Senior red hat openshift administrator / platform engineer – kubernetes & aws

Our Client, an IT Services and Consultant company, is looking for a Senior Red Hat OpenShift Administrator / Platform Engineer – Kubernetes & AWS for their Remote location.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute full cluster installations using IPI (Installer-Provisioned Infrastructure) and UPI (User-Provisioned Infrastructure) methods on AWS, Azure, VMware, and bare metal.
• Configure and manage RHCOS (Red Hat CoreOS) node bootstrapping, Machine Config Operator (MCO), and custom MachineConfigPools.
• Manage AMI/image whitelisting and custom node bootstrapping for air-gapped or restricted cloud environments.
• Configure OpenShift to pull images from Jfrog.
• Work with Redhat Vendor for any fixes.
• Perform day-to-day cluster operations including node management, namespace administration, resource quota management, and RBAC configuration.
• Manage Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM), CatalogSources, Subscriptions, and custom operators across clusters.
• Administer persistent storage using ODF (OpenShift Data Foundation), AWS EBS/EFS, and NFS storage classes; configure StorageClasses and PersistentVolumeClaims.
• Monitor cluster health using OpenShift built-in monitoring (Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana) and integrate with enterprise observability platforms.
• Manage cluster certificates, internal/external CA configuration, and certificate rotation.
• Plan and execute cluster upgrades across EUS and standard OCP update channels with minimal disruption to workloads.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience administering Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP 4.x).
• Demonstrated experience with full cluster lifecycle — installation, upgrade, and decommissioning — on at least one cloud provider (AWS preferred).
• 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes administration and container orchestration concepts.
• Experience with ROSA (Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS) or RHOCP on AWS is a strong advantage.

Technical skills

• OpenShift / Kubernetes: OCP 4.x, OLM, MachineConfig, Operators, RBAC, SCCs, Network Policies, Ingress/Routes, PVC/StorageClasses, JFrog
• Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, EBS, EFS, Route 53, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect); Azure or GCP a plus.
• Networking: OVN-Kubernetes, CoreDNS, Load Balancers, TLS termination, Ingress controllers, internal/external DNS.
• Storage: ODF, Portworx, NFS, AWS EBS/EFS dynamic provisioning.

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities