Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and design scalable, secure, and highly available OpenShift Container Platform solutions.

• Lead cloud-native transformation initiatives involving containerization, microservices, CI/CD, and DevSecOps pipelines.

• Collaborate with enterprise architects, platform engineers, and DevOps teams to align solutions with business needs.

• Define and enforce OpenShift governance policies, including RBAC, multitenancy, networking, and security.

• Develop architecture artifacts including HLDs, LLDs, roadmaps, and runbooks.

• Work closely with product owners and technical leads to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Conduct architecture reviews and performance assessments of OpenShift clusters.

• Stay current with Red Hat ecosystem developments and advise on platform upgrades and integrations.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven expertise in Red Hat OpenShift (v4.x preferred) and Kubernetes architecture.

• Strong knowledge of container orchestration, microservices architecture, and DevSecOps practices.

• Hands-on experience with Helm, Operators, Istio/Service Mesh, and GitOps (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux).

• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, image registries, and security hardening.

• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) and scripting (e.g., Bash, Python).

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid environments.

• Experience with monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Certifications:

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration / OpenShift Architect

• Kubernetes Certified Administrator (CKA) / Kubernetes Certified Application Developer (CKAD)

• AWS/Azure/GCP Architect certifications are a plus