OpenShift Engineer-Dallas, TX –Need locals Only

[David Miller]

Role : OpenShift Engineer. 
Location: Dallas, TX – need locals - Hybrid

Duration: 1 year contract; should get extended

 

The ideal candidate for the OpenShift/Cloud Engineer role will be responsible for engineering, supporting, and automating the company’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions while providing strategic guidance. This individual will play a key role in facilitating application migrations to PaaS environments and performing related initiatives to ensure seamless integration and operational excellence.

 

Required:

• Red Hat OpenShift: 8 years
• VMWare: 8 years
• Azure: 5 years
• Docker: 5 years

 

Needed:

• 5+ years of combined experience administering Red Hat OpenShift across VMs, bare metal, and ROSA environments
• Hands-on expertise with OpenShift Container Platform (v4.15 through latest stable versions)
• Proficiency with OpenShift Data Foundation and OpenShift Platform Plus
• Strong knowledge of Ceph administration
• Cloud administration experience with AWS, Azure, and/or IBM Cloud
• Deep understanding of Linux containers (Docker), Kubernetes, and deployment of containerized applications and microservices architectures
• Working knowledge of Java, JBoss, Nginx, Node.js, and enterprise application architectures
• Proven experience in migrating and refactoring applications to containerized workloads
• Skilled in at least one configuration management or scripting technology
• Experience with automated deployment tools
• Solid conceptual and practical understanding of DevOps principles, tools, and practices
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, Chef, Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, or equivalent
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills for explaining complex technical issues and producing clear written, oral, and digital documentation
• Working knowledge of networking concepts, including protocols, firewalls, and load balancers
• Commitment to documentation, knowledge sharing, and team training

 

Preferred:

• Proficiency with VMware technologies, including vCenter, vRA, and vRO
• Hands-on experience running OpenShift on bare metal
• Familiarity with ROSA (Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS)
• Practical experience with Microsoft Azure
• Working knowledge of SSL certificate management
• Experience collaborating within Agile teams, including tools, practices, and ceremonies (Kanban, stand-ups, sprints, etc.)
• Ability to stay current with industry standards and emerging technologies
• Expertise in container and pod-level monitoring and logging using tools such as Dynatrace and QRadar

 

Duties:

• Administer, operate, and maintain multiple OpenShift clusters
• Design and implement automation for platform provisioning and operational tasks
• Assist application teams with migration and refactoring to containerized workloads
• Manage and support OpenShift Platform Plus and associated services
• Enforce and maintain cluster security, governance, and compliance standards
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize platform and containerized application performance
• Collaborate with DevOps and CI/CD teams to streamline deployment processes
• Develop and maintain documentation for procedures, best practices, and technical solutions
• Share knowledge and provide guidance and training to team members