What are the responsibilities and job description for the OpenShift Platform Engineer position at USG, Inc.?
Job Title: OpenShift Platform Engineer
Location: Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid – Partially Onsite)
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced OpenShift Platform Engineer to support, manage, and enhance enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenShift environments. This role focuses on platform stability, security, automation, and supporting application teams across on-premise and cloud infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, and manage Red Hat OpenShift clusters (on-prem / cloud)
- Perform cluster lifecycle management: upgrades, patching, scaling, and monitoring
- Troubleshoot issues related to containers, nodes, networking, and storage
- Support application onboarding and CI/CD integration with OpenShift
- Implement and maintain RBAC, security policies, and compliance controls
- Automate platform operations using Ansible, GitOps, or scripting
- Monitor performance and availability; ensure SLA adherence
- Participate in production support, on-call rotation, and incident resolution
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams
- Maintain documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks
Required Skills & Experience:
- 3 years of experience with Red Hat OpenShift / Kubernetes
- Strong knowledge of:
- Containers (Docker / CRI-O)
- Kubernetes networking (Services, Ingress, Routes)
- Persistent storage (CSI, PV/PVC)
- Experience with Linux system administration
- Hands-on experience with:
- OpenShift CLI (oc)
- YAML manifests
- Helm or Operators
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, EFK)
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and automation
Nice to Have:
- Red Hat certifications (RHCSA, RHCE, DO280, EX280)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
- Knowledge of service mesh, API gateways, authentication systems
- GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
- Experience in SRE or Managed Services environments
Work Model:
Hybrid (Partially onsite in Alpharetta, GA)
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