Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer
Via agency · Cavendish Professionals
System administratorNetwork engineer
Systems analystFull-timeBudapest
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer to join our client, an in-house technology consultancy of a global consulting firm, driving mission-critical container platform operations. In this role, you will take end-to-end technical ownership of building, securing, and scaling enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenShift environments while pioneering advanced networking architectures using Cilium and eBPF.
Tasks
- Taking end-to-end architectural ownership of designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes container platforms across dev, test, and production environments.
- Implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting advanced container networking solutions, including Kubernetes CNI frameworks, OVN-Kubernetes, ingress/egress controls, and service connectivity.
- Deploying, configuring, and supporting Cilium and Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium to enable secure, observable, and scalable Kubernetes networking.
- Leveraging eBPF technologies to enhance platform security, observability, network policies, and real-time performance monitoring.
- Developing robust automation solutions for platform provisioning, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
- Enforcing security best practices, driving incident resolution for complex production issues, and establishing operational standards and documentation.
Requirements
- 5 years of solid commercial experience managing Kubernetes-based container platforms at enterprise scale.
- Deep hands-on background in Red Hat OpenShift administration and platform engineering.
- Comprehensive understanding of Kubernetes internals, cluster operations, and high-availability design.
- Consultant mindset: ability to lead technical discussions, translate complex networking requirements into robust platform solutions, and collaborate effectively with distributed application and security teams.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and Linux system administration.
- 5 years of hands-on platform engineering experience with Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift.
- Proven expertise in advanced container networking (CNI, OVN-Kubernetes, network policies, service mesh).
- Strong hands-on implementation experience with Cilium and Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium.
- Deep architectural understanding and operational deployment experience with eBPF.
- Proficiency in Linux system administration and Infrastructure as Code automation.
- Fluent English for daily international collaboration.