Senior OpenShift Architect (Contract)

Duration: 3-month initial engagement with strong potential for extension (6-12+ months)

Location: Remote (EST hours, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM); occasional travel may be required, with expenses covered.

Overview

Seeking a senior-level OpenShift Architect/Engineer to lead platform initiatives from planning through execution. This role requires deep hands-on expertise, strong architectural skills, and the ability to work independently while partnering closely with customer teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess and improve OpenShift platform readiness and operational maturity.
• Design and implement OpenShift networking solutions.
• Troubleshoot cluster health, capacity, storage, and workload issues.
• Enhance GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Advance Ansible Automation Platform capabilities and operational automation.
• Provide platform lifecycle and upgrade planning guidance.
• Create technical documentation, standards, and operational runbooks.
• Deliver hands-on coaching and knowledge transfer to team members.

Required Qualifications

• OpenShift Virtualization certification required.
• Extensive experience architecting, implementing, and managing enterprise OpenShift environments.
• Strong Kubernetes, OpenShift networking, and container platform expertise.
• Experience with GitOps, CI/CD, automation, and version control.
• Advanced Ansible Automation Platform experience.
• Proven ability to solve complex technical challenges and drive projects independently.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Technologies

• Red Hat OpenShift
• Kubernetes
• Ansible Automation Platform
• GitOps & CI/CD
• Infrastructure as Code
• Linux & Windows
• Version Control Systems