OpenShift HPC Engineer — Containers & Automation

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Flexible schedules

Onsite gym

Relocation

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks an HPC Engineer to deploy, maintain, and improve OpenShift-based container systems. You will participate in on-call duties, support OpenShift clusters, and help grow expertise across containers, Linux administration, and automation.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior staff, documenting projects, and collaborating with internal users. A strong background in container orchestration and secure system administration is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience administering production OpenShift or Kubernetes clusters.
• Strong understanding of containers and orchestration concepts (networking, storage, security).
• Experience building and administering production Linux systems with strong CLI skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, upgrade, and maintain OpenShift clusters; diagnose cluster/workload failures.
• Manage cluster networking, storage, and security configurations; improve workflows.
• Prepare technical documentation, presentations, and reports; share knowledge across teams.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Linux admin

Scripting

Ansible

Git

System tools

Education

Bachelors in CS/CE

Tools

OpenShift

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks an HPC Engineer to deploy, maintain, and improve OpenShift-based container systems. You will participate in on-call duties, support OpenShift clusters, and help grow expertise across containers, Linux administration, and automation.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior staff, documenting projects, and collaborating with internal users. A strong background in container orchestration and secure system administration is essential.