
RedHat OpenShift System Administrator
- On-site
- Geneva
- Network & Systems
Job description
We are opening a position for a Technical Specialist / RedHat OpenShift System Administrator for our client based in Geneva.
Design, deploy, and maintain Red Hat OpenShift platforms
Adapt and optimize OpenShift clusters (filesystem management, access control, quotas, policies) on underlying Unix/Linux systems.
Install, migrate, and operate Unix/Linux environments according to our standards and processes.
Plan and manage system storage and related capacity (including persistence of OpenShift volumes).
Ensure security, resilience, and compliance across environments.
Participate in on-call rotations
Job requirements
Proven experience in the banking or financial sector
Minimum 3 years as Unix/Linux systems administrator.
Proven experience deploying and operating OpenShift or Kubernetes in production
Knowledge of major Unix/Linux distributions: IBM AIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Solaris.
Understanding of storage and network technologies: memory, disk arrays, NAS/SAN, networking (TCP/IP, VLAN, load balancing). - Understanding of database concepts: maintenance, recovery, failover, high availability.
Understanding of routine maintenance, recovery, and handling failover of a Database
Familiarity with at least one enterprise backup solution (e.g., NetBackup, Commvault, Veeam). Specific competencies
Install, configure, and maintain Red Hat OpenShift clusters (IPI/UPI, bare metal/virtualized/cloud).
Mastery of Kubernetes/OpenShift concepts: projects, routes, services, deployments, statefulsets, operators, CRD, RBAC, SCC, NetworkPolicy.
OpenShift lifecycle management: controlled upgrades, patches, channels, image mirroring, oc CLI.
Security and compliance: Configuration of RBAC, SCC, PSa/PSP equivalents, secrets, encryption. OIDC/SAML integration with IdPs (e.g., Keycloak, Azure AD). Policies and admission control (Gatekeeper/OPA), auditing, hardening.
OpenShift networking: CNI (OpenShiftSDN/OVNK), ingress/egress, routes, load balancers, service mesh (Istio/Service Mesh).
Storage and persistence: Provisioning PersistentVolume/PersistentVolumeClaim, StorageClasses, CSI drivers, NAS/SAN integration (NFS, Ceph, …).
Fluent in French and English
Swiss residence is mandatory
or
Details
- Geneva
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What's on offer

Continous Training
Develop your knowledge and benefit from a large training catalog

25 days paid vacations (+1)
All of our employees are entitled to 25 days of paid vacation per year. And December 24th is offered

Regular social events
Monthly events to gather in small or large groups.

Great team members
Respect and kindness are key values in our workplace.

International contexts
Projects within international-scale groups.

Innovation
Contribute to impactful and innovative projects in various sectors of activity.

Little pleasures
Our employees benefit from a program of very interesting advantages and discounts.
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About us
Sword has been a leading player in Switzerland for more than 20 years in consulting and IT services, software development, infrastructure management, and quality assurance. From our offices in Geneva, Nyon, Lausanne, Fribourg, and Sion, and in collaboration with the Group's centers worldwide, our nearly 400 employees accompany large organizations, private companies, and government agencies in their technological transformations.


