OpenShift Engineer, Cloud Engineer

Canvendor; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Canvendor is seeking an OpenShift/Cloud Engineer to design, deploy and operate Platform-as-a-Service offerings. You will drive automation, support, and thought leadership while migrating applications to containerized environments.

Responsibilities include implementing multi-node HA clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration with Kubernetes and OpenShift, along with VMware and networking basics.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with OpenShift infrastructure design and operations.
• Proficiency with Linux containers, Kubernetes, and deployment of microservices.
• Experience migrating/refactoring apps to containerized workloads.
• Proficient in configuration management scripting (Ansible/Chef/Puppet/Python).
• Knowledge of multi-node HA clusters, monitoring, and performance testing.
• Hands-on with CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins) and automated deployments.
• Strong DevOps understanding and ability to communicate complex topics clearly.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, support, automate and lead in Platform-as-a-Service offerings.
• Assist with application migrations to Platform-as-a-Service environments.
• Document, share knowledge and train team members.
• Implement and optimize containerized workloads and deployments.

Skills

OpenShift Infrastructure design

Kubernetes

Docker

Java/JBoss

CI/CD tooling

DevOps concepts

Git/Jenkins

Ansible/Puppet/Chef/Python

Multi-node HA clusters

VMware

Networking basics

Documentation & training

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Jenkins

Ansible

Puppet

Python

VMware vCenter/vRA

SSL

Job description

Required Skills

Red Hat Linux, SSL, VMware

Job Description

The candidate right for this role, OpenShift/Cloud Engineer, will be accountable for engineering, support, automation and thought leadership as it relates to Client’s Platform-as-a-Service offerings. They will assist with application migrations to Client’s Platform-as-a-Service offerings, and other related activities.

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience working with RedHat OpenShift Infrastructure design, deployment and operational support
• OCP 4.6 thru "versionLatestStable"
• Extensive knowledge of Linux Containers (Docker), Kubernetes, and deployment of containerized applications/microservices architectures
• Min 2+ years’ experience working with RedHat Enterprise Linux operating system
• Experience with Java, JBoss, nginx, Node.js, and enterprise application architectures
• Specific knowledge and experience with migrating and refactoring applications to containerized workloads
• Demonstrated skill in at least one or more configuration management/scripting technology (such as Ansible/Chef/Puppet/Python)
• Specific knowledge and experience provisioning multi-node HA clusters – including monitoring, performance testing, and application deployment
• Experienced with automated deployment tools
• Deep conceptual and applied understanding of DevOps concepts, tools, and practices
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, or comparable substitutes
• Must have good analytic skills and the ability to apply these skills in a multi-tasking environment where multiple projects will require participation at a given time.
• Must have outstanding skills in communicating complex technical issues, and providing comprehensive written, oral and/or digital products.
• Working knowledge of networking topics such as protocols, firewalls, load balancer, etc.
• Must have the willingness to document, share knowledge and train other members of the team.
• Working knowledge and adaptable to "versionLatestStable"

Preferred

• Experience with VMware technologies such as vCenter, vRA and vRO and experience running OpenShift on bare metal
• Working knowledge of SSL certificate management
• Experience with Agile teams, tools, practices & ceremonies (kanban, stand-ups, sprints, etc.)
• Keeps abreast of relevant industry leading standards and emerging technologies
• Container and Pod level Monitoring and Logging: Dynatrace, QRadar
• Experience working with IBM Cloud and/or AWS.