Remote OpenShift Platform Engineer & Automation Pro

Genius Road, LLC; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Genius Road, LLC is seeking an experienced OpenShift Engineer to support and optimize a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environment across OpenShift clusters. The role emphasizes automation, migrations, and ongoing modernization efforts.

The ideal candidate has deep OpenShift and Kubernetes knowledge, containerized architectures, and hands-on CI/CD experience with GitLab. Collaboration and mentoring are key aspects of this role.

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of IT experience, including 4+ years with OpenShift or Kubernetes.
• Experience in OpenShift Administration and related Red Hat technologies.
• Strong understanding of Linux containers (Docker), Kubernetes, and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency with Java, JBoss, nginx, Node.js, and enterprise application frameworks.
• Practical experience with automated deployment and DevOps concepts.
• Hands-on experience using GitLab CI/CD or similar automation tools.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (protocols, firewalls, load balancing).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• Commitment to knowledge sharing and mentoring team members
• Some familiarity with SSL certificate management.
• Experience working within Agile environments (stand-ups, sprints, Kanban).
• Awareness of industry standards and emerging cloud-native technologies.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Dynatrace or QRadar.

Responsibilities

• Administer, support, and optimize OpenShift clusters and associated PaaS environments.
• Design and implement automation for deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of containerized applications.
• Assist teams with migrating and refactoring applications to containerized workloads.
• Configure and manage OpenShift Data Foundation, Platform Plus, Advanced Cluster Management, and Advanced Cluster Security.
• Manage and maintain Ceph storage for reliable data operations.
• Integrate and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and related DevOps tools.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to enhance platform capabilities.
• Produce high-quality documentation and share knowledge across technical teams.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Linux Containers

Java

JBoss

nginx

Node.js

CI/CD

GitLab CI/CD

Networking

Agile

Documentation

SSL management

Monitoring

Tools

GitLab

Dynatrace

QRadar

Ceph

Job description

Genius Road, LLC is seeking an experienced OpenShift Engineer to support and optimize a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environment across OpenShift clusters. The role emphasizes automation, migrations, and ongoing modernization efforts.

The ideal candidate has deep OpenShift and Kubernetes knowledge, containerized architectures, and hands-on CI/CD experience with GitLab. Collaboration and mentoring are key aspects of this role.