OpenShift Administrator

CEI; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CEI is seeking an experienced OpenShift Administrator to manage RedHat OpenShift clusters in production and non-production environments. You will perform Linux administration, scripting, and automation while supporting CI/CD pipelines and release activities.

The role requires 24x7 on-call production support, incident triage, and cross-functional collaboration with development and release teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of the platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience administering RedHat OpenShift clusters in production environments.
• Strong Linux system administration, patching and troubleshooting skills.
• Automation through shell or Python scripting and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain RedHat OpenShift clusters in production and non-production environments.
• Upgrade clusters and perform Linux system administration tasks.
• Monitor cluster health and optimize resources for throughput and availability.
• Triage incidents and participate in 24x7 production support with on-call rotation.
• Develop scripts to automate routine tasks and monitoring.

Skills

RedHat OpenShift

Linux Admin

Shell scripting

Python

DevOps tools

Kubernetes

Azure

ArgoCD

On-call support

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Ansible

Helm

Docker

GitOps

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

FluentD

Dynatrace

Job description

OpenShift Administrator
Managed Services and Support Cleveland , Ohio Contract On-Site Oct 22, 2026

OpenShift Administrator

Job at a Glance

Title: OpenShift Administrator

Location (On site): Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Strongsville, OH; Pittsburgh, PA

Contract: W2 only

Overview

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

Required Skills

• RedHat OpenShift (v4.x preferred)
• Linux (RedHat Linux, CoreOS) system administration
• Shell scripting, bash, and/or Python
• Knowledge of DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Git, Ansible, Helm, Docker, and GitOps workflows.
• Understanding of container orchestration, pod scheduling, and cluster level debugging
• Experience working in production support environments with on-call responsibilities
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, FluentD
• Good problem-solving skills and experience in incident triage and root cause analysis
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Istio, or service mesh technologies
• Experience with Azure cloud platform
• Experience with ArgoCD workflows