IT Manager, OpenShift and Container Platforms
About The Position
We are seeking a Technical Manager to lead our Container Platforms Engineering and Operations team. This role combines technical leadership with people management responsibilities, overseeing a team of 10+ professionals (both FTEs and contractors). The ideal candidate will drive technical strategy, roadmap development, and execution for our container platforms, ensuring reliability and scalability for critical applications on prim today, and cloud tomorrow (AWS/Azure). Responsibilities Key Responsibilities (70% Technical Strategy, 30% People Leadership) Strategy & Architecture Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for container platforms (1-2 years horizon). Architect solutions for OpenShift deployments on bare metal and on-prem environments. Lead modernization initiatives, including Rancher migration and future platform enhancements. Platform Engineering & Operations Oversee design, build, and operations of OpenShift clusters, ensuring high availability and performance. Implement automation frameworks for provisioning, scaling, and patching. Drive observability, monitoring, and incident response for mission-critical workloads. Cloud Integration Readiness; enabling hybrid and multi-cloud strategies. Project Governance & Compliance Provides direction and oversight to IT projects Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to integrate networking, security, and governance. Maintain adherence to regulatory requirements Implement best practices for security, monitoring, and operational excellence. People Management (30%) Manage and mentor a team of engineers and contractors. Foster collaboration and build strong stakeholder relationships. Drive initiatives independently and ensure alignment with organizational goals Remote eligible.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Applications development, applications analysis or systems engineering OR High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in Applications development, applications analysis or systems engineering
- Strong experience with OpenShift (on-prem and bare metal).
- Diverse Technical Leadership across diverse platforms Rancher, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
- Proven ability to lead large technical teams (strategy & HR responsibilities)
- Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
- Ability to earn trust and influence technical teams.
- A go-getter with a proactive mindset driving technology initiatives
- Strong strategic thinker with hands-on technical credibility.
- Skilled in navigating complex environments and driving results.
- Relationship builder who will aid application owners toward future state container engineering platform that meets enterprise standards.
Nice To Haves
- Cloud experience (AWS/Azure) highly preferred.
- Financial services/banking experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for container platforms (1-2 years horizon).
- Architect solutions for OpenShift deployments on bare metal and on-prem environments.
- Lead modernization initiatives, including Rancher migration and future platform enhancements.
- Oversee design, build, and operations of OpenShift clusters, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Implement automation frameworks for provisioning, scaling, and patching.
- Drive observability, monitoring, and incident response for mission-critical workloads.
- Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to integrate networking, security, and governance.
- Maintain adherence to regulatory requirements
- Implement best practices for security, monitoring, and operational excellence.
- Manage and mentor a team of engineers and contractors.
- Foster collaboration and build strong stakeholder relationships.
- Drive initiatives independently and ensure alignment with organizational goals
Benefits
- Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates.
- More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
