OpenShift Engineer

Duties And Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain multiple OpenShift clusters across the enterprise environment
• Support and engineer Platform-as-a-Service offerings including OpenShift Data Foundation, Platform Plus, Advanced Cluster Management, and Advanced Cluster Security
• Manage Ceph storage administration within the OpenShift environment
• Aid project teams with application migrations and refactoring to containerized workloads and microservices architectures
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and other automated deployment tools
• Apply DevOps concepts, tools, and practices across engineering workflows
• Troubleshoot complex issues related to networking, firewalls, load balancers, and protocols within the container environment
• Integrate and support container and pod-level monitoring and logging tools
• Document processes, share knowledge, and actively train other team members
• Communicate complex technical issues clearly across both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Participate in multiple concurrent projects requiring strong multitasking and prioritization

Required Experience & Skills

• Hands-on OpenShift Administration experience including OpenShift Data Foundation, Platform Plus, Advanced Cluster Management, and Advanced Cluster Security
• Ceph Administration experience
• Extensive knowledge of Linux Containers (Docker), Kubernetes, and microservices architectures
• Experience migrating and refactoring applications to containerized workloads
• Working knowledge of Java, JBoss, nginx, and Node.js within enterprise application architectures
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab
• Solid understanding of DevOps concepts, tools, and practices
• Working knowledge of networking topics including protocols, firewalls, and load balancers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to document, knowledge share, and train team members

Nice-to-Haves

• Working knowledge of SSL certificates
• Experience with Agile teams, tools, and ceremonies (kanban, stand-ups, sprints)
• Familiarity with container and pod-level monitoring and logging tools such as Dynatrace and QRadar
• Keeps current on industry standards and emerging technologies

Pay & Benefits Summary

• Hourly pay rate: $100.00 – $120.00/hour
• 12-month SOW
• Hybrid — Dallas, TX | Onsite at client location up to 3 days/week as needed