Intone
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We are seeking an OpenShift Platform Engineer for a remote position with a contract-to-hire engagement and a duration of six or more months.
We are seeking an OpenShift Platform Engineer for a remote position with a contract-to-hire engagement and a duration of six or more months. In this role, you will design, build, secure, and operate Red Hat OpenShift container platforms across on-premises, private, and public cloud environments. You will own the cluster lifecycle, automate provisioning and operations through Infrastructure as Code and GitOps, partner with application, security, and infrastructure teams, and mentor teammates to build a culture of automation and continuous improvement.
Mentor teammates and peers with experience gaps in 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, including networking, storage, and multi-tenancy configurations
Define best practices for application onboarding, container images, and resource management
Meet with customers and respond to RFQs and compliance questions to review 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
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 systems
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 closely 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 high levels of 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
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