Sr. Application Specialist

Primary requirements:

Hands on experience in managing application deployment, configuration, and continuous delivery (CD) in containerized environments like OpenShift/Kubernetes/Docker which should cover the following area:

Containerization Tools:

Docker/Podman: Master the Docker/Podman CLI commands for building, running, and managing containers. Understand Docker images, registries, and volumes.

Kubernetes Skills:

kubectl: Familiar with the Kubernetes command-line tool.

YAML: Understand Kubernetes manifests written in YAML format to define resources like Pods, Services, Deployments, and ConfigMaps.

Kubernetes Objects

Pods: Basic scheduling units that run containers.

Deployments: Manage replica sets and rolling updates.

Services: Expose Pods to the network.

ConfigMaps and Secrets: Store configuration data securely.

Kubernetes Networking: Study Services, Ingress, and Network Policies.

CI/CD Automation:

Jenkins: Set up Jenkins pipelines for building, testing, and deploying containers.

GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions: capable to choose a CI/CD tool that integrates well with your container orchestration platform.

Container Security: manage to scan container images for vulnerabilities.

Network Policies: Define rules to control communication between Pods.

RBAC (Role-Based Access Control): Secure access to Kubernetes resources.

Monitoring and Logging Tools:

Prometheus: Set up monitoring for metrics and alerts.

Grafana: Visualize metrics.

Elasticsearch and Fluentd: Collect and analyze logs.

Linux Administration Skills: Understand Linux filesystems, permissions, and networking.

Troubleshoot issues related to containers and networking.

Added Value:

Redis, Postgres, MS SQL, MongoDB Database administration