Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Senior OpenShift & Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Location: 100% Remote within the United States

Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Primary Focus: Building, automating, and scaling enterprise container platforms across AWS and Azure with a heavy focus on Red Hat OpenShift.

About the Opportunity

A leading global aerospace and defense technology organization is seeking a Senior OpenShift & Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join an advanced cloud engineering team supporting a large-scale cloud modernization initiative.

This organization develops innovative aerospace, aviation, and defense technologies that support commercial, government, and mission-critical operations worldwide. As more critical applications move to AWS and Azure, the company is making significant investments in cloud-native technologies, container platforms, automation, and enterprise Kubernetes standards.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys building platforms, automating infrastructure, solving complex technical challenges, and helping application teams successfully deploy and scale containerized workloads.

What You Will Be Doing

• Build, administer, and scale enterprise Red Hat OpenShift environments
• Support Kubernetes platforms across OpenShift, Amazon EKS, and Azure AKS
• Manage cluster lifecycle activities including provisioning, upgrades, patching, tuning, and capacity planning
• Design and deploy highly available container platforms in AWS and Azure
• Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform
• Automate platform administration through Ansible, Python, and Bash
• Support CI/CD and GitOps deployment workflows
• Implement Kubernetes and OpenShift security controls, RBAC, and network policies
• Improve platform reliability, observability, monitoring, and operational standards
• Troubleshoot complex issues across Kubernetes, OpenShift, Linux, networking, AWS, and Azure
• Partner with application teams migrating and scaling cloud-native applications
• Create deployment standards, automation frameworks, documentation, and operational runbooks

Required Qualifications

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer
• No sponsorship is available for this position
• 5+ years of Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or DevOps experience
• 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes administration experience
• Strong production experience with Red Hat OpenShift (Required)
• Experience deploying, administering, and supporting OpenShift in enterprise environments
• Experience with Amazon EKS and/or Azure AKS
• Strong Linux administration experience
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Experience with Ansible automation
• Experience scripting with Python or Bash
• Experience supporting production container platforms at scale
• Knowledge of Kubernetes RBAC, security controls, and network policies
• Strong troubleshooting experience across Kubernetes, Linux, networking, cloud infrastructure, AWS, and Azure

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting OpenShift alongside EKS and AKS
• Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
• Experience with GitOps practices and automated deployment workflows
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures and microservices
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and container platform reliability
• Experience with container security and policy enforcement
• Experience creating enterprise platform standards and automation frameworks
• Strong communication skills working on distributed engineering teams

Technologies

• Red Hat OpenShift
• Kubernetes
• Amazon EKS
• Azure AKS
• AWS
• Azure
• Linux
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Python
• Bash
• CI/CD
• GitOps
• Cloud Networking
• Container Security
• Observability & Monitoring

Cloud Container Modernization Initiative

The organization is expanding its enterprise container platform capabilities to support the growing adoption of cloud-native applications across AWS and Azure.

Key initiatives include:

• Expanding Red Hat OpenShift adoption across the enterprise
• Standardizing Kubernetes deployment and operational practices
• Delivering secure and scalable container platforms
• Automating cloud infrastructure through Terraform and Ansible
• Improving platform reliability, security, and observability
• Creating repeatable cloud engineering standards
• Enabling application teams to deploy and scale workloads faster and more efficiently

Why This Opportunity?

• 100% Remote within the United States
• Work with one of the world's largest aerospace and defense technology organizations
• Join a major enterprise cloud modernization effort
• Build and scale platforms across AWS and Azure
• Heavy focus on Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes
• Work with cutting-edge cloud and container technologies
• Influence platform engineering standards across a global enterprise
• Collaborate with highly skilled cloud, infrastructure, and security teams
• Directly impact next-generation cloud transformation initiatives

Important: OpenShift experience is the primary requirement for this role. The hiring team is specifically seeking engineers with hands-on production experience administering and supporting Red Hat OpenShift environments. Candidates with only general Kubernetes experience and limited OpenShift exposure are unlikely to be a fit.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of New York, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $80.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 21, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.