Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Engineer, Subject Matter Expert

Job overview

The Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Engineer, Subject Matter Expert role is hybrid in Springfield, VA, and compensation is $175,000–$225,000 per year. The listing also identifies Fairfax, VA, as a work location, with regular onsite or SCIF support approximately 3–4 days per week. The role supports a large Department of Defense program across cloud, classified, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The engineer owns production OpenShift platforms, from architecture and deployment through security, sustainment, and troubleshooting. The role establishes platform standards, resolves complex failures, mentors engineers, and advises customers and leadership on technical risks and solutions for mission workloads.

What you'll do

• Architect, deploy, administer, upgrade, optimize, and sustain OpenShift environments
• manage cluster lifecycle, security, networking, storage, performance, and capacity
• serve as senior escalation point and perform root-cause analysis
• automate infrastructure and configuration using IaC, Helm, and GitOps
• integrate CI/CD, registries, security scanning, and GitOps workflows
• support compliance remediation and documentation
• establish standards, mentor engineers, and advise customers and leadership.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

red hat openshift cloud engineer

subject matter expert

hybrid

springfield va

fairfax va

razor talent

openshift

kubernetes

aws govcloud

azure government

top secret clearance

scif

gitops

$175k–$225k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life and disability insurance
• paid time off and holidays
• a 401(k) plan
• and professional development opportunities.

Why this role

Requires U.S. citizenship, active Top Secret clearance, eligibility and willingness to obtain SCI access and a CI polygraph, and at least seven years of infrastructure/platform engineering experience, including three years of production OpenShift experience.

About the employer

Razor Talent is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.