Linux Specialist • OpenShift Expert • IT Consultant

Charles Paules IT Consultant

Experienced Linux Specialist and IT Consultant specializing in OpenShift, Kubernetes, Linux System Administration, enterprise infrastructure, automation, and cloud-native platform engineering.

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Current Role Linux Specialist

Company Datacentrix

Specialization OpenShift & Linux

Phone +27 83 781 6534

Email info@cpiconsulting.co.za

About Me

I am relentless in the pursuit of what sets my soul on fire. Throughout my career, I have worked across enterprise IT, infrastructure support, Linux administration, OpenShift environments, and cloud-native platform engineering.

My expertise spans Kubernetes, CI/CD integration, OpenShift deployment, troubleshooting, automation, enterprise support, and infrastructure modernization for organizations in banking, media, and technology sectors.

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Linux

Platform Engineering

CI/CD

Automation

Current Position

Linux Specialist

Datacentrix • Aug 2025 - Present

Spearheading Linux-based enterprise projects for multiple clients and customers.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate applications and services.

OpenShift Cluster installations and infrastructure architecture design.

Red Hat Satellite installation, reporting and configuration.

Implementing automation for deployment, orchestration, testing and monitoring.

Performing Day 2 & Day 3 OpenShift operations and advanced troubleshooting.

Managing OS vulnerabilities according to customer and industry best practices.

Senior OpenShift support and Kubernetes platform optimization.

Professional Experience

Platform Engineer

LSD Open • Mar 2025 - Jul 2025

Deployed and administered OpenShift clusters, implemented CI/CD pipelines, and supported enterprise Kubernetes infrastructure.

Technical Consultant

iOCO • Oct 2023 - Feb 2025

Systems Engineer MAM

MultiChoice Group • 2021 - 2023

Consultant Market Risk IT

Absa Group • 2020

Linux System Engineer

IBM • 2007 - 2010

Certifications

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Best Practices

Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator

MTA: Introduction to Programming Using Python

Linux System Administration

Let’s Build Modern Infrastructure Together

Available for Linux consulting, OpenShift deployments, platform engineering and enterprise infrastructure projects.

info@cpiconsulting.co.za +27 83 781 6534