OpenShift Enterprise Architect
Listed on 2026-08-13
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Openshift Enterprise Architect
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
The AEGIS program at Leidos is seeking a highly experienced Open Shift Enterprise Architect with 8+ years of senior-level experience designing, implementing, and governing enterprise container-platform architectures. This position supports NASA's Office of Strategic Infrastructure (OSI) Facilities and Real Estate Division (FRED) IT within a complex on-premises Red Hat Open Shift environment used to host enterprise applications such as the Maximo Application Suite (MAS), IBM Storage Fusion, and other mission-critical workloads.
The architect will provide high-level technical strategy, platform governance, integration design, security architecture, and cross-organizational leadership to ensure Open Shift remains secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with enterprise IT standards.
Primary Responsibilities:- Enterprise Architecture & Platform Strategy
- Open Shift Platform Design, Governance & Lifecycle Management
- Security Architecture, Compliance, & Zero-Trust Controls
- Networking & Infrastructure Architecture
- Monitoring and Automation
- Cross-Organizational Stakeholder Engagement & Continuous Improvement
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 8+ years of combined Open Shift, Kubernetes, and/or Linux experience.
- Must have a current Red Hat Open Shift Administration certification or able to obtain certification within 6 months of employment.
- Proficient in Open Shift administration, including cluster management, application deployment, configuration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and patching.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes concepts and principles.
- Solid experience with Linux operating systems, including command-line skills and system administration tasks.
- Experience with container technologies and container orchestration platforms.
- Knowledge of networking concepts such as DNS, load balancing, and security.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues within the Open Shift environment.
- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python) for automation and system management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across business and technical teams.
- Ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Experience supporting NASA or other federal enterprise Open Shift environments.
- Experience designing and maintaining Enterprise-level integration architectures.
- Familiarity with user synchronization methods or large-scale environment deployments.
- Experience using Jira Service Management or similar platforms for issue tracking.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
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