Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: Open + Bonus

Location: Chicago, IL or Coppell, TXHybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree 7+ years infrastructure engineering.7+ years Red Hat Enterprise Linux.5+ years Kubernetes and Red Hat Open Shift administration. Expert: Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code. Expert: CI/CD (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, Tekton/Open Shift Pipelines).Git Ops: ArgoCD, Application Sets. Python and Bash scripting. Helm, Operators, Kubernetes networking, storage, security. Observability (Prometheus, Grafana) and container registries. Deep understanding of modern infrastructure architecture, including compute, network, storage, and cloud-native platforms (preferably AWS)Strong experience with Dev Ops practices and ITSM tools (change, incident, and problem management)

Responsibilities: Lead enterprise Open Shift architecture and platform strategy. Design, implement, and maintain highly available Open Shift/Kubernetes platforms. Define standards for RHEL, Kubernetes, and platform engineering. Lead automation using Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform. Design and maintain enterprise CI/CD platforms and Git Ops workflows. Develop reusable automation for provisioning, configuration, patching, and compliance. Architect secure Kubernetes platforms with RBAC, secrets, certificates, and policy. Build standardized deployment patterns using Helm, Operators, and ArgoCD.Mentor senior engineers and lead complex troubleshooting and platform improvements. Partner across Development, Security, Networking, and Infrastructure teams. Own platform reliability and disaster recovery strategy, including capacity planning and infrastructure cost optimization.