OpenShift Platform Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes container networking and cloudnative platform operations The ideal candidate will possess extensive handson experience designing implementing and supporting enterprisegrade Red Hat OpenShift environments with specialized knowledge in advanced networking technologies including Cilium eBPF and Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium

This role will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable secure and highly available container platforms that support critical business applications while driving automation reliability and operational excellence

Key Responsibilities

Design deploy administer and optimize enterprise Red Hat OpenShift container platforms across development testing and production environments

Manage and support Kubernetes clusters with a focus on high availability scalability performance and security

Implement and troubleshoot container networking solutions including Kubernetes CNI frameworks and OVNKubernetes architectures

Design configure and maintain advanced networking network policies service connectivity and ingressegress controls

Deploy configure and support Cilium and Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium to enable secure observable and scalable Kubernetes networking

Leverage eBPF technologies to enhance networking security observability and performance monitoring capabilities

Develop automation solutions for platform provisioning upgrades patching and lifecycle management

Partner with application security and infrastructure teams to ensure platform stability compliance and operational excellence

Monitor platform health capacity and performance while identifying opportunities for optimization

Implement and maintain security best practices across Kubernetes and OpenShift environments

Troubleshoot complex infrastructure networking and containerrelated issues in production environments

Create technical documentation operational procedures and architectural standards

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or equivalent practical experience

5 years of experience managing Kubernetesbased container platforms

Strong handson experience with Red Hat OpenShift administration and platform engineering

Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture components and cluster operations

Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes networking concepts and container networking interfaces CNI

Experience with OVNKubernetes network policies ingress controllers and service mesh technologies

Handson experience implementing and supporting Cilium networking solutions

Strong understanding of eBPF architecture use cases and operational deployment

Experience with Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium in enterprise Kubernetes environments

Knowledge of Linux operating systems system administration and troubleshooting

Experience with Infrastructure as Code Terraform Ansible or similar automation tools

Strong understanding of cloudnative technologies and container ecosystem tools

Preferred Qualifications

Red Hat OpenShift certifications RHCSA RHCE OpenShift Administration or OpenShift Development certifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist CKS

Experience with GitOps practices and tools such as Argo CD or Flux

Knowledge of observability platforms such as Prometheus Grafana Loki and OpenTelemetry

Experience integrating Kubernetes platforms with enterprise security solutions

Experience supporting hybrid cloud and multicloud Kubernetes environments