Migration Specialist – OpenShift / Kubernetes - Contract - Remote (Night Shifts)

World Wide Technology (WWT), a 36-year-old global technology solutions provider specializing in systems integration, Infra-Cloud security, application development, AI Services, and supply chain solutions. With a workforce of 10,000+ employees and strategic partnerships with leading OEMs such as Cisco, Dell EMC, Microsoft, and NVIDIA, WWT delivers cutting-edge infrastructure, cloud, security, and custom application services to clients across 35 countries. Our Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs)—lab setup environments spanning over one million square feet of world-class integration and distribution space enable us to deliver unmatched value and innovation at scale. Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by Glassdoor and Fortune for 14 consecutive years, WWT is also ranked #6 on India's Great Place to Work list for 2025.

WorldWide Technology Holding Co, LLC. (WWT) currently has an exciting opportunity available for the role of Migration Break/Fix Specialist – OpenShift / Kubernetes. If you are interested in this opportunity, please respond with an updated resume and the required details at the bottom of this email.

Role: Migration Break/Fix Specialist – OpenShift, Jenkins, Tekton, CI/CD Pipelines

Location: India (Remote with limited onsite in Chennai/Hyderabad/Bangalore as required)

Duration: 6+ Months with a high possibility of extensions

Experience: 7–9 years

Work Model:Night Shift

Role Summary:

Primary skills required : .

Mandatory (Non-Negotiable) Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with OpenShift
• Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
• Experience in production support / break-fix environments
• Strong troubleshooting skills in:
• Storage issues
• File system permissions
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins & Tekton)

Key Responsibilities

Platform Support & Operations

• Provide L2/L3 support for OpenShift clusters in production environments
• Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, and platform issues
• Perform log analysis to identify root causes and resolve incidents
• Handle storage-related issues, including volume mounts and persistence
• Manage Linux-level troubleshooting, especially file permissions and access issues
• Support cluster densification initiatives (scaling up to 1000 pods per node)

CI/CD & Pipeline Support

• Support and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines using:
• Jenkins
• Tekton
• Harness
• Understand and debug pipeline failures and deployment issues
• Assist application teams in resolving build and deployment blockers
• Ensure smooth integration between pipelines and OpenShift deployments

Migration Support

• Execute migration activities for applications moving to OpenShift
• Work with existing runbooks and migration checklists
• Support different migration strategies:
• Live traffic migration
• Downtime-based cutovers
• Assist in migrating both:
• Stateful applications (70%)
• Stateless applications (30%)
• Collaborate with application teams during migration execution