OpenShift Architect

• Serve as the global SME for RHEL/RHCOS, architecting kernel-level optimizations, advanced system tuning, and high-performance computing (HPC) configurations
• Define the strategy for transitioning legacy UNIX (AIX/Solaris/HP-UX) and monolithic Linux workloads into containerized or virtualized environments on OpenShift
• Lead architectural decisions for Bare Metal, VMware, and KVM integration
• Design global, highly available OpenShift architectures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments (IPI/UPI)
• Direct architectural oversight for ROSA (AWS) and ARO (Azure)
• Drive the roadmap for OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) to unify VM and container management
• Architect software-defined networking (SDN/OVN) and enterprise storage strategies using OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF)
• Architect global automation frameworks using Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform
• Establish organizational standards for OpenShift GitOps (ArgoCD)
• Expert-level implementation of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM) for global governance
• Architect zero-trust frameworks using Advanced Cluster Security (ACS/StackRox) and Service Mesh (Istio)
• Define AI-Ops strategies using Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos, and ELK/Loki stack
• Act as the ultimate technical authority and Tier-4 escalation lead
• Align platform roadmaps with business-critical goals
• Define organizational SLIs/SLOs, manage global Error Budgets, and drive executive-level Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

• Must be a graduate (B.Tech/B.E./MCA or equivalent)
• Post-graduate degree in Computer Science or related field is highly preferred
• 10 to 15 years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Unix/Linux Systems Architecture, and Cloud-Native platforms
• 5+ years of experience as a primary Architect leading enterprise-scale Red Hat OpenShift (OCP 4.x) environments
• 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)
• Willingness to work in rotational shifts/on-call as a technical lead in a 24x7 support window

Post-graduate degree in Computer Science or related field