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Saalex

Engineering and IT services for defense

OpenShift Platform Engineer

Platform EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRidgecrest, CA, USA$135k - $190k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required.
  • At least 7 years of experience supporting enterprise Linux, Kubernetes, OpenShift, platform engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or related technical environments is required.
  • Hands-on experience deploying, administering, and maintaining Red Hat OpenShift environments is required.
  • Strong Kubernetes platform administration experience is required.
  • Strong Linux systems administration experience is required, preferably supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
  • Experience developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks and automation workflows is required.
  • Experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) or similar enterprise automation tools is required.
  • Experience with OpenShift Virtualization, KubeVirt, VMware, or comparable virtualization technologies is required.
  • Experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code and automated provisioning solutions is required.
  • Experience creating technical documentation, operational procedures, and administration guides is required.
  • Experience supporting secure, classified, government, or highly regulated computing environments is required.
  • An active TS/SCI security clearance is required by the Required Qualifications section; the Security Clearance section also specifies an active Secret clearance and says active or interim TS/SCI is preferred.
  • U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a clearance.
  • Experience administering disconnected, air-gapped, or restricted OpenShift environments is desired.
  • Experience with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM), OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF), or related OpenShift ecosystem technologies is desired.
  • Experience with GitLab, GitOps, ArgoCD, Terraform, or other modern automation and deployment frameworks is desired.
  • Experience supporting containerized application deployments and DevSecOps initiatives is desired.
  • Experience integrating GPU or accelerated-computing resources within Kubernetes or OpenShift environments is desired.
  • Experience supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) environments is desired.
  • Experience supporting Department of Defense research, engineering, testing, or weapons-development organizations is desired.
  • Experience working within NAVAIR, Department of Defense, or other classified government environments is desired.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, deploy, administer, and optimize Red Hat OpenShift platforms supporting classified Department of Defense environments.
  • Design and implement highly available OpenShift cluster architectures, including lifecycle management, upgrades, patching, and platform sustainment.
  • Lead the deployment and administration of OpenShift Virtualization and virtual machine workloads hosted within OpenShift.
  • Develop and maintain Ansible Automation Platform workflows, Ansible playbooks, and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions supporting platform provisioning and administration.
  • Design automation that streamlines routine operational activities and reduces administrative overhead.
  • Implement and maintain OpenShift networking, storage, authentication, role-based access control, and security controls.
  • Support Kubernetes-based application hosting and container orchestration initiatives.
  • Create technical documentation, runbooks, system administration guides, and operational procedures.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex platform, virtualization, automation, and infrastructure issues.
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, operations, and engineering teams to support secure platform operations.
  • Support platform modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, maintainability, compliance, and security requirements.
  • Provide technical recommendations, architecture guidance, and implementation support for platform engineering initiatives.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

About the Company

Saalex

Engineering and IT services for defense

Saalex Solutions provides engineering and IT services focused on defense and government clients. It supports test range operations and management, engineering and logistics, data analytics and business intelligence, and IT services. The company differentiates itself as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned organization with extensive government experience, prime and subcontracting capabilities, and a nationwide footprint with offices in California, Florida, and Washington. Its goal is to help national defense and other agencies carry out complex operations reliably by delivering practical, technically capable services and data-driven solutions tailored to mission needs.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Camarillo, CA
Founded
1999

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