Senior Specialist - Software Engineering

Senior Specialist - Software Engineering

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled OpenShift and Kubernetes DevSecOps Engineer responsible for managing supporting automating and optimizing containerized application platforms The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in OpenShift administration Kubernetes cluster management GitOps deployment methodologies CICD automation monitoring and infrastructure troubleshooting

The candidate will work closely with application infrastructure security and DevOps teams to ensure platform stability scalability security and operational excellence

Key Responsibilities

Platform Administration

Administer and support Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

Manage Kubernetes clusters including upgrades patching scaling and capacity planning

Troubleshoot platform networking storage and application deployment issues

Ensure high availability reliability and security of container platforms

GitOps Deployment Automation

Implement and manage GitOps deployment models using Argo CD

Automate application deployments across multiple environments

Manage configuration and release lifecycle through sourcecontrolled repositories

Support rollback and disaster recovery mechanisms

CICD Engineering

Design implement and maintain robust CICD pipelines

Automate build deployment validation and release processes

Improve deployment frequency reliability and quality through automation

Monitoring Observability

Configure and manage monitoring solutions using Prometheus and Grafana

Create dashboards s and proactive monitoring mechanisms

Analyze platform and application performance metrics

Support production issue identification and resolution

DevSecOps

Integrate security controls within CICD pipelines

Support vulnerability scanning compliance checks and policy enforcement

Promote secure coding and deployment practices

Automate security validation throughout the software delivery lifecycle

Automation Scripting

Develop Bash and Python scripts for platform automation

Automate routine operational activities and troubleshooting tasks

Build reusable automation utilities for infrastructure management

Mandatory Skills MustHave

Red Hat OpenShift Administration

Kubernetes Cluster Management

Argo CD GitOps

CICD Pipeline Design Implementation

Prometheus Monitoring

Grafana Dashboarding ing

Bash Scripting

Python Automation

Linux Administration

Container Technologies DockerPodman

Preferred Skills GoodtoHave

DevSecOps Practices

Terraform Infrastructure as Code

Ansible Automation

Azure AWS or GCP Cloud Platforms

Container Security Vulnerability Management

Service Mesh IstioOpenShift Service Mesh

Helm Charts

GitHub Actions Jenkins Azure DevOps or GitLab CICD

SRE and Site Reliability Engineering Practices

Technical Competencies

Candidate should demonstrate strong knowledge of

OpenShift Architecture and Operators

Kubernetes Networking Storage

Pod Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning

RBAC Security Management

Cluster Upgrade and Migration Strategies

GitOps Deployment Patterns

Monitoring Observability Best Practices

Container Security

High Availability and Disaster Recovery Concepts

CICD Automation Frameworks