MBI CLEARED Sr. Consultant: OpenShift Application Development

Job Description

A client of Insight Global is seeking a Senior Consultant with deep expertise in Red Hat Open Shift to support secure, mission‑critical environments. The ideal candidate will possess an IRS MBI clearance (active clearance highly preferred) and bring 6+ years of hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and operating Kubernetes and containerization technologies  this role, the Senior Consultant will lead and advise on Open Shift platform engineering efforts with 3–4+ years of direct Open Shift experience, including Open Shift application development practices (build/deploy patterns, container‑native design, and operational readiness) and Open Shift Virtualization for running and modernizing VM‑based workloads alongside container workloads.

The consultant will also drive Dev Ops automation, demonstrating 3+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git Lab, Git Hub, Jenkins, or similar, and will champion Git Ops‑based delivery models with 3+ years of experience implementing declarative configuration, automated drift detection, and environment promotion practices. Success in this position requires strong consulting skills—communicating clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders, translating requirements into secure, scalable architectures, troubleshooting complex platform issues, and mentoring teams on best practices.

Nice‑to‑have qualifications include experience with VMware or other virtualization technologies and familiarity with Ansible and/or other Red Hat technologies to accelerate automation, configuration management, and repeatable platform operations.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

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• IRS MBI Clearance (Active clearance highly preferred)
• 6+ years of overall experience in Kubernetes and Containerization technologies
• 3-4+ years of experience with Open Shift, including:
  • Experience with Open Shift Application Development
  • Experience with Open Shift Virtualization
• 3+ years of CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab, Git Hub, Jenkins, etc.) and Dev Ops experience
• 3+ years of Git Ops experience
• Experience with VMware or other virtualization technologies
• Experience with Ansible or other Red Hat technologies