OpenShift Platform Engineer - DevOps

We are looking for an experienced Senior Platform Engineer with strong expertise in OpenShift Administration, DevOps automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience managing large-scale OpenShift environments, automating infrastructure deployments, building CI/CD pipelines, implementing GitOps-driven delivery models, and supporting cloud migration initiatives. This role requires a strong engineering mindset with expertise across Linux, Kubernetes/OpenShift, automation, platform engineering, and enterprise infrastructure solutions. The candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, standardizing, and automating technology platforms while ensuring scalability, security, availability, and operational excellence. Requirements Key Responsibilities • Design, install, configure, manage, and automate large-scale OpenShift clusters. • Develop and implement automation solutions for platform provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes. • Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, Ansible, and automation frameworks. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and support modern DevOps delivery practices. • Implement GitOps-driven configuration management and application deployment approaches. • Support application migration initiatives from traditional environments to cloud and container platforms. • Design standardized technology stacks and reusable platform components. • Develop automation solutions to enable zero-touch and unattended deployments. • Perform platform capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability improvements. • Collaborate with architects, application teams, security teams, and infrastructure teams to deliver enterprise platform solutions. • Participate in technical design discussions and provide recommendations on platform architecture. • Troubleshoot complex platform issues related to OpenShift, Kubernetes, networking, security, and integrations. • Support production stability by improving automation, reliability, monitoring, and operational processes. • Contribute to engineering best practices, open-source adoption, and continuous platform improvements. Required Technical Skills OpenShift / Kubernetes • Strong hands-on experience in Red Hat OpenShift Administration. • Experience installing, configuring, upgrading, and managing enterprise-scale OpenShift clusters. • Strong understanding of Kubernetes concepts and container technologies. • Understanding of OpenShift virtualization (KubeVirt). • Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator certification is preferred. DevOps & Automation Strong hands-on experience with: • Terraform • Jenkins • Ansible Experience with: • Configuration management • Infrastructure automation • Orchestration tools • CI/CD pipeline implementation GitOps & Deployment • Strong understanding of GitOps-driven configuration management and deployment practices. • Experience with: ArgoCD Helm Charts Automated deployment workflows Programming & Scripting Strong scripting experience with: • Bash • PowerShell • Python • Groovy (Jenkins pipeline scripting) Cloud & Infrastructure • Hands-on experience migrating applications to cloud environments. • Understanding of cloud connectivity, SD-WAN, private connectivity, and hybrid cloud architectures. • Strong conceptual understanding of infrastructure components and enterprise data center environments. Networking & Security Knowledge Experience with: • REST/SOAP API communication concepts. • DNS: Authoritative DNS Non-authoritative DNS Dynamic DNS Bind DNS DNS Forwarders • SSL/TLS communication: SSL handshake Cipher suites Encryption algorithms • Certificates: SAN certificates Client authentication certificates Keystores Mutual SSL • Load balancers • Site selectors • Firewalls Security & Identity Management Experience with: • Active Directory: Security OUs Policies • Vault technologies: CyberArk HashiCorp Vault • High Availability architecture and implementation. Repository & Monitoring Tools Experience with: • Artifact management tools: Red Hat Satellite Spacewalk Nexus • ELK Stack and Beats: Audit Beat File Beat • OS compliance standards: CIS Benchmarks Required Experience • 8+ years of experience in technology engineering / platform engineering roles. • Strong experience working in large enterprise environments. • Proven experience managing enterprise OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms. • Experience implementing automation, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code solutions. • Experience working with Agile delivery methodologies. Preferred Experience • Experience in enterprise cloud transformation initiatives. • Experience working with financial services or large-scale regulated environments. • Exposure to SRE principles and DevOps operating models. • Experience contributing to open-source technologies. Key Competencies • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. • Strategic thinking with a research and development mindset. • Strong ownership of technical delivery and platform improvements. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. • Ability to collaborate with engineering, architecture, security, and application teams. • Understanding of project delivery methodologies and Agile practices.