Senior Red Hat OpenShift Automation Engineer

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Salary: $140,000 - $160,000 per year

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We are a technology consulting and cloud solutions organization specializing in the design, development, and implementation of highly available, secure, and mission-critical systems for government and commercial clients. Our teams partner closely with customers to deliver innovative solutions across cloud strategy, cybersecurity, systems integration, data engineering, machine learning, AI, disaster recovery, and enterprise infrastructure initiatives.

Our approach is built around collaboration and long-term partnership. We work closely with stakeholders at every level of the organization—from executive leadership to engineering and operations teams—to provide scalable, resilient, and secure technology solutions that solve complex business and operational challenges.

With deep expertise in cloud-first architectures, automation, Dev Sec Ops , virtualization, reliability engineering, and large-scale systems integration, we help organizations modernize infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, and support mission-critical environments where performance, security, and resiliency are essential.

Our team consists of highly skilled engineers, architects, developers, and technology specialists who thrive on solving complex technical challenges. We foster a culture centered around innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence while delivering meaningful value to our clients across highly regulated and fast-evolving industries.

Why join us?

Our client offers highly competitive compensation packages, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative, people-first culture that promotes innovation, professional growth, and long-term career development. We are committed to creating an environment where employees are empowered to make an impact, work alongside highly talented teams, and contribute to meaningful, mission-critical initiatives in a supportive and forward-thinking workplace.

Job Details

Senior Red Hat Open Shift Automation Engineer

Location:

Rockville, MD or Southern New Jersey (Atlantic City area)

Overview
Our client is seeking a Senior Red Hat Open Shift Automation Engineer to join a growing infrastructure team supporting large-scale enterprise environments. This role is ideal for someone with deep expertise in Red Hat Open Shift, Ansible Automation, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) who enjoys building scalable, automated infrastructure solutions.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience supporting complex production environments—not just lab implementations—and has a proven track record of designing, deploying, and automating enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer, and support enterprise Red Hat Open Shift environments.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Automate provisioning, configuration management, patching, deployments, and operational workflows.
• Administer and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems.
• Integrate Open Shift automation into enterprise infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor platform performance, availability, and security.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve infrastructure scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and production issues across enterprise environments.
• Document automation processes, standards, and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Linux Systems Administration experience.
• Strong experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Deep expertise with Red Hat Open Shift in enterprise production environments.
• Advanced experience developing automation with Ansible.
• Proven ability to combine Open Shift administration with infrastructure automation.
• Experience supporting large, mission-critical enterprise systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with scripting (Bash, Python, or similar) is a plus.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, or Infrastructure as Code is…