Job Title: Cluster Resource Manager in (Container as a Service - OpenShift)
Job Location: Pittsburgh, Strongsville, Birmingham, Dallas, Phoenix
Job Tenure: 8+ Months contract
Description:
We are seeking a Cluster Resource Manager with expertise in Red Hat OpenShift to support the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of containerized workloads in a scalable CaaS platform. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring optimal resource utilization, reliability, and performance of container clusters in line with enterprise-grade standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, configure, and manage scalable OpenShift clusters for production and non-production environments.
- Oversee the allocation and optimization of cluster resources (CPU, memory, storage) across nodes.
- Monitor and manage container scheduling, failover, and node health across the cluster.
- Implement auto-scaling strategies for pods and nodes using OpenShift’s Horizontal Pod Autoscaler and Cluster Autoscaler.
- Set up and maintain service discovery, networking, and load balancing within OpenShift.
- Establish and enforce governance policies such as RBAC, security contexts, quotas, and limits.
- Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to ensure platform reliability and compliance.
- Enable monitoring and alerting through tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenShift Monitoring.
- Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and incident resolution across the OpenShift platform.
- Support CI/CD pipeline integration with OpenShift using Jenkins, Tekton, or GitOps tools like ArgoCD.
- Document cluster operations, procedures, and best practices.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift (v4.x preferred) in enterprise-grade environments.
- Expertise in Kubernetes, container orchestration, and resource management.
- Solid understanding of Linux (RHEL/CentOS), networking, and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Helm.
- Familiarity with DevOps pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, Git, Tekton, ArgoCD.
- Proficient in monitoring and logging frameworks – Prometheus, Grafana, EFK/ELK stack.
- Knowledge of security policies, PodSecurity, NetworkPolicy, RBAC, SCCs, and TLS/SSL setup in OpenShift.
- Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) hosting OpenShift.
- Ability to troubleshoot cluster issues related to pod health, node performance, scheduling, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration (EX280) or equivalent.
- Experience with OpenShift GitOps, Service Mesh (Istio), or Operator Framework.
- Background in managing large-scale containerized workloads or mission-critical platforms.
Soft Skills:
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-project environments.
- Self-motivated and proactive mindset with attention to detail.