OpenShift Platform Engineer

Job Title OpenShift Platform Engineer Location 100% Remote (Continental United States) Position Type and Terms In-house Bright Vision Technologies SOW engagement (no third-party client or vendor) Salary: $100K - $150K Experience: 5+ years Sponsorship: No new H1B sponsorship available. H1B transfers welcomed for qualified candidates. Employment Type: Full-time, direct W2 with Bright Vision Technologies (no C2C, no 1099, no third-party) Engagement: Long-term, multi-year, aligned to the Bright Vision SOW delivery roadmap Compensation: Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits. This position is 100% remote, full-time, direct W2 with Bright Vision Technologies. Job Summary We are seeking an experienced OpenShift Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and operate enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenShift container platforms running mission-critical workloads across on-premises and cloud environments. In this role you will own the end-to-end platform lifecycle — from cluster provisioning and hardening through workload onboarding and developer enablement to ongoing operations and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in OpenShift and Kubernetes internals, strong Linux fundamentals, and a security-first mindset, partnering with application teams, security engineers, and infrastructure stakeholders to deliver a stable, secure, and developer-friendly container platform. Key Responsibilities Architect, provision, and operate Red Hat OpenShift clusters across on-premises, virtualized, and major cloud environments, applying best practices for high availability, scalability, and security. Design and implement multi-tenant OpenShift platforms with appropriate project isolation, network policies, quotas, RBAC, and security context constraints. Automate cluster lifecycle operations — installation, upgrades, scaling, and decommissioning — using OpenShift installer, GitOps tooling (Argo CD, OpenShift GitOps), and IaC frameworks. Onboard application development teams to the platform, providing clear self-service patterns, project templates, CI/CD integrations, and supporting documentation. Operate OpenShift networking, including SDN/OVN-Kubernetes, ingress controllers, routes, network policies, and integration with enterprise firewalls and load balancers. Manage OpenShift storage strategies (block, file, object), including dynamic provisioning, OpenShift Data Foundation, and integration with external storage platforms. Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and tracing using the OpenShift observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, EFK, Tempo) and integrate with enterprise SIEM and APM tools. Harden the platform in collaboration with security teams, including image scanning (Quay/Clair), runtime protection, secret management, and continuous compliance with regulatory frameworks. Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines on OpenShift using Tekton, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Argo Workflows, enabling safe and frequent application deployments. Develop disaster-recovery and backup strategies for cluster state, etcd, and persistent workloads, validated through regular failover and restore drills. Plan, test, and execute cluster upgrades across minor and major versions with minimal disruption to workloads, including pre-upgrade validation and rollback strategies. Partner with application teams to right-size workloads, manage resource quotas, and tune cluster autoscaling for predictable performance and cost efficiency. Continuously evolve platform tooling and developer experience, capturing feedback from internal users and translating it into roadmap improvements. Mentor junior engineers and act as an OpenShift subject‑matter expert across the broader organization. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Five or more years of experience operating container platforms in production, with at least three years on Red Hat OpenShift. Deep, hands‑on knowledge of Kubernetes and OpenShift internals, including operators, CRDs, RBAC, and networking. Strong Linux administration skills, including networking, performance tuning, and troubleshooting. Hands‑on experience with infrastructure‑as‑code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Helm. Solid experience implementing CI/CD pipelines on OpenShift or Kubernetes using Tekton, Jenkins, or Argo CD. Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go. Working knowledge of cluster monitoring, logging, and tracing tools. Familiarity with container image security and supply chain hardening. Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills. Preferred Qualifications Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or Architect‑level Red Hat certification. Experience operating OpenShift on at least one major public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP). Exposure to service mesh implementations (OpenShift Service Mesh, Istio, Linkerd). Familiarity with regulated environments such as PCI‑DSS, HIPAA, or SOC2. Experience with GitOps workflows using Argo CD or Flux. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement Bright Vision Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and places a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans. Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall. BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. 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