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OpenShift Platform Engineer

Location: Jaipur

Work Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in containerization and Kubernetes-based platforms, including at least 3+ years working with OpenShift.

Requirements:

  • Strong expertise in installing, configuring, and administering OpenShift clusters in production environments.
  • Proven experience deploying OpenShift on bare metal infrastructure, including connected and disconnected (air-gapped) setups.
  • Solid understanding of Kubernetes architecture, control plane components, nodes, networking, and storage concepts.
  • Experience working with OpenShift Operators and Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM).
  • Hands-on experience with OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) or similar container-native storage solutions.
  • Working knowledge of cluster networking concepts such as routes, ingress controllers, service mesh, and traffic flow management.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Tekton and GitOps implementation using ArgoCD.
  • Proficiency in writing and managing Kubernetes/OpenShift YAML manifests.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across cluster, networking, storage, and application deployment layers.
  • Familiarity with Linux system administration and shell scripting.
  • Understanding of DevOps principles, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automation practices.
  • Good understanding of application onboarding processes, container image management, and deployment lifecycle.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

Job Description:

  • Led end-to-end installation, configuration, and lifecycle management of OpenShift clusters across production and non-production environments.
  • Designed and implemented OpenShift deployments on bare metal infrastructure, including both connected and air-gapped (disconnected) environments.
  • Performed detailed prerequisite analysis and infrastructure readiness assessments for new OpenShift cluster setups.
  • Administered and optimized OCP clusters to ensure high availability, performance, and platform stability.
  • Diagnosed and resolved complex platform issues related to networking, storage, cluster components, and operator lifecycle management.
  • Implemented and managed OpenShift Operators for application and infrastructure services.
  • Designed and monitored traffic flow within OpenShift clusters, including ingress, egress, routes, and service networking.
  • Deployed and expanded OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) for persistent storage provisioning and scaling.
  • Developed and maintained YAML manifests for deployments, services, routes, ConfigMaps, and other Kubernetes resources.
  • Supported CI/CD pipelines using Tekton and implemented GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for declarative application deployment.
  • Enabled application onboarding by guiding development teams on containerization, deployment best practices, and resource optimization.
  • Promoted DevOps culture by automating deployments, improving observability, and implementing infrastructure-as-code practices.
  • Ensured compliance with enterprise security standards including role-based access control (RBAC), image security policies, and network segmentation.