IT Platform Engineer (OpenShift) (Contract)

[What the role is]
The successful applicant will be part of the Container Platform team under the Platform Architecture and Engineering (PAE).
[What you will be working on]

- Manage day-to-day operations of Container Platform administration for business-critical systems, including cluster deployment, patching, configuration, migration, version upgrades, and vulnerability mitigation.

- Handle cluster capacity management and provisioning through automation of underlying hosts.

- Provide L2, and L3 operational and engineering support, including prompt incident response, investigation, root cause analysis, and resolution.

- Create and maintain system documentation, playbooks, and configuration records for the Container platform.

- Lead platform changes through the change request process and provide regular status reports to stakeholders.

- Monitor agreed service levels and implement service continuity measures, including backup/restore procedures and disaster recovery planning to ensure continuous business operations.

- Mentor less experienced internal staff and vendor personnel on procedural matters.

[What we are looking for]

- At least 3 to 15 years’ experience in managing container platform specifically OpenShift.

- Experience in administration of different flavours of container platform like AKS, EKS etc.

- Knowledge of administrating Linux / Windows Operating system.

- Experience in deploayment of Openshift cluster on on-premises and in Cloud – AWS.

- Have experience in creating ansible playbooks would be a added advantage.

- Have experience working in a enterprise team who manages multiple OpenShift or Kubernetes clusters would be a added advantage.

- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Shell, Python, Perl) for automation is good to have.

- Must have experience to implement and maintain Openshift compliance against CIS or other compliance frameworks.

- Must be organized, independent, flexible to work on different projects in a rapidly changing environment.

- Team player with the ability to work fast and meet short-term deadlines.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills across all levels with demonstrated ability to influence different stakeholders.

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

This is a 2-year contract role. All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.