Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Engineer

Job Description
Everforth ECS is seeking a Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Engineer to work in a hybrid remote/onsite capacity, with minimum of 3 business days onsite at our Fairfax, VA corporate office and/or our Springfield, VA customer site.

ECS is seeking a Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Engineer to work in Fairfax, VA and various government locations supporting the development and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Solutions for a DoD customer.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Engineer to join our team in supporting a large DoD program that operates and maintains multiple AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and classified cloud environments. This role will function as a Red Hat OpenShift subject matter expert (SME) and coordinate with cloud and on-premise infrastructure teams to develop, deploy, optimize, and support multiple Red Hat OpenShift deployments operating at all classification levels and across multiple cloud providers.

Responsibilities include:

• OpenShift Architecture and Administration: Develop, plan, and execute deployment of OpenShift environments at any impact level (IL2-IL6) and within cloud, on-premise, or hybrid infrastructures. This includes documentation and adherence to security policies as mandated by ATO requirements. Advise Project Management, Customer leadership, and partner teams on migration to OpenShift operations for AI/ML development.
• OpenShift Operational Support: Support onboarding of customer and partner teams into supported OpenShift deployments. Coordinate with Project Management teams and partners to ensure appropriate resourcing while operating within provided budgetary guidance. Function as SME for existing Cloud and Infrastructure teams and facilitate cross-training and documentation to expand OpenShift knowledge within the existing team.
• OpenShift Troubleshooting and Support: Troubleshoot production failures. Support partners and customers with troubleshooting operational failures. Maintain security compliance and develop/execute remediations, patching, and POAMS as necessary to maintain security compliance and ATO status.
• Support Across All Classification Levels: Red Hat OpenShift deployments supported by the program span all cloud Impact Levels (IL2 - IL6) and multiple cloud providers. Candidate will be required to support Red Hat Open Shift operations at all classification levels. This requires work from a SCIF 2-4 days a week, but additional days may be required as needed to support critical deployments and operational support.
• Thrive in a hybrid environment (split between SCIF/on-site and remote), able to be on-site at SCIF up to 4 days a week.
• Successfully communicate to customers, contract program managers, industry partners, ECS senior management, and Government representatives.
• Provide leadership and creativity in new business capture and proposal development.
• Track industry trends and leverage them to drive innovation and solution excellence across various functional domains.

Salary Range: 175,000-210,000

Required Skills

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience.
• Must have an existing and active TS security clearance with ability to obtain SCI.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in the progression of roles to include delivering and sustaining technical and cloud solutions.
• DOD 8570-01M certification: IAM Level I or better (e.g., Security+).
• Expertise with OpenShift Architecture and Administration: To include cluster configuration, updates, backup/restore, networking, storage, security, and performance.
• Expertise with Kubernetes deployment, management, and troubleshooting
• Expertise with Linux and RHEL/CoreOS
• A strong understanding of AWS and Azure/cloud-based technologies with a desire to learn more.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in the progression of roles to include delivering and sustaining technical and cloud solutions.
• Demonstrated customer focus and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

Desired Skills

• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator Certification
• Experience deploying/managing Red Hat OpenShift clusters in multiple configurations (bare metal, hybrid, multi-cloud, air-gapped)
• Familiarity with standard CI/CD, GitOps, and DevSecOps operations, with a focus on Red Hat OpenShift processes and procedures
• Experience working within common cloud management consoles (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI).
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience: Proficiency with Ansible, Terraform, Help, GitOps workflows
• Experience working within a classified cloud environment.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product and technical challenges.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with team members to achieve common goals.
• Ability to effectively communicate impacts to Senior Leadership, regarding changes in concise language.
• Process improvement focused and the ability to drive efficiencies in the process.
• Able to assist with other activities as needed to support the team.

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