Sr. OpenShift/Kubernetes Engineer (Remote)

Role Overview

Sr. OpenShift/Kubernetes Engineer (6-month contract to hire), fully remote (United States). In partnership with a client, you’ll support enterprise platform engineering initiatives centered on OpenShift and on-premises Kubernetes platform operations for large-scale data center consolidation.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on OpenShift administration: cluster buildout, maintenance, and support in on-prem (VMware-based) environments
• Design and deploy Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters as target-state platforms for data center consolidation
• Own day-to-day platform operations: incident resolution, patching, upgrades, and performance optimization
• Deploy/manage platform components using Helm and Argo CD, including troubleshooting and debugging deployments
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to onboard workloads and implement platform enhancements
• Drive platform standardization and automation using GitLab/Azure DevOps pipelines and scripting
• Support the transition away from Rancher toward a fully OpenShift-based Kubernetes environment
• Engage stakeholders to understand requirements and provide technical guidance to enable adoption

Required Qualifications

• 6–10 years experience as a Senior Engineer in infrastructure or DevOps roles
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes platforms, including Rancher and OpenShift
• Proficient with Kubernetes CLI tooling: kubectl, oc, etc.
• Scripting experience for operational tasks
• Experience with Helm and Argo CD
• Ability to troubleshoot/optimize/support Kubernetes clusters in on-prem and cloud contexts
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across app and infra teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code experience
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline tooling and deployment automation
• Exposure to observability/monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)