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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal, Infrastructure Innovation & Automation - **Company:** The Options Clearing Corporation - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $169,000.0 - $229,700.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Github, Python (Programming Language), OpenShift, Role-Based Access Control, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Prometheus, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Grafana, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Cloud Migration, Terraform, Jenkins - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://theocc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Dallas-TX/Principal--Infrastructure-Innovation---Automation_REQ-4743-4 ## About the Role The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions. Professional Experience: * 10+ years infrastructure engineering. * 7+ years Red Hat Enterprise Linux. * 5+ years Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift administration. * Extensive experience leading automation initiatives. * Proven technical leadership and mentoring. Technical Skills: * Expert: Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, RHEL. * Expert: Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code. * Expert: CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Tekton/OpenShift Pipelines). * GitOps: ArgoCD, ApplicationSets. * Python and Bash scripting. * Helm, Operators, Kubernetes networking, storage, security. * Observability (Prometheus, Grafana) and container registries. * Deep understanding of modern infrastructure architecture, including compute, network, storage, and cloud-native platforms (preferably AWS). * Strong experience with DevOps practices and ITSM tools (change, incident, and problem management). * Sound knowledge of information security, compliance, and risk management as it relates to infrastructure. Education and/or Experience: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. * Master's degree is a plus. Certificates or Licenses: * RHCA (Highly Preferred) * RHCE * Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift ## Description The Principal, Infrastructure Innovation and Automation is a senior technical leader who defines and drives the organization's enterprise infrastructure strategy across automation, virtualization, networking, and cloud transformation. This role owns the architecture and ongoing evolution of enterprise OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms, with deep focus on Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and GitOps practices that improve platform reliability, security, and delivery speed., To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. * Lead enterprise OpenShift architecture and platform strategy. * Design, implement, and maintain highly available OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms. * Define standards for RHEL, Kubernetes, and platform engineering. * Lead automation using Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform. * Design and maintain enterprise CI/CD platforms and GitOps workflows. * Develop reusable automation for provisioning, configuration, patching, and compliance. * Architect secure Kubernetes platforms with RBAC, secrets, certificates, and policy. * Build standardized deployment patterns using Helm, Operators, and ArgoCD. * Mentor senior engineers and lead complex troubleshooting and platform improvements. * Partner across Development, Security, Networking, and Infrastructure teams. * Own platform reliability and disaster recovery strategy, including capacity planning and infrastructure cost optimization. * Communicate technical strategy, risk, and platform roadmaps to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. 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