Intone
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We are seeking an OpenShift Platform Engineer for a contract position (6+ months) to work remotely.
We are seeking an OpenShift Platform Engineer for a contract position (6+ months) to work remotely. In this role, you will mentor teammates, design and build scalable container platforms, operate production Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters, and collaborate with security, engineering, and implementation teams to deliver reliable, secure infrastructure.
Mentor teammates and peers on containers, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and automation; document platform standards, runbooks, and architecture decisions; lead knowledge-sharing sessions.
Design reference architectures and reusable building blocks for OpenShift clusters, covering networking, storage, and multi-tenancy.
Define best practices for application onboarding, container images, and resource management.
Consult with customers and respond to RFQ and compliance questions to review the technical implementation of security controls in core infrastructure.
Work closely with engineering partners and implementation teams to identify pain points and deliver platform capabilities.
Analyze capacity, utilization, and cost trends; implement right-sizing and autoscaling improvements.
Evaluate new OpenShift releases, Operators, and complementary tools; define roadmaps for adoption.
Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and scale OpenShift clusters across on-premises, private, and public cloud environments.
Automate provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and GitOps tools such as Argo CD (OpenShift GitOps).
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using OpenShift Pipelines (Tekton), Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
Manage cluster Operators, storage, ingress, and networking components, such as OVN-Kubernetes and OpenShift Data Foundation.
Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and tracing; tune cluster performance and reliability.
Plan, test, and document backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability procedures, including etcd backup and restore.
Review code and configuration changes from peers and partners to ensure secure and supportable solutions.
Troubleshoot complex production issues as an escalation point; lead root-cause analysis and corrective action.
Participate in on-call rotations and incident response; maintain operational readiness of all environments.
Harden clusters and enforce security policies using RBAC, Security Context Constraints, network policies, and policy engines such as OPA Gatekeeper.
Manage image security, including vulnerability scanning, signing, and trusted registries such as Quay.
Implement cloud security standards, threat modeling methodologies, and secure code practices in collaboration with security and software engineers.
Collaborate with the Security team to ensure systems achieve and maintain HITRUST certification and compliance.
Collaborate with teammates and stakeholders to build a team culture that employs best-in-class practices and drives customer satisfaction.
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Four or more years of experience operating container platforms in production, including at least two years with Red Hat OpenShift or another enterprise Kubernetes distribution.
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and OpenShift architecture, including Operators, custom resource definitions (CRDs), RBAC, networking, and storage.
Strong Linux administration skills, including networking, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
Hands-on Infrastructure as Code and configuration management experience (Terraform, Ansible, Helm).
Experience with GitOps and CI/CD tooling (Argo CD, OpenShift Pipelines/Tekton, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions).
Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go.
Working knowledge of monitoring, logging, and tracing tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, or equivalent).
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