical teams, manage workloads and project tasks, and report operational status, migration progress, risks, and performance metrics
Coordinate planned changes, maintenance windows, and implementation activities under SEC change control
Enforce secure configuration, patch compliance, SCCs, NetworkPolicies, image policies, and FedRAMP-aligned hardening
Align operations with FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, and SEC OIT policy
Apply GitOps and infrastructure-as-code patterns using Argo CD/OpenShift GitOps, Ansible Automation Platform, Helm, and Kustomize

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must meet contract citizenship/work authorization requirements
Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required)
Bachelors in a relevant field such as Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization (EX316) or equivalent required; VMware VCP-DCV accepted with commitment to obtain EX316 post-hire within a defined window
9–12 years of experience supporting server virtualization technology in enterprise environments, including hands-on OpenShift Virtualization/KubeVirt or comparable Kubernetes-native virtualization platforms
Experience leading technical teams supporting system operations
Experience planning and managing virtualization operations workloads, projects, and administrative functions
Hands-on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform administration, including oc/kubectl, Operators, CRDs, and RBAC
Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration experience
Expertise with OpenShift Virtualization/CNV/KubeVirt and OpenShift Container Platform design and administration
Senior troubleshooting across OpenShift cluster and VM guest layers
Incident coordination in a 24x7x365 enterprise operations environment
Operational documentation, runbook maintenance, and change-control execution
Willingness to travel as required per contract direction
Preferred: VMware-to-OpenShift migrations using MTV/Forklift; RHCE on RHEL 9; CKA; DO180/DO280/DO380 training; Argo CD/OpenShift GitOps; Ansible Automation Platform; ODF/Ceph; VCP-DCV; federal civilian infrastructure operations; hybrid on-premises/cloud environments; ITIL 4 Foundation or similar

Benefits

Comp & perks

Telework permitted when approved by the government and contract leadership
On-call or surge support opportunities depending on operational needs