Senior DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes/OpenShift)

Description Are you looking to take the next step in your career as a Senior DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes/OpenShift)? Let's chat and see if we are a good match! Opportunity: Virtual Service Operations is searching for a Senior DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes/OpenShift) to build, maintain, and troubleshoot a Kubernetes-based environments end to end from cluster and storage administration through CI/CD, GitOps, and cloud infrastructure. You'll be the person teams turn to when something breaks anywhere in the stack, whether that's a pod, a pipeline, a PVC, or a networking issue, and you'll drive the root-cause analysis and documentation to fix it for good. Skills: Experience administering and troubleshooting Kubernetes-based environments, including OpenShift and/or RKE2Strong understanding of Kubernetes resources, including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Namespaces, and JobsExperience managing and troubleshooting persistent storage, including PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, and volume mountsExperience with Ansible, including development and maintenance of playbooks, roles, inventories, and automation workflowsExperience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)Working knowledge of AWS, including EC2, IAM, S3, EBS, VPC/networking, CloudWatch, and associated infrastructure servicesExperience managing and troubleshooting cloud instances, storage, networking, and access controlsExperience with Argo CD and GitOps-based deployment practicesFamiliarity with container technologies and container registries such as Harbor, Nexus, and ArtifactoryExperience with Apache Pulsar, including management or troubleshooting of topics and messaging resourcesStrong Linux system administration and troubleshooting skillExperience with Git and CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CDUnderstanding of Kubernetes/OpenShift RBAC, ServiceAccounts, secrets management, and security best practicesFamiliarity with monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, or similar platformsStrong understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, TCP/IP, ingress/egress, load balancing, and service connectivityAbility to troubleshoot complex issues across application, container, Kubernetes cluster, cloud infrastructure, storage, and networking layersStrong problem-solving skills with the ability to perform root cause analysis and document technical findings and resolutions Requirements Must be willing to work on-site in Richardson, TXActive TS/SCI with CI PolyPlease note that this specific position requires U.S. citizenship statusThis position requires assigned team members to comply with drug testing, at time of hire or at regular or random intervals. Employees who are chosen to fill this role are expected to comply with testing requirements. VSO will pay the costs of all drug and/or alcohol tests it requires of employees and applicants. VSO will comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws relating to the use of drug and alcohol testing for employment purposes What is Important to Us: You are an excellent communicator in writing and speaking.You have the ability to work independently but also value teamwork.Your problem-solving skills are excellent.You are looking for a job where performance appraisals occur regularly, and you look forward to advancing your career.You seek a community of virtue-centered co-workers and clients. What we offer you: As part of the VSO company, you will be part of a virtue-centered team who value their work and teammates. This is a no-jerk zone. We provide ongoing learning and development opportunities to foster continuous growth. We offer competitive salaries, health benefits, and flexible work arrangements. More About VSO: VSO is a hybrid cloud and managed services consulting firm. Much of VSO’s success can be attributed to our deep partnerships with IT services industry leaders such as AWS, IBM, Microsoft and others. VSO leverages numerous other partner relationships so as to provide our customers with optimal support. Additionally, we take pride in taking care of our employees. We offer a wide variety of benefits for eligible employees related to health, retirement, professional development, and more! For more information, please visit our website at https://vso-inc.com/careers Salary Description $205,000 - $230,000