OpenShift Administrator

Position:
Open Shift Administrator

Location:
Denver, CO, Phoenix, AZ, Strongsville, OH and Pittsburgh, PA

Work Arrangement: 5 days onsite

Acceptable Time Zone(S):
Flexible

Schedule:
Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm

OT:
Yes - rarely

Duration:
Through 1+ Year Contract

Contract to Hire W2

Function of the group: support the Open Shift platform

Industry background:
Financial Services is a plus

Team Dynamic: Work with a large tech support team supporting multiple lines of business with a customer focused outlook.

Role/Responsibilities:

• We are seeking a skilled Open Shift Administrator with a strong background in Linux system administration, scripting, automation and Dev Ops practices.
• The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining and supporting Red Hat Open Shift clusters in production environment, providing 24
  * 7 support, incident triage, and participating in release activities.
• You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance.

Key-Responsibilities:

• Administer and maintain Red Hat Open Shift clusters in production and non-production environment. Upgrade Clusters
• Perform Linux system administration, troubleshooting, patching
• Monitor cluster health, manage node scalability, resource optimization and ensure cluster availability (No downtime)
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to infrastructure, network, pods, containers, and services
• Participate in 24x7 production support (on-call rotation), handle critical incidents, and ensure minimal platform downtime
• Develop and maintain shell/python scripts for automation of routine tasks and monitoring
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Git Ops Approach, or ArgoCD
• Collaborate with development and release teams to support deployment and release activities
• Create and maintain documentation for systems, processes, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Ensure compliance with security, backup, and disaster recovery policies
• Platform monitoring using Dynatrace

Must Have Skills:

Level 3 – 5-7 years:

• Red Hat Open Shift (v4.x preferred)
• Linux (Red Hat Linux, CoreOS) system administration
• Shell scripting, bash, and/or Python
• Knowledge of Dev Ops tools such as Jenkins, Git, Ansible, Helm, Docker, and Git Ops workflows.
• Understanding of container orchestration, pod scheduling, and cluster level debugging
• Experience working in production support environments with on-call responsibilities
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, FluentD
• Good problem-solving skills and experience in incident triage and root cause analysis
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Open Shift Administration or equivalent
• Certified Kubernetes Administration (CKA)
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Istio, or service mesh technologies
• Experience with Azure cloud platform
• Experience with ArgoCD workflows

Soft Skills:

• Communication in team and throughout org, ability to follow standard operating procedures, team player, customer focused.

Education:

• CKA Certified Kubernetes Administrator is a plus
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Open Shift Administration or equivalent is a plus
• 5+ years of related work experience regardless of educational background
• Bachelor's degree preferred, not required (software engineering, computer science, and/or related field)

Interview Process: 1 round interview via Teams video (show ) with manager and team members