OpenShift Platform Engineer | Permanent | 3–5 Months Bonus

Alexis Services; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexis Services is seeking an OpenShift Platform Engineer in Hong Kong to support a new OpenShift environment and coordinate with the vendor. This hands-on role focuses on stability, security alignment, and platform performance, working closely with internal teams to manage deployments and incident responses.

You will engineer and optimise OpenShift/Kubernetes, build CI/CD pipelines, implement logging/monitoring, and ensure patching and vulnerability management with security teams.

Qualifications

• Degree or higher diploma in IT, computer science, or related field.
• 5+ years in SRE/DevOps with hands-on OpenShift experience.
• Experience with CI/CD and IaC tools (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD, Terraform) and networking (NGINX).
• Proficiency in Bash or Python; exposure to databases, virtualization, container tech; security awareness.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical liaison with the platform vendor to ensure security alignment.
• Engineer, maintain, and optimise the OpenShift/Kubernetes platform for stability and performance.
• Build and manage CI/CD and GitOps pipelines with progressive deployment and rollback strategies.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting to maintain visibility and pre-empt issues.
• Perform platform hardening, patching, and image vulnerability management with security teams.
• Support development teams on integration and releases, and lead incident response and root cause analysis.

Skills

OpenShift troubleshooting

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Security awareness

Linux/Windows

Bash

Python

English & Chinese

Night/on-call readiness

Education

Degree or higher diploma in IT/CS

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

ArgoCD

Terraform

NGINX

Job description

Our client, a well-established organisation, has instructed us to locate suitable candidates for the position of OpenShift Platform Engineer. This role supports a new OpenShift environment, acting as the technical liaison with the vendor and ensuring their proposal aligns with internal security requirements. It is a hands‑on engineering role with vendor coordination.

Your scope

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact with the platform vendor, reviewing and challenging their proposal to ensure alignment with security and operational needs.
• Engineer, maintain, and optimise the OpenShift/Kubernetes platform for stability, scalability, and performance.
• Build and manage CI/CD and GitOps pipelines, supporting progressive deployment and rollback strategies.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting to maintain visibility and pre-empt issues.
• Perform platform hardening, patching, and image vulnerability management in coordination with internal security teams.
• Support development teams on integration and releases, and lead incident response, root cause analysis, and reporting.

Your Credentials

• Degree or higher diploma in IT, computer science, or a related field.
• 5+ years in SRE/DevOps, with hands‑on OpenShift essential and strong Kubernetes troubleshooting.
• Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD, Terraform, and networking concepts like NGINX.
• Proficiency in Bash or Python; exposure to databases, Windows/Linux, virtualisation, and container technologies.
• Security awareness and familiarity with compliance; RHCE, MCSE, or ISO 27001 advantageous.
• Strong collaboration and communication in English and Chinese; available for night/on-call work.