OpenShift Administrator

OpenShift Administrator
POSITION LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA 15222 / Strongsville, OH, 44136 / Phoenix, AZ 85016 / Denver, CO, 80215

WORK ARRANGEMENT: 5 days onsite

Pay Rate: $60 to 70/hr. on W2 ONLY

LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT: 6 Months Contract to Hire role

FUNCTION OF THE GROUP: Support the OpenShift platform
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND: Financial Services is a plus.

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are seeking a skilled OpenShift Administrator with a strong background in Linux system administration, scripting, automation and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining and supporting RedHat OpenShift clusters in production environment, providing 24*7 support, incident triage, and participating in release activities. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance.

Key-Responsibilities:
Administer and maintain RedHat OpenShift clusters in production and non-production environment. Upgrade Clusters.
Perform Linux system administration, troubleshooting, patching .
Monitor cluster health, manage node scalability, resource optimization and ensure cluster availability (No downtime) .
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to infrastructure, network, pods, containers, and services.
Participate in 24x7 production support (on-call rotation), handle critical incidents, and ensure minimal platform downtime.
Develop and maintain shell/python scripts for automation of routine tasks and monitoring .
Implement and support CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitOps Approach, or ArgoCD.
Collaborate with development and release teams to support deployment and release activities.
Create and maintain documentation for systems, processes, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Ensure compliance with security, backup, and disaster recovery policies.
Platform monitoring using Dynatrace.

MUST HAVE SKILLS: 5-7 years of experience required:
1. RedHat OpenShift (v4.x preferred),
2. Linux (RedHat Linux, CoreOS) system administration.
3. Shell scripting, bash, and/or Python.
4. Knowledge of DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Git, Ansible, Helm, Docker, and GitOps workflows.
5. Understanding of container orchestration, pod scheduling, and cluster level debugging.
6. Experience working in production support environments with on-call responsibilities.
7. Familiarity with monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, FluentD.
8. Good problem-solving skills and experience in incident triage and root cause analysis.
9. RedHat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or equivalent.
10. Certified Kubernetes Administration (CKA).
11. Knowledge of Kubernetes, Istio, or service mesh technologies .
12. Experience with Azure cloud platform.
13. Experience with ArgoCD workflows.

EDUCATION: Certified Kubernetes Administrator is a plus.
RedHat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or equivalent is a plus 5+ years of related work experience regardless of educational background.

Bachelor's degree preferred, not required (software engineering, computer science, and/or related field)

INTERVIEW PROCESS: 1 round interview via Teams video (show ID) with manager and team members.

Shortlisting STACK RANKING (MOST IMPORTANT TO LEAST IMPORTANT):
Must Have Skills->Location->Rate->Previous Client Experience