Avacone

Specialised IT and regulatory engineering services

OpenShift Container Platform Engineer

Platform EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBasel, SwitzerlandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Practical experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform or Kubernetes-based environments.
Working knowledge of Linux administration, ideally with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Understanding of container technologies and container image management.
Familiarity with networking concepts, including DNS, routing, load balancing, TLS, and network segmentation.
Experience with scripting or automation using tools and languages such as Bash, Python, or Ansible.
Familiarity with Git and automated software delivery practices.
Understanding of infrastructure security, access management, and operational reliability.
A structured approach to troubleshooting and the ability to collaborate across technical teams.
Clear communication skills in English, including the ability to produce technical documentation.

Responsibilities

Deploy, configure, maintain, and upgrade Red Hat OpenShift clusters across relevant on-premises and cloud environments.
Monitor platform health, availability, capacity, and performance, and troubleshoot infrastructure and application deployment issues.
Automate platform provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code and configuration management practices.
Support CI/CD and GitOps workflows in collaboration with application development teams.
Implement and maintain platform security controls, including role-based access control, network policies, secrets management, and certificate management.
Configure and support integrations with enterprise networking, storage, identity, monitoring, and logging services.
Contribute to backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures, including regular validation.
Support application teams with onboarding, deployment standards, and effective use of platform capabilities.
Maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and platform standards.
Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with OpenShift Operators, cluster lifecycle management, and platform upgrades.
Familiarity with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Red Hat OpenShift GitOps.
Experience with Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, or comparable automation tools.
Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and centralised logging platforms.
Exposure to enterprise storage, persistent volumes, and backup and recovery solutions for Kubernetes.
Experience operating container platforms in public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid environments.
Relevant Red Hat or Kubernetes certifications are an advantage.

OpenShift Container Platform Engineer

Avacone · Basel, Switzerland · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-22

Workplace: on_site

Department: Switzerland

Description

About the Role

We are looking for an OpenShift Container Platform Engineer to help build, operate, and continuously improve our Red Hat OpenShift environment. You will collaborate with infrastructure, development, and security teams to provide a reliable, secure, and scalable platform for containerised applications.

The scope of responsibilities will be aligned with your experience and strengths, with opportunities to contribute across platform engineering, automation, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Deploy, configure, maintain, and upgrade Red Hat OpenShift clusters across relevant on-premises and cloud environments.
Monitor platform health, availability, capacity, and performance, and troubleshoot infrastructure and application deployment issues.
Automate platform provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code and configuration management practices.
Support CI/CD and GitOps workflows in collaboration with application development teams.
Implement and maintain platform security controls, including role-based access control, network policies, secrets management, and certificate management.
Configure and support integrations with enterprise networking, storage, identity, monitoring, and logging services.
Contribute to backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures, including regular validation.
Support application teams with onboarding, deployment standards, and effective use of platform capabilities.
Maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and platform standards.
Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

Required Skills and Experience

Practical experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform or Kubernetes-based environments.
Working knowledge of Linux administration, ideally with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Understanding of container technologies and container image management.
Familiarity with networking concepts, including DNS, routing, load balancing, TLS, and network segmentation.
Experience with scripting or automation using tools and languages such as Bash, Python, or Ansible.
Familiarity with Git and automated software delivery practices.
Understanding of infrastructure security, access management, and operational reliability.
A structured approach to troubleshooting and the ability to collaborate across technical teams.
Clear communication skills in English, including the ability to produce technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with OpenShift Operators, cluster lifecycle management, and platform upgrades.
Familiarity with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Red Hat OpenShift GitOps.
Experience with Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, or comparable automation tools.
Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and centralised logging platforms.
Exposure to enterprise storage, persistent volumes, and backup and recovery solutions for Kubernetes.
Experience operating container platforms in public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid environments.
Relevant Red Hat or Kubernetes certifications are an advantage.

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About the Company

Avacone

Specialised IT and regulatory engineering services

Avacone is a Swiss service provider offering specialized IT and non-IT solutions for both regulated and non-regulated industries, with a focus on pharmaceuticals, chemicals, medical technology and IT system engineering. It conducts projects worldwide through an integrated, partner-focused model built on two pillars: Pharmaceutical Engineering and IT System Support and Engineering, covering processes, GMP, quality, laboratory operations, IT infrastructure, and related services. The company differentiates itself by turning technological developments into practical, industry-relevant solutions via a globally connected delivery network and by working as an integrated partner aligned with a client’s vision and priorities. Its goal is to help clients achieve compliant, reliable, and scalable operations across complex environments through deep expertise and end-to-end service delivery.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Gemeinde Deutschkreutz, Austria
Founded: 2014

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