25-1049: RedHat OpenShift Platform Engineer

RedHat OpenShift Platform Engineer

Job ID#: 25-1049
Clearance: Active Secret Required (Minimum)
Location: Herndon, VA (Hybrid)
Who We Are:
Since our inception back in 2006, Navitas has grown to be an industry leader in the digital transformation space, and we’ve served as trusted advisors supporting our client base within the commercial, federal, and state and local markets.
What We Do:
At our very core, we’re a group of problem solvers providing our award-winning technology solutions to drive digital acceleration for our customers! With proven solutions, award-winning technologies, and a team of expert problem solvers, Navitas has consistently empowered customers to use technology as a competitive advantage and deliver cutting-edge transformative solutions.
What You’ll Do:
The selected RedHat OpenShift Platform Engineer will need experience installing, operating, expanding, and enhancing a ROHS platform for our high performing development teams. We’re looking for this engineer to have the ability to deliver a platform capable of supporting refactored, cloud-ready, and container-based applications.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Install, Optimize, and Maintain OpenShift platform infrastructure to ensure maximum uptime and optimal performance on an AWS platform
• Develop and maintain comprehensive Ansible playbooks to implement platform enhancements and ensure robust disaster recovery capabilities
• Partner with the Observability team to refine monitoring solutions, implement predictive alerting, and continuously improve platform visibility
• Provide expert platform-level troubleshooting assistance to the team for complex application issues

• Lead the planning and execution of bi-annual OpenShift platform updates with minimal service disruption across all environments
• Serve as platform ambassador in change management processes, aligning OpenShift modifications with application team requirements
• Engineer repeatable, automated workflows using Ansible Automation Platform to minimize manual intervention
• Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation that enables efficient platform operations
• Effectively manage vendor support relationships, drive issue resolution, and influence platform roadmaps
• Lead implementation projects for new platform-level applications and utilities that enhance OpenShift capabilities
• Oversee the deployment, configuration, and updates of OpenShift operators to extend platform functionality
• Research and evaluate emerging OpenShift features and capabilities to drive continuous platform improvement
• Be available on occasional after hours for work large scale events such as major upgrades or deployments
• Assist the Maximo team with the deployment of IBM Maximo Application Suite 9 to ROHS on AWS.
• Assist the Maximo team with resolving connectivity issues between the ROHS platform on AWS and OKTA on the Government network for identity management.
• Maintain issue tracking updates on the team JIRA account.

What You’ll Need:

• 5+ years’ experience with containerization products such as Docker, Kubernetes, and RedHat OpenShift
• Experience with Nutanix hardware and AHV hypervisor a plus.
• Strong focus on automation including tools including Jenkins, Ansible, and Github.
• Experience with Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure a plus
• Experience working in a DevOps culture
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate across internal and external teams to ensure excellent customer experience
• Demonstrated proactive and directional thinking
• Demonstrated ability to learn at the pace of technology change, maintenance of a broad skill set in common enterprise IT technologies across development, automation, and operations
• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or equivalent job experience