Red Hat OpenShift Engineer

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • Negotiable

Our client is a large global consultancy that is seeking an experienced Red Hat OpenShift Engineer to join their Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-grade OpenShift clusters on-premises within a private cloud environment.

This is a key position supporting scalable, secure, and resilient container platforms critical to modern application workloads.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement Red Hat OpenShift (OCP) clusters on-prem within private cloud environments
  • Automate provisioning, configuration, and management using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Helm
  • Configure and manage key OpenShift components: Operators, Ingress Controllers, Storage Classes, and Service Mesh
  • Integrate OpenShift with enterprise infrastructure, network, and security systems
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and DR of OpenShift clusters
  • Monitor systems using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and similar tools
  • Enforce security policies, RBAC, and compliance standards
  • Troubleshoot and provide expert support for OpenShift issues
  • Document configurations, processes, and architecture
  • Stay current with the latest in OpenShift, Kubernetes, and infrastructure best practices

What You’ll Bring

  • Proven experience deploying and managing OpenShift in on-prem environments
  • Strong expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and microservices architecture
  • Solid background in Linux administration (RHEL preferred)
  • Proficiency with IaC tools: Ansible, Terraform, Pulumi
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, GitOps, and DevOps methodologies
  • Knowledge of networking (DNS, Load Balancing, Firewalls) and storage solutions (e.g. NFS, Ceph)
  • Experience with monitoring/logging tools integrated into OpenShift
  • Bonus: Red Hat certifications (EX280, EX288)

Preferred (Nice to Have)

  • Experience with hybrid/multi-cloud OpenShift deployments
  • Exposure to Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) and Quay
  • Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go

Why Apply?

  • Work with cutting-edge container and infrastructure technologies
  • Influence critical enterprise cloud and DevOps transformation projects
  • Join a high-calibre team within a globally recognised consultancy
  • Hybrid working model offering flexibility and balance

Apply now to join a team enabling the future of scalable, secure infrastructure in one of Australia’s leading enterprise environments.

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