OpenShift Container Platform Engineer

The role of an OpenShift Container Platform Engineer involves working with Red Hat OpenShift to build, operate, and enhance the company's containerised application environment. The company focuses on providing a reliable, secure, and scalable platform for these applications, collaborating with infrastructure, development, and security teams to achieve this. The main day-to-day responsibilities include deploying, configuring, maintaining, and upgrading Red Hat OpenShift clusters across various environments. This involves monitoring the platform's health, availability, capacity, and performance, as well as troubleshooting any issues that arise. The engineer will also automate platform provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code and configuration management practices. Additionally, they will support CI/CD and GitOps workflows, implement security controls, and configure integrations with various enterprise services. The role also includes contributing to backup and disaster recovery procedures, supporting application teams, and maintaining technical documentation. To excel in this role, candidates must have practical experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform or similar Kubernetes-based environments. They should also have a working knowledge of Linux administration, preferably with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and a solid understanding of container technologies and image management. Familiarity with networking concepts, scripting or automation tools, and Git is essential. Additionally, candidates should have a good grasp of infrastructure security, access management, and operational reliability, as well as the ability to troubleshoot and collaborate effectively. Nice-to-have skills include experience with OpenShift Operators, cluster lifecycle management, and platform upgrades. Familiarity with GitOps tools, Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, and observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana is also beneficial. Experience with enterprise storage solutions and operating container platforms in various cloud environments is a plus. The role offers opportunities for growth and collaboration within a dynamic team, with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence. The location and team dynamics are not specified, but the role emphasizes a structured approach to troubleshooting and clear communication in English, including the ability to produce technical documentation. What the role asks for: - Practical experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform or Kubernetes-based environments. - Working knowledge in Linux administration, preferably with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. - Understanding of container technologies and container image management. - Knowledge in network concepts, including DNS, routing, load balancing, TLS and network segmentation. - Experience with scripting or automation tools like Bash, Python or Ansible. - Knowledge in Git and automated software delivery practices. - Understanding of infrastructure security, access management and operational reliability. - Structured approach to troubleshooting and ability to collaborate with technical teams. - Clear communication skills in English, including the ability to create technical documentation.