Location: Dallas, TX - in-office presence requirement 3 days weekly or more as needed
Job Type: 12-month Contract
Target Salary Range*: $150,000 - $190,000.
*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary
Position Overview
The OpenShift Engineer is accountable for engineering, support, automation, and thought leadership related to Platform-as-a-Service offerings. This role will administer multiple OpenShift clusters and assist project teams with application migrations to Platform-as-a-Service offerings and related activities.
Key Responsibilities
OpenShift Administration and Platform Support
- Administer multiple OpenShift clusters.
- Support Platform-as-a-Service offerings.
- Provide engineering, support, automation, and thought leadership related to Platform-as-a-Service offerings.
- Support OpenShift Administration.
- Support OpenShift Data Foundation.
- Support OpenShift Platform Plus.
- Support Advanced Cluster Management.
- Support Advanced Cluster Security.
- Support Ceph Administration.
Application Migration and Containerization
- Assist project teams with application migrations to Platform-as-a-Service offerings.
- Support related application migration activities.
- Apply extensive knowledge of Linux containers, Docker, Kubernetes, and deployment of containerized applications and microservices architectures.
- Support migration and refactoring of applications to containerized workloads.
DevOps, Automation, and CI/CD
- Work with automated deployment tools.
- Apply conceptual and practical understanding of DevOps concepts, tools, and practices.
- Work with CI/CD tools such as GitLab.
Enterprise Application and Networking Support
- Apply working knowledge of Java, JBoss, nginx, Node.js, and enterprise application architectures.
- Apply working knowledge of networking topics such as protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and related areas.
Communication, Documentation, and Knowledge Sharing
- Communicate complex technical issues.
- Provide comprehensive written, oral, and digital products.
- Document and share knowledge.
- Train other members of the team.
Qualifications
Experience
- OpenShift Administration.
- OpenShift Data Foundation.
- OpenShift Platform Plus.
- Advanced Cluster Management.
- Advanced Cluster Security.
- Ceph Administration.
- Extensive knowledge 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.
- Specific knowledge and experience with migrating and refactoring applications to containerized workloads.
- Experience with automated deployment tools.
- Conceptual and applied understanding of DevOps concepts, tools, and practices.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab.
- Working knowledge of networking topics such as protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and related areas.
Skills
- Analytical skills and the ability to apply these skills in a multi-tasking environment where multiple projects require participation at a given time.
- Ability to communicate complex technical issues.
- Ability to provide comprehensive written, oral, and digital products.
- Willingness to document, share knowledge, and train other members of the team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge of SSL certificates.
- Experience with Agile teams, tools, practices, and ceremonies, including kanban, stand-ups, and sprints.
- Keeps abreast of relevant industry-leading standards and emerging technologies.
- Container and pod-level monitoring and logging experience with Dynatrace and QRadar.
