GitOps and Openshift Administrator

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We're a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that's critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Compute

Job Description

The GitOps and OpenShift Administrator role is a specialized, senior-level position that combines expertise in Red Hat OpenShift container platform management with the methodology of GitOps (using Git as the single source of truth for deployment and infrastructure). This role is critical for ensuring the platform's stability, security, and the reliable, automated delivery of applications across multiple environments.

5 to 8 Years Experience

Core Responsibilities

The Administrator is responsible for the entire lifecycle of the OpenShift platform, with an emphasis on automation and declarative state management via Git.

OpenShift Platform Administration (IaaS/PaaS)

• Cluster Management: Design, deploy, configure, and maintain highly available and resilient Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) clusters (on-premise or on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Resource Management: Manage and optimize cluster resources, including nodes, machine sets/pools, resource quotas, and limit ranges to ensure efficiency and performance.
• Networking and Storage: Configure and troubleshoot OpenShift networking (SDN, OVN-Kubernetes, Ingress, Routes, Service Mesh) and persistent storage solutions (e.g., PVCs, OpenShift Data Foundation/ODF).
• Upgrades and Maintenance: Perform routine cluster health checks, patching, and major version upgrades with minimal disruption.

GitOps Implementation and Automation (CI/CD)

• GitOps Tooling: Install, configure, and administer the Red Hat OpenShift GitOps Operator, which is based on Argo CD, to manage cluster and application configurations.
• Source of Truth: Enforce Git as the single source of truth for all application and infrastructure configuration, ensuring the deployed state consistently matches the state defined in Git repositories.
• Configuration Management: Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Application configuration manifests using YAML, Helm, and Kustomize.
• Drift Detection: Configure GitOps controllers to continuously monitor the live cluster state, detect configuration drift, and implement automated or manual reconciliation strategies.

Security, Monitoring, and Compliance

• Access Control: Implement and manage security policies, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Context Constraints (SCCs), and user identity providers (e.g.,AD, OIDC, OAuth).
• Secrets Management: Integrate and manage secure secrets management solutions within the GitOps and OpenShift workflow.
• Observability Stack: Deploy and manage the OpenShift Monitoring stack (based on Prometheus and Grafana) and centralized logging solutions (e.g.Fluentd,Splunk) to ensure platform visibility and alerting.
• Backup and Recovery: Implement robust backup and disaster recovery strategies for the cluster and critical applications (e.g., using OADP).

Basic Requirements

Container & Orchestration :

Required Skills: Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, Container Runtimes (CRI), and Networking.

Tools & technologies : Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Kubernetes, Docker

GitOps & Automation

Required Skills: Expertise in declarative CD, managing application/cluster synchronization, and using Git workflows.

Tools & technologies :OpenShift GitOps (Argo CD), Git/GitHub/GitLab, YAML, Helm, Kustomize

Infrastructure as Code

Required Skills: Proficiency in automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration tasks.

Tools & Technologies :Ansible (for cluster automation), Terraform (for cloud infra)

Operating Systems

Required Skills: Strong administrative skills in a Linux environment.

Tools & Technologies: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Bash/Shell Scripting

CI/CD

Required Skills: Experience building, maintaining, and securing continuous integration and deployment pipelines.

Tools & Technologies :OpenShift Pipelines , GitHub Actions. ArgoCD

Networking & Security

Required Skills: Knowledge of cluster networking, policy enforcement, and identity management.

Tools & Technologies :RBAC, SCCs, Network Policies, TLS/Certificates

Monitoring & Logging

Required Skills: Experience with the OpenShift default observability stack and related tools.

Tools & Technologies: Prometheus, Grafana, Fluentd , Splunk

Education and Certifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Certifications (Highly Preferred):

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration (EX280)

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Relevant Public Cloud Certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you'd like to join our team but feel that you don't quite meet all of the preferred skills, we'd still love to hear why you think you'd be a great addition to our team.

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