LEAD ADMINISTRATOR L1(CONTRACT)
Job Description
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to resolve high-priority incidents through advanced troubleshooting, ensure SLA compliance, analyse system performance trends, and create mitigation measures by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
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Areas of responsibility
Triaging and resolution of tickets-Provide resolution to high priority incident (P2) tickets, performing advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis to ensure timely closure.
SLA Monitoring-Ensure SLA compliance for assigned technology areas and ensure proactive escalation management.
Performance tuning and optimization-Analyse system performance data, coordinate findings on system behaviour, and support capacity planning initiatives to enhance overall system efficiency.
Perform system Improvements-Create mitigation measures to evaluate new tools or improvements by collaborating with technical teams.
Handling disaster recovery-Perform security assessments and recovery drills, and implement necessary controls to ensure compliance with established security standards.
Reporting and stakeholder engagement-Participate in weekly and monthly service review meetings, provide updates on performance and issues, and support stakeholder communication to ensure transparency and service alignment.
Team Management-Collaborate with team members to resolve open tickets and service requests.
Knowledge base and continuous learning Contribute to updating SOPs, knowledge articles and maintaining the knowledge repository for the purpose of future ticket resolution.
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Location: Pune / Hyd
Rates - 155K/M
No of positions - 10
Exp - 5- 8 years.
Mandatory skills -
OpenShift Virtualization & Kubernetes
Must-Have – Hands-on deployment, administration, troubleshooting of OpenShift clusters
Distributed Systems Understanding
Must-Have – Knowledge of failure domains, resiliency, HA, scalability in distributed systems
Linux & Networking
Must-Have – Strong Linux fundamentals, networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing)
iOpenShift Administration
Key Responsibilities:
- KVM Administration:
- Manage and maintain KVM-based virtualization environments, including provisioning, monitoring, and troubleshooting virtual machines.
- Optimize KVM performance and ensure high availability of virtualized infrastructure. Implement security best practices for KVM environments.
- OpenShift Administration:
- Deploy, configure, and manage OpenShift clusters in on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. Monitor and troubleshoot OpenShift workloads, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Manage OpenShift networking, storage, and security configurations. Perform upgrades and patching of OpenShift clusters and associated components.
- Monitoring and Optimization:
- Implement monitoring solutions for KVM and OpenShift environments using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
- Analyze system performance and recommend optimizations for resource utilization and cost efficiency.
- Collaboration and Documentation:
- Work closely with development, DevOps, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of infrastructure and applications.
- Document infrastructure designs, processes, and best practices for internal knowledge sharing.
To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements: (MAX 8 Points)
- 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with a focus on KVM virtualization and OpenShift administration.
- Strong expertise in managing KVM hypervisors and virtualized environments.
- Hands-on experience with OpenShift installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Solid understanding of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting.
- Familiarity with networking concepts, storage solutions, and security best practices.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Source: the employer's careers page. Last checked 2026-10-22. Posted 2026-10-22.
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