OpenShift Administrator

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Life in Pittsburgh is seeking an OpenShift Administrator with 5–7 years of hands-on experience to manage OpenShift clusters across Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Strongsville, OH; and Pittsburgh, PA. This is a production-oriented role with on-call responsibilities in a large technology support team.

You will work with Linux admins, write Bash and Python scripts, and use Jenkins, Git, Ansible, Helm, Docker, and GitOps workflows.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of relevant professional experience, regardless of educational background.
• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift, preferably version 4.x.
• Solid Linux system administration experience, particularly with Red Hat Linux and CoreOS.
• Proficiency in shell scripting, Bash, and/or Python.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and technologies, including Jenkins, Git, Ansible, Helm, Docker, and GitOps workflows.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, container orchestration, pod scheduling, and cluster-level debugging.
• Experience supporting production environments with on-call responsibilities.
• Experience with incident triage, complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and service restoration.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Fluentd.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and develop non-standard approaches to problem-solving when necessary.
• Knowledge of security, backup, disaster recovery, and platform availability practices.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and customer service skills.
• Ability to follow established procedures, maintain documentation, and work effectively within a large technology support team.

Skills

OpenShift administration

Linux system administration

Bash scripting

Python scripting

DevOps tools (Jenkins, Git, Ansible, |

Kubernetes and cluster debugging

On-call production support

Incident management & RCA

Monitoring/logging (Prometheus, Grafa

Security, backup & DR practices

Collaborative communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Ansible

Helm

Docker

Istio

ArgoCD

Job description

OpenShift Administrator

Experience Level: 5–7 Years

Locations: Denver CO, Phoenix AZ, Strongsville OH, PittsburghPA

Only W2 position

Required Qualifications

• 5–7 years of relevant professional experience, regardless of educational background.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Red Hat OpenShift, preferably version 4.x.
• Solid Linux system administration experience, particularly with Red Hat Linux and CoreOS.
• Proficiency in shell scripting, Bash, and/or Python.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and technologies, including Jenkins, Git, Ansible, Helm, Docker, and GitOps workflows.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, container orchestration, pod scheduling, and cluster‑level debugging.
• Experience supporting production environments with on‑call responsibilities.
• Experience with incident triage, complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and service restoration.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Fluentd.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and develop non‑standard approaches to problem‑solving when necessary.
• Knowledge of security, backup, disaster recovery, and platform availability practices.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and customer service skills.
• Ability to follow established procedures, maintain documentation, and work effectively within a large technology support team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or equivalent certification.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Knowledge of Kubernetes service mesh technologies, including Istio.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Experience implementing and supporting ArgoCD workflows.
• Experience with Ansible, Helm, Docker, and GitOps‑based deployment practices.
• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred but not required.
• Previous experience in the financial services industry is a plus.