Principal Systems Engineer – Containers

First Citizens Bank

. Design, implement, upgrade, and maintain enterprise OpenShift clusters across on-premises and cloud environments .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $199,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise OpenShift clusters, with a strong focus on automation, performance optimization, and collaboration with development teams. Proven ability to lead platform initiatives and ensure reliability in highly regulated environments.

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OpenShift AdministrationKubernetes ExpertiseInfrastructure As CodeCI/CD Pipeline ImplementationPlatform Engineering Leadership

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Hard Skills

OpenShiftKubernetesTerraformAnsibleHelmArgoCDLinux AdministrationSystem Performance TuningDNS ManagementLoad Balancing

Soft Skills

CollaborationLeadershipProblem-SolvingCommunicationStrategic Thinking

Tools & Technologies

GitLab CI/CDPrometheusGrafanaDynatraceSplunk

Certifications & Qualifications

Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift AdministrationRHCACKACKSAWS Certified Solutions Architect

Industry Keywords

Enterprise Platform InitiativesHighly Regulated ApplicationsDisaster RecoveryService MeshCloud-Native Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDNSGrafanaKubernetesLinuxNFSOpenShiftPrometheusSplunkTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, upgrade, and maintain enterprise OpenShift clusters across on-premises and cloud environments
Develop platform roadmaps and technical strategies aligned with business objectives
Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable OpenShift environments
Manage cluster lifecycle activities including installation, upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery
Define standards for cluster provisioning, capacity planning, and workload optimization
Serve as the subject matter expert for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift technologies
Administer control planes, worker nodes, operators, ingress controllers, routes, registries, storage classes, and service mesh
Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization
Troubleshoot complex container, networking, storage, and orchestration issues
Build Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD, and GitOps
Automate cluster deployments, configuration management, and operational tasks
Develop reusable automation frameworks to improve platform reliability and consistency
Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications into OpenShift
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and ArgoCD
Champion GitOps and cloud-native operational practices
Improve deployment automation and developer self-service capabilities
Drive platform strategy, establish best practices, lead engineering teams, and partner with architects, security teams, developers, and business stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of System Engineering Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of System Engineering Teams
10+ years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or platform engineering experience
7+ years of Kubernetes/OpenShift administration experience
Experience managing large-scale production OpenShift environments
Proven experience supporting highly regulated, mission-critical applications
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise platform initiatives
Expertise in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) and Kubernetes Administration
Experience with OpenShift Operators, OpenShift Service Mesh, OpenShift Pipelines, OpenShift GitOps, and OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux Administration, and System Performance Tuning
Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and ArgoCD
DNS, Load Balancers, TCP/IP, Ingress/Egress, VPN, Service Mesh, and Istio
Ceph, NFS, SAN/NAS, Persistent Volumes, and CSI Drivers
Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace/App Dynamics, Splunk, and OpenTelemetry
Preferred certifications include Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration, RHCA, CKA, CKS, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator Associate, and Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Benefits

Comp & perks

Variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards may be included in total compensation
Competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program