OpenShift Platform Engineer

Summary

Join Version 1, a leading technology services company, and become a Kubernetes Platform Engineer. You will provide operations support for a large-scale Kubernetes-based container platform, supporting multi-stack development teams throughout the SDLC. Responsibilities include automated deployments, troubleshooting, user management, patch updates, and network troubleshooting. You will work in a 24/7 environment, utilizing observability tools and GitOps management. Version 1 offers a comprehensive benefits package, including profit sharing, career progression opportunities, flexible/remote work options, financial wellbeing initiatives, employee wellbeing schemes, generous leave policies, educational assistance, and reward schemes.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience, supporting multi-cluster OpenShift/Kubernetes environments
• OpenShift cluster administrative operations, such as scale nodes, upgrades, and granting permissions to users and groups
• Configure OpenShift namespaces, network policies, resource quotas, and node selectors
• Observability tooling, with strong experience working with Prometheus, Grafana ELK and related technologies
• Kubernetes Operators life-cycle management, custom resource configuration and upgrades
• Route, Ingress, Service and networking troubleshooting on Kubernetes based SDN
• Experience supporting underlying infrastructure components for TCP/IP networks eg DHCP and DNS services
• GitOps management for deployments, configuration and state management for clusters
• CI/CD automation and industry standards for DEVOPS principles
• Work in agile based environments, with the ability to analyze and report incidents proactively, seeking continuous improvements
• Kubernetes storage support with file, block, PVC, Object Storage. Knowledge of Ceph, Noobaa, ODF, OpenShift Container Storage or related
• BSc in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years experience with Linux systems administration and networking
• 5+ years experience supporting Java (or similar) based development teams

Responsibilities

• Operations support of a Kubernetes based container platform in a large-scale environment
• Supporting multi-stack development teams on each stage of the SDLC
• Supporting automated deployments, release planning and troubleshooting in both non-prod and prod clusters
• User management with RBAC & AD integration
• Regular patch updates to Kubernetes, base images and node management in a controlled and automated process
• Route, Ingress, Service and networking troubleshooting on Kubernetes software defined network
• Monitoring support and effective service uptime management in a 24 X 7 based environment

Benefits

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes