Senior DevOps Engineer – On-Prem

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ukraine.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to collect requirements and create solutions that meet engineering standards and business objectives.

• Design, implement, and oversee Red Hat OpenShift clusters in both on-premises physical and virtual environments.

• Take ownership of systems engineering projects associated with OpenShift infrastructure.

• Work alongside development teams to containerize applications and enhance deployment and release processes.

• Construct and maintain CI/CD pipelines utilizing OpenShift and relevant DevOps tools.

• Automate operational and deployment procedures using Ansible and scripting tools.

• Conduct patching and upgrades of OpenShift clusters, ArgoCD, GitLab CI, and related components.

• Design, implement, and sustain backup, disaster recovery, and redundancy strategies.

• Participate in an on-call/standby rotation for essential platform and infrastructure services.

• Execute trend analysis, root cause analysis, monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolution of platform issues.

• Apply security practices, including RBAC, vulnerability management, and compliance controls.

• Enhance alerting, monitoring, and observability for OpenShift and associated systems.

• Carry out Linux server administration, infrastructure maintenance, and data center service support as needed.

• Maintain architectural diagrams, operational procedures, runbooks, and technical documentation.

• Facilitate knowledge transfer, mentoring, and training on OpenShift, GitLab, and related infrastructure technologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience or equivalent certifications, including expertise in Red Hat OpenShift.

• At least 4 years of experience in IT infrastructure or platform engineering.

• Practical experience in deploying, managing, and maintaining Kubernetes platforms in enterprise or on-premise settings.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, especially GitLab CI and/or Jenkins.

• Experience in Linux system administration, particularly with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

• Proficient in infrastructure automation using Ansible or similar tools.

• Skills in Bash and/or Python scripting.

• Knowledge of GitOps practices and tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.

• Capability to document architectures, configurations, standards, SOPs, and technical documentation.

• Upper-intermediate proficiency in English, both spoken and written.

• A Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, or Computer Science is a plus.

• Familiarity with Terraform is advantageous.

• Experience with OpenShift is preferred.

• Understanding of ITIL Service Operations principles.

• Experience with ArgoCD, Prometheus, Grafana, monitoring/observability stacks, or disaster recovery tools is optional but beneficial.

• Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity.

• Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

• Proficient in producing architectural documentation and visual design diagrams, such as those created in Visio.

• Comfortable operating in a multicultural, international environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment.

• Option for remote work.

• Opportunities for long-term growth.

• Access to an international 24/7 follow-the-sun telecom team.

• Opportunities for knowledge transfer, mentoring, and training.