OpenShift Platform Engineer - Kubernetes & Automation Lead

Energy Jobline ZR

Charlotte (NC)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an OpenShift Engineer to lead day-to-day Kubernetes and OpenShift platform operations across multiple sites. You will own cluster maintenance, upgrades, performance monitoring, and incident response.

Collaborate with engineering, SRE, security, and development teams to implement repeatable patterns, guardrails, and governance. This is a 12-month contract with on-site work in Irving, TX, Charlotte, NC, and Chandler, AZ, focused on reliability and continuous

Qualifications

5+ years of Systems Operations, Cloud Operations, or Technology Architecture experience.
5+ years of hands-on experience supporting Kubernetes or OpenShift platform operations.
3+ Experience with OpenShift platform management and lifecycle operations.
2+ years of Linux system operations experience.
2+ years of experience with containerization technologies (Docker or similar).

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day Kubernetes and OpenShift platform operations, including cluster maintenance and upgrades.
Drive incident response during outages with root cause analysis and long-term fixes.
Develop or enhance automation (Python, Bash, GitOps, or AI tools) to reduce manual work.
Lead OpenShift cluster lifecycle activities: builds, configuration, onboarding, upgrades, and decommissioning.
Collaborate with engineering, SRE, security, and development teams to implement guardrails and readiness standards.
Ensure platform operations follow policies, security standards, and audit controls.
Identify gaps and drive initiatives to improve reliability and operational maturity.