PEGA OpenShift Administrator

About the role

We are seeking an experienced OpenShift Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our container platform infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and containerized application deployments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of the platform.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and operational support for RH OpenShift infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and reliability for PEGA applications
• Install, configure, and maintain OpenShift clusters in on-premises or cloud environments
• Manage cluster lifecycle: upgrades, patches, and performance tuning
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using OpenShift tools
• Monitor cluster health, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability
• Configure and manage networking, storage, and security policies within OpenShift
• Work closely with development teams to support containerized application deployments
• Automate operational tasks using Ansible, Helm, or other scripting tools
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and perform regular audits
• Provide documentation and knowledge transfer to internal teams
• Actively engage and lead product support issues and incidents

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in OpenShift administration and Kubernetes
• Strong knowledge of Linux administration (RHEL preferred)
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Podman)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Tekton)
• Understanding of networking concepts (Ingress, Load Balancers, Service Mesh)
• Knowledge of storage solutions in OpenShift (Persistent Volumes, Storage Classes)
• Experience with monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
• Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Ansible
• Good understanding of security practices (RBAC, OAuth, TLS)

Qualifications

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration (or equivalent)
• Experience and/or certification with Pega Designer Studio
• Automation skills to reduce manual activities
• Proven team player who can work comfortably in a multicultural environment
• Proven ability to work independently, multi-task, and effectively work in a complex environment with a global team structure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong influencer, facilitator, and collaborator
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Proactive, enthusiastic, flexible, results-driven with attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Motivation to achieve results and the ability to quickly integrate into teams

Skills

• Innovative Thinking
• Production Support
• Result Orientation
• Risk Management
• Solution Design
• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Influence
• Solution Delivery Process
• Architecture
• Automation
• DevOps Practices
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management

Schedule

1st shift (United States of America), 40 hours per week.