Senior OpenShift / Kubernetes Engineer

Key accountabilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and manage Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of hybrid and multicloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Operate and optimize Apache Kafka clusters, including Mirror/MirrorMaker configurations for replication and resilience.
• Support database platforms such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL (replication, scaling, backups) – considered a plus.
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, and Elastic.
• Drive DevOps/GitOps practices through automation with Ansible, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD), and scripting (Bash, Python, Go, YAML).
• Manage security, authentication, and authorization (certificates, encryption keys, RBAC, LDAP/IDM integration).
• Oversee the infrastructure lifecycle: provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and decommissioning of platform components.
• Collaborate with internal IT and application teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Experience with IBM Power systems in containerized environments is considered a plus.
• Experience with virtualization and hyperconverged platforms, including OpenShift Virtualization, Nutanix, VMware, KVM, or similar, is a plus.

• Who You Are

• 3–6 years of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure and platform delivery.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of Kafka (distributed architecture, replication, high availability).
• Familiarity with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other database platforms.
• Expertise in DevOps and automation practices.
• Understanding of hybrid cloud architectures and platform engineering.
• Experience with observability stacks (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Elastic).
• Experience with virtualization platforms (OpenShift Virtualization, Nutanix, VMware, KVM) is considered a plus.
• Strong engineering mindset focused on automation, lifecycle management, and delivery.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills within internal teams.

• Preferred Certifications

• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator (RHCSA/RHCA)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certifications in cloud platforms, databases, DevOps tools, or virtualization technologies are a plus