Sr. OpenShift Virtualization Engineer

Iron Bow Technologies is for people who believe trust is paramount , transformation is embraced , and the future is here , because "What we do matters !" We are a next generation solutions provider, delivering mission success across government, healthcare, and commercial industries. Iron Bow relies on our passionate people , long standing partnerships , and strategic thinking to solve your most critical challenges. Whether we team with clients, colleagues, or partners, we put each other first. It’s The Iron Bow Way. THE OPPORTUNITY Join a high-impact team leading one of the largest OpenShift Virtualization migrations in the federal space. As an OpenShift Virtualization Engineer , you'll help design, deploy, and operate a multi-tier Red Hat OpenShift environment while supporting the migration of approximately 10,000 virtual machines from VMware ESXi to OpenShift Virtualization across a large-scale, on-premises infrastructure. This role combines platform engineering, virtualization expertise, automation, and infrastructure modernization in a highly regulated environment. HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT • Design, deploy, and support Red Hat OpenShift clusters across a hub-and-spoke architecture, including global hubs, site hubs, and distributed workload clusters. • Lead large-scale migrations of Windows and RHEL virtual machines from VMware ESXi v7/v8 to OpenShift Virtualization using the Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV). • Translate VMware networking, resource pools, folders, tags, and VM configurations into OpenShift Virtualization and Kubernetes equivalents. • Troubleshoot migration issues, perform rollback procedures when necessary, and support migration cutovers during scheduled evening or weekend maintenance windows. • Deploy and manage core OpenShift platform services including Dynatrace, NetApp Trident, Splunk, Commvault, and the OpenShift Compliance Operator. • Build and maintain infrastructure automation and deployment pipelines using Ansible, Git, Quay, AutoShift, and GitOps methodologies. • Integrate enterprise secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk into the platform. • Troubleshoot bare-metal infrastructure, including server hardware and out-of-band management platforms such as Cisco UCS/Intersight, Dell iDRAC, and HPE iLO. • Participate in Agile delivery, managing work through JIRA while following formal ServiceNow change management processes. • Maintain migration tracking and operational reporting using SharePoint Lists and support executive reporting through Power BI and other reporting tools. • Partner with infrastructure, security, and compliance teams to ensure platform accreditation and regulatory compliance. • Create technical documentation, migration runbooks, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures while providing technical leadership and mentoring across the team. SKILLS THAT DRIVE SUCCESS • Experience designing, deploying, and administering Red Hat OpenShift in enterprise environments. • Strong VMware ESXi/vSphere administration experience, including networking, resource pools, tagging, and virtualization infrastructure. • Hands-on experience leading or supporting enterprise-scale virtual machine migrations. • Experience with Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV), OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt), or similar migration technologies. • Strong troubleshooting skills across virtualization, networking, storage, and infrastructure platforms. • Experience implementing and maintaining OpenShift Compliance Operator and compliance remediation processes. • Proficiency with infrastructure automation using Ansible, Git, GitOps, and container registries such as Quay. • Experience with enterprise secrets management platforms including