Cj Oster
Kubernetes Architect at Globalstar
Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCj Oster is a Kubernetes architect with eight years of focused cloud-native and infrastructure experience, currently leading Kubernetes initiatives at Globalstar after senior roles at Broadcom, VMware, and Red Hat. He specializes in modernizing applications and building production-grade clusters, drawing on a longer history of designing and operating carrier-grade networks and company clouds from his time as an IT manager and network engineer. Cj combines hands-on engineering with customer-facing consulting, enabling cloud offerings across RHEL, OpenShift, and OpenStack ecosystems. Outside of work he brings practical operational instincts—he’s an Eagle Scout, licensed private pilot, and Amateur Radio Extra—traits that reflect methodical troubleshooting, attention to safety, and a lifelong curiosity about systems that blink, move, and consume bandwidth.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science College of Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Science College of Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English
Github Skills (52)
charts10
vmware10
git-addons9
kubernetes9
continuous-integration9
bitnami9
helm9
openshift9
yubico9
documentation9
test-suite8
paas8
go8
git-secret8
minimum8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
cjoster/kubetools
Apr 2021 - Sep 2025
Contributions:3 PRs, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
cjoster/engagementstuff
Apr 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:21 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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