OpenShift Architect

Req ID: 368284 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a OpenShift Architect to join our team in Bangalore, Karnātaka (IN-KA), India (IN).

Educational Qualifications:
•    Must be a graduate (B.Tech/B.E./MCA or equivalent).
•    Post-graduate degree in Computer Science or related field is highly preferred.

Experience:
•    10 to 15 years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Unix/Linux Systems Architecture, and Cloud-Native platforms.
•    Mandatory: 5+ years of experience as a primary Architect leading enterprise-scale Red Hat OpenShift (OCP 4.x) environments.

Strategic Linux & Core Infrastructure Architecture:
•    Enterprise Linux Engineering: Serve as the global SME for RHEL/RHCOS; architecting kernel-level optimizations, advanced system tuning, and high-performance computing (HPC) configurations.
•    Infrastructure Modernization: Define the strategy for transitioning legacy UNIX (AIX/Solaris/HP-UX) and monolithic Linux workloads into containerized or virtualized environments on OpenShift.
•    Hardware & Virtualization Strategy: Lead architectural decisions for Bare Metal, VMware, and KVM integration, ensuring optimal hardware abstraction and resource efficiency.

Advanced OpenShift & Hybrid Cloud Design:
•    Multi-Cluster Blueprinting: Design global, highly available OpenShift architectures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments (IPI/UPI), including specialized configurations for Edge computing.
•    Managed Services Governance: Direct architectural oversight for ROSA (AWS) and ARO (Azure), focusing on STS, PrivateLink, and sophisticated cross-cloud networking.
•    Converged Infrastructure: Drive the roadmap for OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) to unify VM and container management under a single control plane.
•    Advanced Data & Networking: Architect software-defined networking (SDN/OVN) and enterprise storage strategies using OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) and high-end CSI integrations.

Automation, GitOps & Transformation:
•    Platform-as-Code: Architect global automation frameworks using Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform for full-stack infrastructure provisioning.
•    Enterprise GitOps: Establish organizational standards for OpenShift GitOps (ArgoCD) to ensure 100% environment consistency and automated disaster recovery.
•    Tooling Innovation: Proficiency in developing custom Kubernetes Operators or automation tooling in Go (Golang) or Python.

Governance, Security & Observability:
•    Fleet Management: Expert-level implementation of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM) for global governance and policy-based compliance across the entire cluster estate.
•    Security Architecture: Architect zero-trust frameworks using Advanced Cluster Security (ACS/StackRox) and Service Mesh (Istio), ensuring compliance with CIS, STIG, and industry-specific audits.
•    Predictive Observability: Define AI-Ops strategies using Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos, and ELK/Loki stack for proactive reliability and capacity forecasting.

Leadership & Executive Stakeholder Management:
•    Strategic Advisory: Act as the ultimate technical authority and Tier-4 escalation lead for complex global outages; mentor L3/L4/L5 engineering staff.
•    C-Suite Collaboration: Align platform roadmaps with business-critical goals, managing cloud spend and vendor relationships with Red Hat and Cloud Providers.
•    SRE Leadership: Define organizational SLIs/SLOs, manage global Error Budgets, and drive executive-level Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

Certifications :
•    Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) – Level II or higher (Cloud/Datacenter).
•    Red Hat Certified Specialist in MultiCluster Management (EX432) or Automation (EX380).
•    Solutions Architect Professional (AWS SAP-C02, Azure AZ-305, or GCP Professional Architect).

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Years of Experience:
•    10 to 15 Years

Work Timings:
•    Willingness to work in rotational shifts/on-call as a technical lead in a 24x7 support window.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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