Temporary Senior Associate, OpenShift Engineer

Temporary Senior Associate, Open Shift Engineer

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KPMG is currently seeking a Temporary Senior Engineer, Technology Operations Center for a twelve‑month assignment in our Digital Nexus technology organization.

• Provide expert‑level technical support to application teams using the Open Shift platform; troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to Open Shift virtualization or other virtualization platforms.
• Work closely with application teams to understand their requirements and provide guidance and recommendations to optimize Open Shift deployments.
• Maintain deep technical and business knowledge of industry directions and trends.
• Collaborate with operations and middleware teams to ensure timely resolution of issues; participate in on‑call rotation to provide 24/7 support for critical issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including knowledge base articles and best practices; contribute to automation tools and scripts that improve support processes.
• Mentor and train other support engineers to enhance their technical skills and knowledge of Open Shift.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment.

• Minimum three years of recent experience managing medium‑to‑large container platforms (including rollout, automation, and scaling) and providing technical support for enterprise applications.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.
• Practical experience with Open Shift (installation, configuration, troubleshooting) and a solid understanding of containerization and Kubernetes; demonstrated ability to engineer CI/CD processes in an enterprise environment, preferably with tools like Git Hub Actions or Jenkins.
• Scripting experience using Shell, Bash, Python, or Power Shell and a firm knowledge of the SDLC lifecycle; experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMWare, KVM) is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication, problem‑solving, and analytical skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with clients, IT management, and team members.
• Detail‑oriented and thorough, with excellent technical writing skills, effective time management, and the ability to mentor less experienced team members.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment‑based visa sponsorship.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

General Business

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