Senior OpenShift Architect

About this role

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

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