Azure Red Hat OpenShift Engineer

We are seeking a Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer to support and enhance our enterprise container platform environment. This role will focus on Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO), Kubernetes administration, Helm-based application deployment, GitOps automation, and service mesh technologies. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building scalable, production-ready platform solutions and partnering with application teams to accelerate cloud-native adoption.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) and Kubernetes environments.
• Design and implement scalable deployment solutions using Helm and Kubernetes.
• Develop and manage reusable Helm charts to streamline application onboarding and standardize deployments.
• Utilize ArgoCD and GitOps methodologies to automate application delivery and infrastructure management.
• Configure, deploy, and support service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Create, manage, and maintain Kubernetes manifests and operators.
• Install, configure, and integrate platform tools within Kubernetes environments.
• Collaborate with development and application teams to onboard workloads and promote platform best practices.
• Participate in platform design reviews, testing, and production readiness activities.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize platform performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) or OpenShift Container Platform and Kubernetes.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Helm, including building and maintaining Helm charts.
• Experience supporting complex, multi-cluster Kubernetes environments.
• Strong understanding of Docker and containerization technologies.
• Hands-on experience with ArgoCD and GitOps deployment practices.
• Experience creating and managing Kubernetes manifests and operators.
• Experience with service mesh technologies, including Istio or Linkerd.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automation, and DevOps practices.
• Proficiency with Bash scripting.