OpenShift Cloud SME: DoD Hybrid Lead Engineer

ECS; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking a Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Engineer SME to support a large DoD program with hybrid onsite/remote work in Fairfax, VA and Springfield, VA. You will own production OpenShift clusters, drive architecture decisions, and mentor engineers in a security‑minded environment.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in infrastructure with OpenShift/Kubernetes and IaC (Ansible/Terraform). Collaboration with cloud, cybersecurity, PM, and leadership is essential to deliver reliable, secure

Qualifications

• 7+ years of infrastructure/programming experience with strong Kubernetes hands-on work.
• 3+ years production Red Hat OpenShift engineering/administration.
• Active TS security clearance and eligibility for SCI access.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, administer, upgrade, and sustain OpenShift across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments.
• Own OpenShift cluster lifecycle: installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, backup, and security.
• Serve as senior escalation point for production OpenShift failures and perform root cause analysis.
• Automate infrastructure and configuration using IaC, Helm, and GitOps workflows.
• Maintain security compliance, remediation, and POA&M for ATO sustainment.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift Admin

Linux Admin

Ansible

Security Compliance

AWS/Azure

TS/SCI Clearance

GitOps

Education

BSc or equivalent

Tools

Helm

Terraform

Argo CD

Quay / Container Registry

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Engineer SME to support a large DoD program with hybrid onsite/remote work in Fairfax, VA and Springfield, VA. You will own production OpenShift clusters, drive architecture decisions, and mentor engineers in a security‑minded environment.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in infrastructure with OpenShift/Kubernetes and IaC (Ansible/Terraform). Collaboration with cloud, cybersecurity, PM, and leadership is essential to deliver reliable, secure