Senior OpenShift/Kubernetes Engineer

Sr. OpenShift/Kubernetes Engineer

*6-month Contract to Hire*

Fully Remote

Optomi, in partnership with one of our premier clients, is seeking a Senior OpenShift/Kubernetes Engineer to support enterprise platform engineering initiatives focused on OpenShift. This role is centered around building, maintaining, and enhancing on-premises container platforms as part of large-scale data center consolidation efforts. The engineer will work closely with internal stakeholders and application teams to deliver stable, scalable Kubernetes environments, with a strong emphasis on OpenShift administration, cluster buildout, and platform operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead hands-on administration, buildout, and support of OpenShift clusters in on-prem (VMware-based) environments.
• Support data center consolidation efforts by designing and deploying new Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters as target-state platforms.
• Manage day-to-day platform operations, including incident resolution, patching, upgrades, and performance optimization.

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• Deploy and manage platform components using Helm and ArgoCD, including troubleshooting and debugging deployment issues.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to onboard workloads and deliver platform enhancements.
• Contribute to platform standardization and automation using GitLab/Azure DevOps pipelines and scripting.
• Engage with internal stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical guidance, and support platform adoption.
• Assist in transitioning away from Rancher to a fully OpenShift-based Kubernetes environment.

Required Qualifications:

• 6–10 years of experience as a Senior Engineer in infrastructure or DevOps-focused roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes platforms, including Rancher and OpenShift.

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• Proficient in Kubernetes command-line tooling (kubectl, oc, etc.) and scripting for operational tasks.
• Experience with Helm and ArgoCD.
• Ability to troubleshoot, optimize, and support Kubernetes clusters in both on-prem and cloud contexts.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for working across application and infrastructure teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline tools and deployment automation.
• Exposure to observability and monitoring platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).