OpenShift Kubernetes Administrator
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Job Location:
Raleigh, WV - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: OpenShift / Kubernetes Administrator
Location: Onsite - Raleigh NC or Phoenix AZ
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 8-10 Years
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled OpenShift / Kubernetes Administrator to support enterprise container platforms across pre-production and production environments. This role will provide operational support incident management platform maintenance and infrastructure reliability services for mission-critical applications.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise with both GUI and CLI-based OpenShift/Kubernetes administration along with experience in enterprise change management environments.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Support & Operations
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Support application teams (e.g. Sterling) in pre-production (via ServiceNow/SNOW tickets) and production (Change tickets/CTASKs) environments.
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Scale pods and deployments as required across environments.
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Update and manage Kubernetes/OpenShift objects including ConfigMaps Secrets Routes Services and other resources.
Connectivity & Validation
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Test connectivity between endpoints to validate firewall configurations.
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Perform validation manually or via automation jobs in both pre-prod and prod environments.
Logging Monitoring & Alerts
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Monitor platform health warnings and alerts.
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Create and manage incidents in ServiceNow based on alerts.
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Provide container logs and diagnostic data (e.g. TCP dump) when not available in centralized logging tools.
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Act as first responder for incident management and coordinate escalation as required.
Certificate & Platform Management
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Update and renew certificates (Ingress Route Wildcard certs).
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Assist with container platform patching and upgrades.
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Validate application functionality post application or infrastructure changes.
Disaster Recovery & Documentation
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Create and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) plans.
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Develop and maintain SOPs and Knowledge Base articles.
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Ensure documentation is up to date and aligned with operational best practices.
Required Skills & Qualifications
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8-10 years of experience in Kubernetes and OpenShift administration.
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Strong hands-on experience with OpenShift Container Platform (GUI and CLI commands).
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Experience managing production and pre-production environments.
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Knowledge of container networking firewall validation and load balancer integrations.
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Experience with logging monitoring and incident management processes.
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Familiarity with ServiceNow ticketing and change management workflows.
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Experience supporting patching upgrades and certificate management.
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Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
Technical Skills
Kubernetes OpenShift Container Platform Container Networking Incident Management Logging & Monitoring SSL Certificates ServiceNow DR Planning Automation
Key Skills
- Hadoop
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Windows
- Apache
- Linux
- SAN
- Shell Scripting
- System Administration
- Administrative Experience
- Scripting
- Oracle
- Troubleshooting
