Senior Infrastructure Automation – Kubernetes/OpenShift

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

Chicago (IL)

Hybrid

USD 137,000 - 190,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan assistance
Technology stipend
PTO & parental leave
401k match
Health benefits

Job summary

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is seeking a Lead Associate Principal, Infrastructure Innovation and Automation to drive enterprise Kubernetes platforms, IaC, CI/CD, and GitOps across the org. You will shape platform reliability, security, and delivery speed while mentoring engineers and partnering with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have extensive OpenShift/Kubernetes experience, strong DevOps practices, and a track record of leading automation initiatives within a financial

Qualifications

  • 7+ years infrastructure engineering experience.
  • 7+ years Red Hat Enterprise Linux experience.
  • 5+ years Kubernetes and OpenShift administration.
  • Extensive automation leadership experience.
  • Proven technical leadership and mentoring.

Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise OpenShift architecture and platform strategy.
  • Design, implement, and maintain OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms.
  • Define standards for RHEL, Kubernetes, and platform engineering.
  • Lead automation using Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform.
  • Develop reusable automation for provisioning, configuration, patching, and compliance.
  • Architect secure Kubernetes platforms with RBAC, secrets, certificates, and policy.
  • Build standardized deployment patterns using Helm, Operators, and ArgoCD.
  • Mentor senior engineers and lead complex troubleshooting and platform improvements.
  • Own platform reliability and disaster recovery strategy, including capacity planning and cost optimization.
  • Communicate strategy and roadmaps to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Kubernetes
OpenShift
RHEL
Ansible
Terraform
CI/CD
GitOps
Python
Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related field
Master’s degree is a plus

Tools

Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Tekton/OpenShift Pipelines
ArgoCD
Helm

Job description

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is seeking a Lead Associate Principal, Infrastructure Innovation and Automation to drive enterprise Kubernetes platforms, IaC, CI/CD, and GitOps across the org. You will shape platform reliability, security, and delivery speed while mentoring engineers and partnering with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have extensive OpenShift/Kubernetes experience, strong DevOps practices, and a track record of leading automation initiatives within a financial

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