Sr. Systems Engineer (Closed)

Description
Sr. IT Systems Engineer is responsible for monitoring, installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting and maintenance of Red Hat OpenShift cluster. IT Systems Engineers provide technical support, troubleshoot problem and perform scripting/programming to ensure stable and efficient operation of OpenShift environment.

Essential functions:
• Performs installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance and troubleshooting of OpenShift Cluster.
• Experience in OpenShift UPI and IPI 4.x clusters
• Ensures that the technologies are updated with current, stable, and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standards
• Expert-level Experience with Kubernetes networking & troubleshooting (DNS, load balancers, service IPs, node ports, etc.)
• Proactively monitors and reports performance and utilization of assigned technologies
• Log management & monitoring using Splunk, fluentd, HEC, etc. in an OpenShift environment
• Maintaining the health & optimal state for OpenShift clusters
• Manages problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/software owners
• Performing OpenShift cluster upgrades as needed
• Assists with developing tactical strategies, processes and procedures related to systems/application administration
• Architecting OpenShift as needed to meet application requirements (compute, storage, networking, and operations)
• Mid-level expertise with OpenShift, Dockers, Containers (Minimum 5+ years hands-on)
• Experience with testing and deployment pipelines, and experience using Ansible, Jenkins for CI/CD
• May provide input into infrastructure architecture designs
• Writes programming/scripting
• May participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercises
• Ensures execution and alignment to architectural standards and blueprints.
• May contribute input to infrastructure architecture
• Performs on-call activities as needed for the environment and technologies

Requirements:
• Extensive working knowledge of Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes Platform.
• Competent working in one or more environments highly integrated with an operating system.
• Extensive experience implementing and administering/managing technical solutions in major, large-scale system implementations
• High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy.
• Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities
• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Experience using Agile methodology


Required Experience:
5-8 years of Systems Administration with Unix/Linux environments
2-5 years of related work experience in OpenShift

Required Education:
Bachelors degree within IT field or equivalent related work experience

Certifications:
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration required
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Development is preferred

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