Senior OpenShift & CPI Operations Engineer
Job in
Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Listed on 2026-10-09
Listing for:
Systems Arabia
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-09
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Cybersecurity
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We are hiring for IBM CP4I Open Shift Operations/Administrator/Engineer who will be responsible for architecting, deploying, securing, and managing Red Hat Open Shift and IBM CP4I platforms across hybrid cloud environments. This role will focus 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.
Job Responsibilities- Plan, architect, install, and configure Red Hat Open Shift clusters across hybrid cloud environments, including provisioning the core IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) platform using Operator Lifecycle Managers (OLM).
- Manage and lifecycle-configure core CP4I capabilities through their respective IBM operators, including IBM MQ, API Connect, App Connect (ACE), Event Streams (Kafka), and Aspera.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Deep, practical engineering experience managing production-grade Red Hat Open Shift clusters and administering IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) components.
- Solid knowledge of Software-Defined Networking (SDN/OVN), Ingress/Route architectures, service meshes (Istio), network policies, and container security compliance scanning.
- Strong technical comprehension of enterprise integration patterns, containerized message-queuing mechanics, and API lifecycle architectures.
- Exceptional analytical and systemic debugging capabilities, possessing a high technical attention to container density logs and compute sizing variables.
- Core Development Environments:
Red Hat Open Shift Container Platform (RHOCP), OKD, Kubernetes, CoreOS, IBM CP4I, IBM MQ, API Connect, ACE, Event Streams, Data Power. - Networking, Core APIs & Engines:
Red Hat Open Shift Data Foundation (ODF), Ceph, Portworx, CSI plugins, AWS EBS/EFS. - Coordinates systematic fixes and clear mitigation strategies under pressure, keeping high-availability platforms operational.
- Effectively collaborates across remote and hybrid teams, translating complex container infrastructure into clear deployment guidance
- Champions automation, infrastructure-as-code consistency, and platform compliance while minimizing manual configuration practices.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related technical system discipline.
- Fluent English (written and verbal) is required. Spoken and written Arabic is highly advantageous and preferred
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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