Systems Engineer

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Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join our Infrastructure Delivery team. This role is responsible for building, supporting, and scaling our enterprise Kubernetes (K8) and OpenShift platforms in a hybrid cloud environment. The ideal candidate has strong Linux engineering skills, hands‑on OS Administration, Kubernetes/OpenShift experience, and a GitOps‑driven approach to automation and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and upgrade Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters across on‑prem and cloud environments.

• Lead platform automation using GitOps practices (Argo CD, Flux) and IaC tooling (Terraform, Ansible).

• Ensure platform reliability through monitoring, performance tuning, capacity planning, and root‑cause problem resolution.

• Implement and maintain security policies (RBAC, OPA/Gatekeeper, image scanning, secrets management).

• Build, administration support Linux systems that underpin the container platform.

• Collaborate with application and DevOps teams to onboard workloads and improve deployment workflows.

• Provide documentation, platform standards, runbooks, and ongoing SME support to cross‑functional teams.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift (3.x, 4.x preferred).

• Proficiency in Linux administration (RHEL, CentOS, & Ubuntu).

• Experience with GitOps workflows and deployment automation tools.

• Solid understanding of container runtimes, networking, storage, and distributed systems.

• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure/platform issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hybrid cloud platforms (Azure, IRE, & multi on-prem).

• Familiarity with service mesh technologies.

• Exposure to enterprise security, compliance, and SSO integrations.

Benefits

At Saia, your success is our success! That’s why we work hard to provide you with what you need to build an awesome career. We are committed to rewarding superior employee performance so that when you work hard, your achievements won’t go unnoticed.

Make Your Move

At Saia, our people are the reason we’ve been successful for over a century in the industry. Together, we’ve created a positive culture that’s driven by our core values – like dignity and respect, a customer-first approach, safety and more. With hundreds of terminals across the country and growing, we’re always looking for more collaborative and motivated individuals to join our team. So, if you’re ready to put your career on a solid path, let’s go further.

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