Senior Red Hat OpenShift Engineer

TXSE • New York, NY

135d • $200,000 - $250,000

About The Position

We are seeking a highly seasoned Senior Red Hat OpenShift Engineer with extensive experience supporting mission-critical platforms in the financial markets sector. The ideal candidate will bring over 10 years of expertise in enterprise Linux environments, cloud-native solutions, and hybrid infrastructure. This role requires deep technical knowledge, a proven ability to operate in high-pressure, low-latency environments, and the versatility to support both on-premises and cloud-based systems.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in Linux engineering and system administration.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift and or Kubernetes in production.
• Optimization and Performance focus engineering and design.
• Design once, use many design logic.
• Strong background in financial services or capital markets IT environments.
• Proven expertise with AWS and Azure infrastructure services.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise server hardware (Dell PowerEdge) and enterprise storage systems (Dell EMC).
• In-depth understanding of authentication, DNS, and time synchronization protocols in complex environments.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (Ansible, Terraform, Pulumi, Bash, Python, or similar).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or OpenShift Administrator/Architect certification.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Kubernetes Certified Administrator (CKA) or Kubernetes Certified Security Specialist (CKS).

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain highly available Red Hat OpenShift clusters for production trading and financial applications.
• Provide advanced support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, including kernel tuning, performance optimization, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Configure and troubleshoot authentication protocols (LDAP, Kerberos, SSSD); manage name resolution services (DNS, BIND, CoreDNS); maintain time synchronization across distributed systems (NTP, Chrony, PTP).
• Design and manage workloads in AWS and Azure, with strong knowledge of security, networking, and storage integration.
• Implement hybrid and multi-cloud strategies to meet enterprise compliance and resilience requirements.
• Support and optimize infrastructure running on Dell PowerEdge servers.
• Manage and troubleshoot enterprise storage platforms for performance, replication, and capacity planning.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Ansible, Helm, and GitOps methodologies to streamline deployments and operations.
• Ensure systems meet financial industry standards for security, availability, and regulatory compliance.
• Work closely with developers, traders, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, low-latency solutions.

Benefits

• $200,000 - $250,000 a year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees