Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer – Kubernetes & ROSA Job Vacancy in UAE Abdu Dhabi
Dicetek is hiring a highly experienced Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer to join its Dubai team. This role is designed for professionals with deep expertise in OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA), and Kubernetes-based microservices. The ideal candidate will drive platform automation, scaling, access control, and DevOps integration across enterprise environments.
Job Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Information Technology & Services
Function: DevOps & Platform Engineering – OpenShift, Kubernetes, CloudOps
Salary: Negotiable
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Candidate Current Location: Any
Job Type: Full-time
What Does a Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer Do?
As a Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer at Dicetek, you will manage multi-tenant OpenShift and ROSA environments with a focus on workload distribution, security, and scalability. You will lead platform automation efforts, CI/CD integration, performance optimization, and compliance across distributed systems in collaboration with DevOps and cloud teams.
What Are the Key Responsibilities?
- Manage OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) and Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA)
- Implement workload segregation, efficient cluster scaling, and seamless upgrades
- Deploy and maintain Operators to extend platform functionality
- Oversee Kubernetes microservices clusters to ensure high availability and performance
- Enforce RBAC and LDAP-based access control and conduct regular security audits
- Automate housekeeping and platform tasks using Ansible
- Set up and maintain monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana
- Manage GitHub and Quay-based image registries and entitlements
- Implement audit logging and performance metrics for proactive monitoring
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to support CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitLab
- Support IBM CloudPak for Integration/Application deployments (preferred)
What Skills Are Required for a Platform Engineer in Dubai?
Education and Experience:
- 5+ years of experience managing enterprise OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms
- Proven experience with multi-tenant cluster operations and ROSA deployments
Technical Skills:
- Proficient in OpenShift upgrades, scaling, Operators, and automation with Ansible
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes orchestration, performance tuning, and microservices lifecycle
- Hands-on experience with monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus) and audit logging
- Skilled in access control using LDAP, Roles, and RBAC
- Experience managing container image registries and license entitlements
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab)
- IBM CloudPak knowledge is a plus
Soft Skills:
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Critical thinking and the ability to work independently in fast-paced environments
- Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and platform stability
What Benefits Come with This Position?
- Lead platform engineering efforts across complex OpenShift environments
- Collaborate with cutting-edge cloud and DevOps technologies
- Competitive compensation and growth opportunities in enterprise-level projects
- Join a diverse and technically progressive global IT consulting team
About the Company
Dicetek is a global IT solutions and services company, incorporated in 2006, with headquarters in Singapore. With a strong presence in India, UAE, Singapore, and the USA, Dicetek provides high-value IT consulting, solutions, and professional services across multiple verticals, including banking and financial services, telecom, government, oil & gas, logistics, supply chain, and manufacturing.
With more than 16 years of experience, Dicetek has established a solid reputation in the technology industry for delivering innovative solutions and maintaining high service excellence. The company is known for its integrity, thought leadership, and commitment to helping businesses navigate the evolving world of information technology.
Dicetek\'s specialist team of IT consultants combines international expertise with in-depth knowledge of the local market, ensuring tailored IT solutions that drive business success.
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