Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer

Belvedere; Poland; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Part time

Job summary

Belvedere in Warsaw seeks a Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer to design and maintain enterprise OpenShift platforms in a hybrid environment, ensuring secure and scalable cloud-native infrastructure.

You will work with Cilium, eBPF, and Kubernetes CNI frameworks to deliver highly available clusters, automate lifecycle management, and collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to uphold best practices.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in platform engineering or related infrastructure roles.
• Deep expertise in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform administration and architecture.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes cluster management and operations.
• Hands-on experience with container networking technologies including Cilium and eBPF.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes CNI frameworks and OVN-Kubernetes architectures.
• Experience designing and implementing network policies, service connectivity and ingress/egress controls.
• Strong understanding of high availability, scalability and performance optimisation principles.
• Demonstrated ability to develop automation solutions for platform lifecycle management.
• Experience with security best practices in containerised environments.
• Proven troubleshooting skills for complex infrastructure and networking issues.
• Red Hat Linux knowledge and experience.
• Ability to create clear technical documentation and operational procedures.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy enterprise Red Hat OpenShift container platforms across multiple environments.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters with focus on availability, scalability and security.
• Implement container networking solutions including CNI frameworks and OVN-Kubernetes architectures.
• Configure advanced networking, network policies and ingress/egress controls.
• Deploy and support Cilium and Isovalent Enterprise for secure Kubernetes networking.
• Leverage eBPF technologies to enhance networking, security and observability capabilities.
• Develop automation solutions for platform provisioning, upgrades and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with application, security and infrastructure teams to ensure platform stability.
• Monitor platform health, capacity and performance while identifying optimisation opportunities.
• Implement security best practices across Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and container-related issues in production.
• Create technical documentation, operational procedures and architectural standards.

Skills

OpenShift administration

Kubernetes

Container networking

eBPF

Cilium

Automation

Tools

OVN-Kubernetes

Isovalent Enterprise

Red Hat Linux

Job description

Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer

Location: Warsaw
Contract Type: 6 Months Contract
Job type: Hybrid

• Design and manage enterprise Red Hat OpenShift platforms across production environments
• Work with advanced networking technologies including Cilium, eBPF and Kubernetes CNI frameworks
• Join a team focused on building secure, scalable cloud-native infrastructure
• Apply 6-8 years of experience to solve complex container platform challenges

Company Overview

Our client is an established technology organisation operating in Warsaw, focused on delivering robust cloud-native solutions that support critical business operations. They specialise in building and maintaining enterprise-grade container platforms, with a strong emphasis on security, scalability and operational excellence. The organisation values technical expertise and collaboration, creating an environment where experienced engineers can apply their skills to solve complex infrastructure challenges while working alongside dedicated application, security and infrastructure teams.

They are currently seeking a Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer to join their team in Warsaw. This contract role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge container technologies and contribute to the design and operation of enterprise-scale Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.

Position Overview

As a Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer, you'll play a central role in building and maintaining the container infrastructure that supports critical business applications. You'll be responsible for designing, deploying and optimising Red Hat OpenShift platforms while implementing advanced networking solutions using Cilium and eBPF technologies. This position requires deep technical expertise in Kubernetes, container networking and cloud-native operations, with a focus on ensuring high availability, security and performance across development, testing and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy enterprise Red Hat OpenShift container platforms across multiple environments
• Manage Kubernetes clusters with focus on availability, scalability and security
• Implement container networking solutions including CNI frameworks and OVN-Kubernetes architectures
• Configure advanced networking, network policies and ingress/egress controls
• Deploy and support Cilium and Isovalent Enterprise for secure Kubernetes networking
• Leverage eBPF technologies to enhance networking, security and observability capabilities
• Develop automation solutions for platform provisioning, upgrades and lifecycle management
• Collaborate with application, security and infrastructure teams to ensure platform stability
• Monitor platform health, capacity and performance while identifying optimisation opportunities
• Implement security best practices across Kubernetes and OpenShift environments
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and container-related issues in production
• Create technical documentation, operational procedures and architectural standards

Requirements

• 6-8 years of experience in platform engineering or related infrastructure roles
• Deep expertise in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform administration and architecture
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes cluster management and operations
• Hands-on experience with container networking technologies including Cilium and eBPF
• Proficiency with Kubernetes CNI frameworks and OVN-Kubernetes architectures
• Experience designing and implementing network policies, service connectivity and ingress/egress controls
• Strong understanding of high availability, scalability and performance optimisation principles
• Demonstrated ability to develop automation solutions for platform lifecycle management
• Experience with security best practices in containerised environments
• Proven troubleshooting skills for complex infrastructure and networking issues
• Red Hat Linux knowledge and experience
• Ability to create clear technical documentation and operational procedures

Benefits

While specific benefits have not been disclosed, this contract position offers the opportunity to work with enterprise-scale container platforms and cutting-edge networking technologies. You'll collaborate with experienced application, security and infrastructure teams in an environment that values technical excellence and operational reliability, gaining exposure to complex challenges in cloud-native infrastructure while contributing to platforms that support critical business operations.