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# OpenShift Platform Architect

- **Company:** Kainos
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Disaster Recovery, OpenShift, Role-Based Access Control, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Private Cloud Environment, Google Cloud, System Availability, Build Management, Kubernetes, Devsecops
- **Published:** June 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b3bcd71b-a603-41bd-b54f-58c997ff96d3

## About the Role

* 10+ years of infrastructure, platform, or cloud engineering experience
 * Strong handson experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
 * Deep Kubernetes architecture experience in private cloud environments
 * Proven experience leading Day 1 OpenShift designs and deployments
 * Experience designing multicluster Kubernetes platforms
 * Strong understanding of DevSecOps concepts and implementation
 * Experience supporting or guiding ATO or compliancedriven environments
 * Strong technical documentation and design communication skills

Preferred Certifications

 * Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
 * Red Hat Certified OpenShift Architect (if available)
 * Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
 * Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
 * Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
 * AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform Solutions Architect (for hybrid or private cloud experience)
 * Security+ or equivalent (preferred for compliancedriven environments)

## Description

* Design and standardize OpenShift Container Platform architectures for enterprise private cloud environments
 * Lead Day 1 cluster design and build efforts, including reference architectures and baseline configurations
 * Define and document standards for:
 + Networking, storage, ingress, authentication, and RBAC
 + High availability, resilience, and disaster recovery
 * Architect and guide multicluster Kubernetes environments, including use of Red Hat ACM
 * Define automation and configuration standards using Ansible and GitOps principles
 * Ensure platform designs align with DevSecOps practices and security requirements
 * Guide ATOrelated activities, including architecture documentation, baseline definition, and audit support
 * Serve as the technical authority and escalation point for platform design decisions
 * Partner with systems administrators to ensure architectural designs are operationally supportable


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