Sr Systems Administrator

Andersen Corporation • Oak Park Heights, MN

2d

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Senior OpenShift/Kubernetes Administrator to lead the design, implementation, and management of a container orchestration platform across on-prem and cloud environments. This role is responsible for designing scalable, secure, and resilient OpenShift clusters. This role will partner with cross-functional IT teams and Architects to design and implement OpenShift to support the organization's overall business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Extensive experience (10+ years) in IT, with substantial experience (5+ years) in a senior-level administrator role focused on OpenShift or Kubernetes technologies.
• In-depth knowledge of container technologies, Linux systems, networking, and cloud platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices.
• Strong skills in scripting and automation tools (Bash, Ansible, etc.)
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and strategic planning skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and interact appropriately with management, other Team Members and delivery partners of different backgrounds and levels of experience.
• Success in this role requires proven ability to lead infrastructure implementations, define operating model and promote/drive adoption through clear standards and self-service capabilities.
• Proven experience leading infrastructure platform initiatives (design  build  migrate/adopt  operate).
• Experience implementing container security controls across hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
• Ability to design high-availability and disaster recovery strategies based on application requirements
• Planning for scale while optimizing cost
• Working knowledge on system administration with virtualization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the installation, configuration, maintenance, and administration of the Red Hat OpenShift global environments (on-premises and/or cloud) to ensure the delivery of a secure, resilient and high-performing workload management platform
• Partner with applications, infrastructure and security teams, as well as manufacturing stakeholders to create a standardized and scalable container platform to drive workload deployment consistency.
• Develop automation scripts and infrastructure-as-code using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Helm.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to support cloud-native applications.
• Build, configure, secure, maintain and manage RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating systems on enterprise servers.
• Document and cross-train teammates on cluster design/implementation.
• Platform ownership – develop, own, and drive the roadmap for OpenShift.

Benefits

• 401 (k) Plan, Employer Fixed Contributions & Company Matching
• Profit Sharing
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Paid Maternity Leave & Paid Parental Leave
• Career Growth Planning & Nationwide Career Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees