Job Title: Senior Open Shift Engineer
Location: Riverwoods, IL (Hybrid)
Duration: 4 Months


Job Description:

• We Are Seeking a 7-9 Years of Experience with Openshift Container Platform Engineer To Design, Operate, And Support Production Openshift Clusters and Associated Cloud Native Services
• This Role Requires Hands on Experience with Red Hat Openshift, Kubernetes Operations, CI/CD Automation, And AWS Managed Relational Databases (Postgresql, Aurora, Mariadb).
• The Engineer Will Independently Resolve Complex Platform and Application Issues, Contribute to Automation and Standards, and act as a Technical Escalation Point for Junior Engineers While Collaborating Closely with Application, SRE, Security, And Cloud Teams.

 
Core Responsibilities
Openshift Platform Engineering (Mid Level Ownership)

• Operate And Support Production Openshift Clusters (On Prem And AWS Hosted)
• Troubleshoot Complex Kubernetes Issues
• Perform Openshift Upgrades, Patching, And Certificate Rotations
• Support ACM Managed Clusters And Policy Enforcement

CI/CD, Gitops & Automation

• Implement And Maintain CI/CD Pipelines For Openshift Based Workloads
• Support Gitops Style Deployments Using Helm, Git Workflows
• Automate Recurring Platform Tasks Using Bash/Shell/YAML Templates
• Improve Reliability Through Automated Health Checks, Deployment Validations, Rollback Strategies

AWS Database Support (Mid Level – Non DBA)

• RDS Postgresql, Aurora & Mariadb
• Provide Hands On Operational Support For Amazon RDS Postgresql, Amazon Aurora (Postgresql/Mysql Compatible), Amazon Mariadb
• Diagnose And Resolve Application To Database Issues, Including Connection Pool Exhaustion, Authentication Failures, Network And Security Group Misconfigurations
• Analyze Cloudwatch Metrics To Identify Performance Bottlenecks, Resource Saturation, Replication Lag
• Database Operations & Reliability
• Manage And Validate Automated Backups And Snapshots, Multi AZ Failover Behaviour, Read Replica Health
• Support Non Prod Restore Testing And Disaster Recovery Validation
• Assist With Controlled Maintenance Events And Engine Upgrades (Execution Under Change Processes)

Performance & Tuning Awareness

• Identify Performance Issues Caused By Inefficient Queries, Application Connection Patterns, Improper Parameter Settings
• Collaborate With DBA Teams Using Logs, Metrics, Query Statistics (Read Only Analysis)
• Security, Networking & Compliance
• Enforce Kubernetes And AWS Security Best Practices, Secrets Management, Network Isolation, TLS And Certificate Handling
• Implement Least Privilege Access Using Kubernetes RBAC, AWS IAM (Service Level Access)
• Support Audit And Compliance Requirements For Platform And Database Services

Incident Management & Production Support
• Act As L2/L3 Escalation For Openshift Platform Incidents, AWS Database Related Production Issues
• Participate In On Call Rotations, Major Incident Bridges
• Perform Root Cause Analysis And Implement Preventive Fixes, Create And Maintain Runbooks, Troubleshooting Guides, Operational Documentation
Mentorship & Collaboration

• Provide Technical Guidance To Junior Engineers
• Review Changes For Platform Standards And Best Practices
• Collaborate With Application Teams, Cloud Infrastructure, Networking And Security Teams

 
Required Technical Skillsets (Mid Level)

• Openshift & Kubernetes
• Strong Hands on Experience With Red Hat Openshift (OCP), Kubernetes Primitives And Controllers
• Deep Understanding Of Scheduling, Resource Management, And Autoscaling, Cluster Networking And Ingress Routing
• Experience With Multi Cluster Operations (ACM Preferred)
• AWS & Cloud Infrastructure
• Solid Experience With AWS Services Including EC2, VPC, Security Groups, IAM (Roles, Policies), Cloudwatch And Logging
• Practical Understanding Of Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
• AWS Databases (Required)
• Production Experience Supporting RDS Postgresql, Aurora, Mariadb
• Ability To Independently Troubleshoot Performance Issues, Failovers, Connectivity Problems
• Understanding Of Backup/Restore Strategies, Multi AZ Vs Read Replicas, Parameter Group Impact

 
What are The Top 3 Skills Required For This Role?

• Red Hat Openshift, Kubernetes Operations
• CI/CD Automation
• AWS Managed Relational Databases (Postgresql, Aurora, Mariadb).

  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 45.00/daily.