DevSecOps/OpenShift (Kubernetes) Engineer

Overview

This role provides technical leadership, architectural guidance, and hands-on engineering expertise across CI/CD, container orchestration, automation, and DevSecOps practices.

You will mentor technical teams, ensure platform alignment with application needs, and contribute to organizational maturity in DevSecOps processes. The role requires deep expertise in Kubernetes/OpenShift, Azure DevOps, containerization, and modern application deployment patterns.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead DevSecOps and OpenShift engineering efforts for large-scale MDHHS projects.
• Design and implement Azure DevOps (ADO) structures including Wikis, Work Item hierarchies, Git repos, branching strategies, pipelines, and standards.
• Automate CI/CD solutions across Red Hat OpenShift/OCP, Linux, Windows, SQL Server, Oracle, and other platforms.
• Build ADO pipelines for Java and .NET applications, including container image builds and deployments.
• Create and maintain documentation for processes, standards, and automation.
• Troubleshoot application and platform issues within OpenShift environments.
• Develop CRD configurations, deployment YAML files, Docker/S2I images, and stateful sets.
• Manage container registries (such as Quay) and support containerization workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support deployment, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance.
• Administer, optimize, and maintain the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) 8.x+, including index curation and retention.
• Configure Logstash pipelines and grok filters; manage Elastic Beats.
• Integrate quality/security tools such as SonarQube, Coverity, and Black Duck into ADO pipelines.
• Develop scripts and automation using Bash, ksh, Linux shell, and Python.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot Java-related errors.
• Apply strong networking and security knowledge (SSL, TCP/IP, LDAP).
• Produce clear, detailed technical documentation and communicate effectively across diverse teams

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes / OpenShift.
• 8+ years of experience in Linux shell scripting.
• 5+ years of expertise in application containerization and container lifecycle management.
• Strong background in DevSecOps, automation, scripting, and infrastructure engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in each of the following:
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Azure DevOps (ADO)
  • ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
  • Docker
  • SonarQube
  • Black Duck
  • Linux
  • Bash / Shell scripting
  • Python
  • S2I
  • NGINX
  • WebSphere
  • LDAP

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