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Sr OpenShift Engineer
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$75 to $85 CAD / hour · Contract
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Location: Toronto
Contract: 11 months
Hybrid
Pay Rate: $75-85/hour
JOB DESCRIPTION
Join an on‑premises OpenShift Platform Engineering team supporting enterprise‑scale Red Hat OpenShift environments (versions 4.12 and 4.14). This role focuses on platform stability, upgrades, architecture, and operational excellence across container infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Participate in planning and executing OpenShift platform upgrades.
Provide guidance and knowledge sharing on configuring Red Hat OpenShift, open‑source tools, and related vendor technologies.
Support projects involving architecture design, installation, configuration, patching, and lifecycle management of OpenShift clusters.
Perform system administration tasks including design, build, support, and troubleshooting of OpenShift environments.
Conduct performance tuning, optimization, and system hardening for OpenShift platforms.
Review and improve platform health checks and maintenance scripts.
Ensure infrastructure configurations align with best practices and operational standards.
Develop and maintain executive‑level and operational dashboards to track progress against key success metrics.
Participate in escalated support activities related to OpenShift issues.
Document platform architecture, designs, and integrated components in internal knowledge repositories.
Mentor internal staff on OpenShift technologies and best practices.
Contribute to the development of container security standards and controls.
Lead project kickoff meetings with stakeholders and consultants.
Collaborate with the client‑side project manager to define objectives, scope, and delivery milestones.
Coordinate vendor and support resources as required.
Provide regular updates and briefings on resource utilization and project activities.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years OpenShift Core Depth Operating
- OCP Platform Engineering with Cluster installs/builds, migrations, RBAC, autoscaling, stateful sets, Argo CD, Machine ConfigPools, ETCD Management, etc.
- Automation (Ansible/IaC/Terraform) for OpenShift
- Platform level automation
- Security & Compliance
- Security Hardening with SCC’s Network Policy, Vault, OR MTLS)
NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- CI/CD & GitOps
- Banking Domain Fit
Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position.
*We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position.
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Responsibilities
Plan and execute OpenShift upgrades, installations, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and security hardening for enterprise on-premises clusters. Document and monitor platform health, mentor staff, and coordinate project stakeholders, vendors, and support resources.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of OpenShift platform engineering experience, including cluster builds and migrations, RBAC, autoscaling, stateful sets, Argo CD, Machine ConfigPools, and ETCD management. Requires platform-level automation experience with Ansible or Terraform/IaC and security hardening experience involving SCCs, network policies, Vault, or mTLS; CI/CD, GitOps, and banking experience are desirable.
Skills
- Red Hat OpenShift
- OpenShift Cluster Installation
- Platform Engineering
- Cluster Upgrades
- Cluster Migration
- Role-Based Access Control
- Autoscaling
- Stateful Sets
- Argo CD
- Machine ConfigPools
- ETCD Management
- Ansible
- Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- Security Hardening
- Network Policies
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Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Red Hat OpenShift
- OpenShift 4.12
- OpenShift 4.14
- Platform Engineering
- On-Premises Infrastructure
- Cluster Installation
- Cluster Upgrades
- Cluster Migration
- Role-Based Access Control
- Autoscaling
- Stateful Sets
- Argo CD
- Machine ConfigPools
- ETCD Management
- Ansible
- Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- Security Hardening
- Security Context Constraints
- Network Policies
- Vault
- Mutual TLS
- CI/CD
- GitOps
- Container Security
- Performance Tuning
- System Administration
- Banking and Financial Services