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/ TEAMS · OpenShift Platform Engineering

Hire OpenShift specialists for enterprise Kubernetes.

Specify OpenShift version, operators, GitOps, cluster authentication, networking, RBAC and upgrade policies. Experience with generic Kubernetes alone may not cover enterprise OpenShift constraints.

2,000+ engineers in our active talent network · Regional recruiters

/ SYSTEM STACK

PLATFORM01

OpenShift · Kubernetes · Operators

DELIVERY02

GitOps · Pipelines · Images

NETWORK03

Routes · Ingress · OVN-Kubernetes

SECURITY04

RBAC · SCC · Identity

OPERATIONS05

etcd · Upgrades · SRE

/ AVAILABLE TO HIRE

Specialist engineering profiles.

Profiles show the experience we can source. Individual candidate availability is confirmed after enquiry.

Andrei D.

OCP

Mid-level OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps

Available

3+ years of experience · Romania

OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps with 3 years in production systems, focused on OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps and Production systems.

OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOpsProduction systemsTechnical delivery

Languages: Romanian, English B2+

Daria R.

OCP

Mid+ OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps

Inquire availability

5+ years of experience · Poland

OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps with 5 years in production systems, focused on Production systems and Technical delivery.

Production systemsTechnical deliveryOpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps

Languages: Polish, English C1

Viktor P.

OCP

Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps

Inquire availability

9+ years of experience · Czechia

OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps with 9 years in production systems, focused on Technical delivery and OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps.

Technical deliveryOpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOpsProduction systems

Languages: Czech, English B2+

Milena S.

OCP

Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps

Available

12+ years of experience · Serbia

OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps with 12 years in production systems, focused on OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOps and Production systems.

OpenShift Platform Engineer — Operators & GitOpsProduction systemsTechnical delivery

Languages: Serbian, English B2+

/ Specialist sourcing

Hire OpenShift specialists for enterprise Kubernetes.

A buying brief for this technology

Specify OpenShift version, operators, GitOps, cluster authentication, networking, RBAC and upgrade policies. Experience with generic Kubernetes alone may not cover enterprise OpenShift constraints.

How to assess hands-on experience

Assess a controlled cluster upgrade, operator failure or policy issue and how the specialist maintained service availability.

Request a specialist search ↗

Role-specific sourcing, not a promise of current candidate availability.

/ Engineering teams

Platform specialization should match the enterprise cluster.

Onectus sources infrastructure and cloud-native engineering specialists, including OpenStack, Ceph and Kubernetes-adjacent virtualization. OpenShift requires platform-specific operational knowledge—operator lifecycle, security controls, cluster upgrades and networking—validated separately for every candidate.

/ Technical specializations

OpenShift expertise from operators through production SRE.

An enterprise OpenShift role is not just generic Kubernetes administration. Cluster versioning, SCC policy, CVO/operator health and integration with infrastructure have their own failure modes.

01 / 06

Cluster operators and upgrades

Cluster Version Operator, Operator Lifecycle Manager, release channels, component health and change windows.

CVOOLMOCP
02 / 06

Workloads and delivery automation

Deployments, BuildConfigs where used, Argo CD/OpenShift GitOps, Pipelines and image lifecycle.

GitOpsArgo CDCI/CD
03 / 06

Security and enterprise access

RBAC, Security Context Constraints, service accounts, identity providers and policy enforcement.

SCCRBACIdentity
04 / 06

Networking and ingress

OpenShift Routes, IngressControllers, OVN-Kubernetes, NetworkPolicy and service connectivity.

RoutesOVNNetworkPolicy
05 / 06

Persistent storage and infrastructure

CSI drivers, PVCs, storage classes, Ceph-backed storage as applicable and node operations.

CSIPVCStorage
06 / 06

Observability and incident operations

Monitoring/Alertmanager, logging, etcd health, capacity, failure investigation and recovery.

etcdMetricsSRE

/ Project scenarios

Enterprise OpenShift projects requiring platform expertise.

01

Upgrade a business-critical OpenShift cluster

Assess operator compatibility, machine pools, rollout sequencing and rollback constraints.

02

Introduce GitOps for application teams

Establish promotion workflows, RBAC boundaries, secrets handling and workload health checks.

03

Debug multitenant application networking

Trace Routes, OVN, DNS, network policies and services across platform layers.

04

Stabilize platform operations

Improve operator alerts, etcd monitoring, node capacity, storage and incident runbooks.

/ Practical evaluation

Screen for actual OCP operations and incident judgment.

Review real platform events, not Kubernetes terminology alone: OpenShift upgrades, operator health, Routes, SCC and day-two production responsibilities.

  1. 01

    Cluster operators

    Can they explain CVO/OLM status, degraded operators and upgrade blockers?

  2. 02

    Security and workload policy

    How did they manage SCC, identities, namespace RBAC and workload admission?

  3. 03

    Networking and storage

    Can they investigate OVN-Kubernetes, Routes, CSI/PVC or node disruptions?

  4. 04

    Enterprise delivery practice

    What GitOps changes, monitoring, incidents and recovery drills were owned?

/ Sourcing process

Hire against your OpenShift operational requirements.

01 / 04

Define the OCP environment

OpenShift version, deployment model, operators, storage/network, IAM and SLOs.

02 / 04

Activate platform sourcing

Identify OpenShift engineers with verified cluster operation experience.

03 / 04

Evaluate failure scenarios

Discuss upgrades, SCC, OVN, GitOps, storage, monitoring and incident resolution.

04 / 04

Confirm operating scope

Align platform access, change windows, on-call, availability and collaboration.

Profiles, availability and engagement terms are confirmed for each request.

/ Questions

Hiring OpenShift platform engineers

01How is OpenShift engineering different from generic Kubernetes?

OpenShift adds platform-specific operators, upgrades, Routes, SCC, identity and managed enterprise controls that require hands-on experience.

02Can you target GitOps and Argo CD experience?

Yes. Explain your deployment model, workload promotion practices, policies and how application teams interact with the platform.

03Can OpenShift specialists work on storage and networking?

Yes where required. Specify CSI, storage backend, OVN-Kubernetes, Routes and integration responsibilities.

04Can a specialist take on upgrade and operational support?

Yes. We screen experience with operator compatibility, staged changes, incident response and agreed support boundaries.

/ Onectus · TEAMS

Describe the systems you operate.

Tell us the technology, production responsibilities, experience level and working model. We'll activate the appropriate engineering sourcing channels.

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