Senior Infrastructure Consultant

Emergent LLC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Infrastructure Consultant serves as the foundational architect of our OpenShift Virtualization Pods. In this high-impact role, the Senior Infrastructure Consultant operates beyond implementation, acting as the architect of the “Landing Zone." This role navigates the complexities of transitioning mission-critical VMware workloads into agile, production-grade OpenShift environments. By balancing deep platform engineering with high-touch organizational enablement, the Senior Infrastructure Consultant ensures that our clients, ranging from Global Financial Institutions to US Public Sector agencies, achieve seamless business continuity and a future-ready infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in an IT-related field or equivalent work experience, required.
8-10 years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure, platform engineering, or systems architecture roles.
3-5 years of hands-on Red Hat OpenShift experience.
2-3 years working with OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt).
5-8 years of enterprise virtualization experience supporting mission-critical workloads.
Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) and enterprise CSI providers (NetApp, Pure, Dell), focusing on high-performance RWO/RWX volumes.
US Citizens required for clearable projects. Top Secret clearance preferred.
Expert-level mastery of Red Hat OpenShift (RHOCP) and KubeVirt (OpenShift Virtualization)
Advanced proficiency in Multus CNI, NMState, and layer-2 bridging to ensure seamless IP transparency between legacy and modern tiers
Deep-rooted understanding of enterprise virtualization (VMWare / vSphere preferred) architecture to facilitate intelligent workload mapping
Ability to create a detailed technical execution plan from a VMA (Assessment).
Strong understanding and comfortability working in a "Global Delivery Model" with seamless hand-offs between EU-based centers and US-based stakeholders

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical authority for OpenShift Virtualization Pods, owning the end-to-end enterprise-grade OpenShift Landing Zones for the virtualization workloads.
Lead the "Day 1" design, deployment, and hardening of OpenShift clusters, optimized for OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt), specifically tuned for the rigors of enterprise virtualization and mixed-mode workloads.
Architect, validate, and operationalize OpenShift Virtualization environments capable of supporting Tier 1, latency-sensitive, and highly available workloads at enterprise scale.
Design and execute sophisticated Migration Factory testing protocols including validating storage performance, network resiliency, and high-availability failover to guarantee production readiness.
Translate VMware-centric operational models (clusters, resource pools, DRS, HA) into Kubernetes-native abstractions that preserve intent while improving agility and automation.
Virtualization/Migration Assessment (VMA) outputs to phased, executable technical migration plans with clear sequencing, success criteria, and risk mitigation strategies.
Act as a strategic mentor and trusted advisor to client platform, virtualization, and application teams, guiding them through both the technical and cultural shift from traditional virtualization to Kubernetes-first operations.
Define and implement Day 2 operational patterns, including OpenShift and Operator lifecycle management, patching and upgrade strategies, backup and restore workflows, disaster recovery designs, and ongoing capacity and performance management.
Integrate and validate enterprise storage and networking planforms, including Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation and CSI-backed solutions with a focus on high-performance RWO/RWX workloads.
Author comprehensive runbooks, operational playbooks, and decision logs that serve as the blueprint for the client’s long-term operational success.
Contribute to internal intellectual property, including reference architectures, automation patterns, reusable migration frameworks, and delivery standards.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision plans
Premier 401k retirement plan with corporate matching and a 529 college saving plan
Tax-advantaged Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account options
Legal Resources
Generous work/life balance opportunities supported by a PTO bank, paid holidays, leave programs and additional flex time off
Employee referral program
Employee recognition, gift and reward program
Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
Remote or hybrid work options
Engaging company events such as team building activities, annual awards and kick-off parties
Health and wellness-focused activities
Relaxation Spaces
In-office gourmet coffee, tea, fresh fruit and healthy snacks
Corporate GREEN approach – tracking energy consumption for reduction and purchasing only environmentally friendly products for our offices