Platform Engineer – OpenShift, Kubernetes

Maxar Technologies

. Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters across on-premise and hybrid cloud environments .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeHerndon • Virginia • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $165,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, deploying, and managing Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters, with a strong focus on CI/CD pipeline development and infrastructure automation. Proficient in ensuring compliance with security standards while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams in hybrid cloud environments.

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Kubernetes ManagementRed Hat OpenShiftCI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentInfrastructure AutomationSecurity Compliance

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Hard Skills

KubernetesOpenShiftCI/CD ToolsAnsibleTerraformPythonBashGoMonitoring and Incident ResponseLinux Systems Administration

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Argo CDJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CINetApp ONTAPAstra TridentAWSAzureGCPGeospatial Technology

Certifications & Qualifications

CompTIA Security+TS/SCI Clearance

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure as CodeHybrid CloudSRE PracticesMilitary/Intelligence SystemsIC PED Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesLinuxNFSNode.jsOpenShiftPythonTerraformTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters across on-premise and hybrid cloud environments
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized application delivery
Implement infrastructure as code
Monitor platform performance, availability, and security; respond to incidents and optimize systems
Develop and maintain platform tooling, automation, and self-service capabilities
Collaborate with development, security, storage, network, and operations teams to improve platform usability and reliability
Ensure compliance with organizational security and governance standards
Communicate with multidisciplinary SAFe Agile teams and articulate technical concepts and ideas
Support multi-site Red Hat OpenShift clusters and NetApp-backed storage services
Operate in secure or disconnected environments supporting mission-critical workloads

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Active TS/SCI with a CI poly clearance, or ability to obtain a CI poly
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 8+ years of experience, or equivalent experience; additional years of experience may substitute for a degree
Production experience operating Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Experience supporting production OpenShift environments, including cluster lifecycle management, upgrades, Operators, node pools, ingress, registries, and troubleshooting
Infrastructure automation using Ansible, Terraform, scripting, or GitOps
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Argo CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
Monitoring, alerting, incident response, capacity management, and operational runbook development
Ability to work effectively with geographically distributed operations and development teams
Effective written and oral communication with customers and teams
Willingness to work 90% or as needed in a SCIF environment, with some on-call or after-hours onsite support
Experience integrating OpenShift with enterprise storage is preferred
Familiarity with NetApp ONTAP, Astra Trident, NFS, iSCSI, or CSI-based storage is preferred
Security hardening and compliance in restricted, disconnected, or classified environments is preferred
Strong scripting or programming skills such as Python, Bash, or Go are preferred
Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP is preferred
Understanding of networking, security, and Linux systems administration is preferred
Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud platform architectures is preferred
Background in SRE practices is preferred
Experience with geospatial technology and tools is preferred
CompTIA Security+ or comparable certification is preferred
Experience supporting military/intelligence or knowledge of IC PED systems is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) with company match
Mental health resources
Student loan repayment assistance
Adoption reimbursement
Pet insurance
Competitive total rewards package