REMOTE ROLE: OpenShift Kubernetes Platform Engineer/SRE/Architect at The Fountain Group #vacancy #remote

100% remote role ideally near a client hub but not required.

Position requires a US Citizen only due to national security regulations.

W2 Candidates only, C2C not possible.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all aspects of OpenShift architecture, including design, development, and implementation across multi-cloud and multi-datacenter environments.
  • Define, implement, and maintain OpenShift best practices, guidelines, procedures, and repeatable and scalable frameworks.
  • Lead technical design sessions and make architectural decisions on product features.
  • Assist in setting up and maintaining network configurations, database setups, and DevOps tools.
  • Configure and manage OpenShift Container Storage (OCS)/OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) for stateful workloads and data services across the platform.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, database, and DevOps teams to ensure the optimal performance of the platform.
  • Automate tasks whenever possible using scripts or other appropriate tools.
  • Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions across all platform components.
  • Facilitate software and system performance tuning, and drive incident management, backup, restoration, and disaster recovery plans.
  • Drive post-incident reviews and help to implement preventative measures.
  • Ensure the high availability, disaster recovery, and backup procedures are implemented and maintained.
  • Oversee all aspects of infrastructure, database, and network reliability, performance, and uptime.
  • Drive the adoption of best practices in reliability and resilience across the organization, such as Chaos Engineering and error budgeting.
  • Contribute to security and compliance efforts, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to team members and stakeholders on OpenShift and container orchestration best practices.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or other technical degree
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in deploying and managing large-scale OpenShift and Kubernetes environments is required.
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience with OpenShift Container Storage (OCS) and OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF).
  • 4+ years of experience developing within AWS environments and configuring AWS cloud services
  • Must have hands-on experience deploying and securing federated & multi-tenant K8S clusters.
  • Proficiency in GitOps principles and related tools, such as ArgoCD.
  • Strong experience with configuration management and IaC tools, such as Ansible and Kustomize.
  • Solid understanding of Docker, containers, and microservices architecture.
  • Experience with continuous integration, delivery, and deployment using tools like Gitlab, Jenkins, and Bamboo.
  • Familiarity with network setup and database configuration.
  • Experience with Atlassian Data Center (including Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, and Bamboo)
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Perl
  • Proven ability to solve complex problems with an analytical mind.
  • Ability to work both independently and in collaboration with teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively explain complex technical concepts.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Red Hat Certified Architect
  • Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect

GitLab Architect kustomize OpenShift Python Amazon Web Services (AWS) argocd Perl Docker bamboo Kubernetes AWS Certified Solutions Architect Bash Jenkins Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) gitops Ansible

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