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Systems Engineer III - Containers (Remote)

First Citizens Bank

Raleigh, NC • On-site, Remote

$54.25 - $72.50/hr

Full-time

Posted 24 days ago

First Citizens Bank rating

7.4

Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 106 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

108th of 176 rated banks

Job description

Overview
This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States.
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer III- OpenShift/Kubernetes Platform Administrator to build, administer, and optimize enterprise OpenShift container platforms. This role is responsible for building, automate, maintaining highly available OpenShift clusters, automating infrastructure operations, ensuring platform security, and supporting application teams deploying cloud-native workloads.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Linux administration, automation, and troubleshooting. The individual will work closely with DevOps, Cloud, Security, and Application Development teams to deliver reliable and scalable container platform services.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Duties & Responsibilities:
Cloud Infrastructure Management - Deploys and manages cloud resources, optimizing configurations for security, performance and cost-effectiveness.
Cloud Solution Design - Leads the design and deployment of scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures for critical applications
Infrastructure as Code - Defines and implements best practices for IaC, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation
Support - mentor team members providing guidance and technical leadership on complex projects. Engage in research and continuous improvement initiatives to adopt new technologies and best practices. Maintain and share technical documentation to support knowledge transfer within the team. Provides 24/7 on-call support to ensure the availability and reliability of cloud infrastructure
Position Specific Skills:
Architectural Design & Strategy
Cloud Security & Compliance
SDLC & CI/CD Integration
Cloud Services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation)
Policy as Code & Service Catalogues
Programming & Automation (e.g., JavaScript, Python)
Container Orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
Monitoring and Observability Tools
Operating Systems (Windows, Linux)
Cloud and Network Security Architectures
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and 4 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 8 years' experience in systems engineering.
Technical Skills
  • 5+ years of systems engineering or infrastructure administration experience.
  • 3+ years of hands-on OpenShift and Kubernetes administration experience.
  • Experience supporting production container platforms in enterprise environments.
  • Strong Linux system administration background.

Container Platforms
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) or any Kubernetes flavours
  • Docker/Container Runtime Technologies
  • OpenShift/kubernetes Operators
  • OpenShift Pipelines, GitOps, ArgoCD

Operating Systems
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux Performance Tuning, Linux Security Hardening
  • Shell Scripting

Automation & Configuration Management
  • Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Git, Bash/Python scripting

Cloud & Infrastructure
  • AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
  • Virtualization technologies such as VMware
  • Infrastructure provisioning and management

Networking
  • TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancers, SSL/TLS Certificates, Network Policies, Routing and Firewall Concepts

Monitoring & Logging
  • Dynatrace/AppDynamics, Prometheus, Grafana
  • Splunk, ELK/EFK Stack
  • OpenShift Monitoring Stack

Preferred Certifications
  • Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes
  • AWS, Azure, or GCP Cloud Certifications

Additional Information
Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

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