Senior OpenShift Kubernetes Administrator

Description

Summary: Seeking a Senior OpenShift Kubernetes Administrator to engineer, automate, and operate enterprise-scale OpenShift environments for mission-critical applications. Highlights: 1. Lead cloud-native platform transformation with cutting-edge technologies 2. Solve complex platform challenges and influence Kubernetes strategy 3. Administer and optimize enterprise OpenShift Kubernetes platforms We're looking for a **Senior OpenShift Kubernetes Administrator** to help lead our cloud\-native platform transformation. This is an opportunity to engineer, automate, and operate enterprise\-scale OpenShift environments that power mission\-critical applications. You'll work with cutting\-edge technologies, solve complex platform challenges, and influence the future direction of our Kubernetes strategy. **Responsibilities** * Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise OpenShift Kubernetes platforms deployed to High\-Performance Compute infrastructure * Manage large\-scale OpenShift clusters using the OpenShift Console, OpenShift CLI (oc), Advanced Cluster Manager (ACM), and various infrastructure automation tools * Design and implement automated solutions for deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management * Develop Infrastructure\-as\-Code and automation frameworks using Ansible and scripting * Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes, container, networking, and platform issues * Collaborate with developers to improve application reliability, observability, scalability, and performance * Implement enterprise security controls and platform hardening standards * Support high availability, disaster recovery, and multi\-cluster architectures * Drive platform modernization initiatives and operational excellence through automation * Participate in architecture reviews and help define the future state of enterprise container platforms **Requirements** * A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience administering Kubernetes platforms in production environments * Deep expertise with Red Hat OpenShift * Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals, including scheduling, networking, storage, ingress and load balancing, operators, and cluster lifecycle management * Experience with Ansible and other automation frameworks * Experience with container technologies and image creation * Proficiency in shell scripting and at least one programming language such as Python or Go * Strong Linux administration skills, preferably with Red Hat Enterprise Linux * Experience troubleshooting enterprise\-scale platform issues * Excellent communication and technical documentation skills * Strong written and spoken proficiency in English at a B2 level or higher **Nice to have** * Experience with infrastructure automation and orchestration tools to streamline platform operations and reduce manual intervention **We offer** * International projects with top brands * Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers * Healthcare benefits * Employee financial programs * Paid time off and sick leave * Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses * Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000\+ courses * Global career opportunities * Volunteer and community involvement opportunities * EPAM Employee Groups * Award\-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn