Senior OpenShift / Kubernetes Engineer For Application lifecycle

Looking for a 8+ years of experience with RH-OCP, 3ScaleAPI, CI/CD experience

Senior OpenShift / Kubernetes Engineer

1.

• Container Platform Management:

• Deploy, upgrade, and maintain

  Red Hat OpenShift

  Container Platform (Self-Managed)

  and

  Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)

  clusters.
• Manage

  Kubernetes environments using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

  including capacity planning, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.

• Core Troubleshooting Skills for Red Hat OCP Platform Management

• Cluster Health & Status
• Node & Pod-Level Issues
• Networking Troubleshooting
• Storage & Persistent Volumes
• Operator & Component Failures
• Authentication & Authorization
• Cluster Upgrades & Maintenance
• Logs and Monitoring
• etcd & Control Plane
• Cluster Autoscaler & Scheduling
• Plan and execute OpenShift cluster upgrades (e.g., version upgrades 4.x 4.x), perform health checks, backups, and recovery procedures.

• CI/CD Implementation:

• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using

  Jenkins

  ,

  Tekton

  , and

  Argo CD

  .
• Automate build, deployment, and release workflows for microservices and cloud-native applications.

• Cloud & Networking:

• Work with

  Microsoft Azure

  ,

  Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  , and

  Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Services

  .
• Configure networking and application delivery components such as

  Azure Application Gateway

  and

  Akamai CDN

  .

• Source Control & Artifact Management:

• Manage code repositories using

  GitHub

  .
• Administer artifact repositories using

  Nexus Repository Manager

  .

• Automation & Configuration Management:

• Develop and maintain automation scripts using

  Helm

  ,

  Bash

  , and

  YAML

  .
• Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates for consistent and repeatable environment provisioning.

• Monitoring & Observability:

• Implement monitoring and observability solutions using

  Prometheus

  ,

  Grafana

  ,

  Loki

  ,

  Datadog

  , and

  EFK Stack

  .
• Set up alerting, logging, and dashboarding to ensure proactive system health monitoring.

• Messaging & API Management:

• Integrate and manage

  AMQ Streams

  ,

  Kafka

  , and

  3scale API Management

  for distributed applications.

• Security & Governance:

• Implement and maintain security policies using

  RHACS

  ,

  RHACM

  ,

  Azure Key Vault

  ,

  RBAC

  , and

  IAM

  .
• Conduct security reviews, compliance checks, and enforce governance standards across clusters and workloads.

• Operational Excellence:

• Manage incidents, changes, and requests through

  ServiceNow

  .
• Collaborate with development, QA, and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth release management and platform stability.

2.

• 6+ years

  of hands-on experience in

  DevOps

  ,

  Kubernetes

  , and

  OpenShift platform administration

  .
• Strong understanding of

  Cloud Platforms (Azure, GCP)

  and container networking fundamentals.
• Proven expertise in

  CI/CD pipeline design and automation

  .
• Proficiency in

  Helm

  ,

  Bash

  , and

  YAML scripting

  .
• Experience with

  monitoring and observability tools

  (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Datadog, EFK).
• Strong knowledge of

  security practices

  ,

  RBAC

  ,

  IAM

  , and

  Key Management

  .
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration capabilities.

3.

• Red Hat OpenShift Administration Certification

  (e.g., EX280 or EX288).
• Hands-on experience with

  GitOps

  using

  Argo CD

  .
• Familiarity with

  Infrastructure as Code

  tools (Terraform, Ansible optional).
• Experience in

  Hybrid or Multi-Cloud

  Kubernetes environments.

4.

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive approach to automation, optimization, and continuous improvement.