Principal Systems Engineer - Containers (Remote)
About The Position
This remote role is open in multiple markets across the United States. The Principal Systems Engineer will lead the architecture, administration, automation, security, and operational excellence of enterprise Red Hat OpenShift platforms. The role designs and manages highly available, scalable, and secure Kubernetes/OpenShift environments that support mission-critical applications across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. The role serves as a technical leader responsible for platform strategy, engineering best practices, and collaboration with architects, security teams, developers, and business stakeholders. It also provides technical mentorship and 24/7 on-call support to help ensure cloud infrastructure availability and reliability. The position leads cloud architecture strategy and end-to-end cloud projects, advises on infrastructure design, scalability, resilience, and performance, evaluates emerging technologies, and develops approaches to resource management, cost optimization, and performance enhancement. It also establishes and maintains architectural documentation, diagrams, and operational standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 10 years of experience as a technical hands-on leader of system engineering teams, or a high school diploma or GED and 14 years of such experience.
- 10 or more years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or platform engineering experience.
- 7 or more years of Kubernetes/OpenShift administration experience.
- Experience managing large-scale production OpenShift environments.
- Experience supporting highly regulated, mission-critical applications.
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise platform initiatives.
- Experience with cloud services such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Knowledge of policy as code and governance.
- Programming and advanced automation skills, such as JavaScript and Python.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes container orchestration, monitoring and observability, and Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Advanced cloud and network security skills, cloud architecture expertise, developer enablement, Agile and DevOps methodologies, and security and compliance leadership.
- Technical skills in OpenShift and Kubernetes, including OpenShift Container Platform, Kubernetes administration, Operators, Service Mesh, Pipelines, GitOps, and OpenShift Data Foundation.
- Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux administration, and system performance tuning.
- Experience with a public cloud platform and hybrid cloud architectures.
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and ArgoCD.
- Knowledge of DNS, load balancers, TCP/IP, ingress/egress, VPN, service mesh, and Istio.
- Knowledge of Ceph, NFS, SAN/NAS, persistent volumes, and CSI drivers.
- Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace or AppDynamics, Splunk, and OpenTelemetry.
Nice To Haves
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration.
- Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS).
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
- Azure Administrator Associate.
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Responsibilities
- Define and implement cloud architecture strategy aligned with business goals and technology roadmaps.
- Serve as the primary technical advisor for cloud infrastructure projects, guiding design, scalability, resilience, and performance practices.
- Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and trends and recommend their application to improve efficiency and innovation.
- Lead cloud projects from concept through deployment, coordinating with engineering, DevOps, security, and operations teams.
- Develop strategies for cloud resource management, cost optimization, and performance enhancement.
- Establish, review, and maintain infrastructure documentation, architectural diagrams, and operational standards.
- Mentor cloud engineers and support their continuous learning and technical growth.
- Provide 24/7 on-call support for cloud infrastructure availability and reliability.
- Lead the architecture, administration, automation, security, and operational excellence of enterprise OpenShift platforms.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits program for associates.
- Total compensation may include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
