Systems Engineer III - Platform Administrator (Remote)

First Citizens; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Systems Engineer III for OpenShift/Kubernetes administration. This remote role supports multiple markets across the United States and collaborates with DevOps, Cloud, Security, and Application teams to deliver scalable container platform services.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Linux administration, automation, and troubleshooting to build reliable cloud-native workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years in systems engineering or equivalent.
• 4+ years of systems engineering or infrastructure administration experience.
• 3+ years hands-on OpenShift and Kubernetes administration experience.
• Strong Linux system administration background.

Responsibilities

• Deploys and manages cloud resources with security, performance, and cost optimization.
• Leads design and deployment of scalable, resilient cloud architectures for critical apps.
• Defines and implements IaC, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation practices.
• Provides 24/7 on-call support and technical leadership for complex projects.

Skills

Architectural Design & Strategy

Cloud Security & Compliance

SDLC & CI/CD Integration

Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Infrastructure as Code

Policy as Code

Programming & Automation

Container Orchestration (Kubernetes)

Monitoring & Observability

Education

Bachelor's Degree + 4 years experience

High School Diploma or GED + 8 years experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Git

Bash/Python scripting

Job description

Overview

This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States.

We areseekinga skilled and motivated Systems EngineerIII- OpenShift/Kubernetes PlatformAdministrator to build, administer, and optimize enterprise OpenShift container platforms. This roleis responsible for building, automate, maintaining highly available OpenShift clusters, automating infrastructure operations, ensuring platform security, and supporting application teams deploying cloud-native workloads.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Linux administration, automation, and troubleshooting. The individual will work closely with DevOps, Cloud, Security, and Application Development teams to deliver reliable and scalable container platform services.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Cloud Infrastructure Management – Deploys and manages cloud resources, optimizing configurations for security, performance and cost-effectiveness.
• Cloud Solution Design – Leads the design and deployment of scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures for critical applications
• Infrastructure as Code – Defines and implements best practices for IaC, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation
• Support - mentor team members providing guidance and technical leadership on complex projects. Engage in research and continuous improvement initiatives to adopt new technologies and best practices. Maintain and share technical documentation to support knowledge transfer within the team. Provides 24/7 on-call support to ensure the availability and reliability of cloud infrastructure

Position Specific Skills:

• Architectural Design & Strategy
• Cloud Security & Compliance
• SDLC & CI/CD Integration
• Cloud Services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation)
• Policy as Code & Service Catalogues
• Programming & Automation (e.g., JavaScript, Python)
• Container Orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Monitoring and Observability Tools
• Operating Systems (Windows, Linux)
• Cloud and Network Security Architectures

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and 4 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 8 years' experience in systems engineering.

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of systems engineering or infrastructure administration experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on OpenShift and Kubernetes administration experience.
• Experience supporting production container platforms in enterprise environments.
• Strong Linux system administration background.

Container Platforms

• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)or anyKubernetes flavours
• Docker/Container Runtime Technologies
• OpenShift/kubernetes Operators
• OpenShift Pipelines,GitOps,ArgoCD

Operating Systems

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),Linux Performance Tuning,Linux Security Hardening
• Shell Scripting

Automation & Configuration Management

• Ansible,Terraform,Helm,Git,Bash/Python scripting

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Virtualization technologies such as VMware
• Infrastructure provisioning and management

Networking

• TCP/IP,DNS,Load Balancers,SSL/TLS Certificates,Network Policies,Routing and Firewall Concepts

Monitoring & Logging

• Dynatrace/AppDynamics,Prometheus,Grafana
• Splunk,ELK/EFK Stack
• OpenShift Monitoring Stack

Preferred Certifications

• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes
• AWS, Azure, or GCP Cloud Certifications

Additional Information

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.