OpenShift DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a highly experienced Red Hat OpenShift DevOps Engineer to lead the design, build, and operation of large-scale container platforms within a Telco Cloud (CaaS) environment.

In this role, you will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for OpenShift Container Platform 4.x and play a key role in implementing, and operating cloud-ready application platforms. You will work closely with Design, Build, and Operate teams, infrastructure teams, and executive stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and automated container platforms., Architecture & Platform Engineering

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.x environments
• Drive end-to-end container platform implementation across non-production and production environments
• Design and implement highly available, resilient, and secure container platforms
• Define and maintain standards for:
• Platform deployment
• Project lifecycle management
• Platform hardening and resiliency
• Operations, maintenance, and upgrades

DevOps & Automation

• Design and implement container-driven CI/CD pipelines
• Integrate OpenShift with existing or new CI/CD tools and build jobs
• Automate manual platform tasks using scripts, Ansible playbooks, and YAML
• Manage and optimize Jenkins pipelines
• Implement GitOps practices using GitHub / SVN / Bitbucket and ArgoCD

Security, Monitoring & Operations

• Implement and manage OpenShift security configurations, including:
• Master and node security configurations
• Admission control policies (e.g., SecurityContextDeny)
• Enable and maintain Kubernetes API Server auditing
• Manage audit logs, monitoring, and alerting
• Implement and manage:
• Alertmanager
• Monitoring data sources
• Metrics and logging for OpenShift infrastructure

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Drive customer interactions and lead cross-functional technical discussions
• Work closely with infrastructure, DevOps, and CNF application teams
• Support application onboarding onto the container platform
• Conduct workshops and mentoring sessions on:
• Docker and container foundations
• OpenShift development workflows
• Developer productivity and best practices
• Present progress and outcomes to senior and executive stakeholders

Core Technical Skills

• Strong experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.x
• Hands-on expertise in:
• Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
• Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins
• Experience with GitOps and tools such as ArgoCD
• Solid understanding of private and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong scripting skills: Shell, Python, Ansible, YAML
• Experience with image registries, build automation, and push-button deployments

Domain Experience

• Telecom Service Provider experience, preferably in 4G / 5G environments
• Strong knowledge of:
• Telco Cloud
• Virtualization
• Cloud-native network functions (CNFs)

Additional Skills (Nice to Have)

• Java / J2EE or general programming knowledge
• Red Hat OpenShift Certification

Platforms & Technologies

• Operating Systems: Linux, UNIX, Windows
• Container Platform: Red Hat OpenShift
• DevOps & Automation: Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Git, ArgoCD
• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
• Computer Science
• Engineering (B.Tech / B.E.)
• MCA (Master of Computer Applications)
• or equivalent practical experience

• A competitive salary based on your qualities and experience

• NS business card to cover your commute expenses

• 25 days of paid holiday per year

• A laptop and a smartphone

• A pension scheme

• Health insurance

• Organization driven by technology - we have a tremendous technology backbone

• Access to Udemy, Cognizant Academy digital libraries for your continuous learning

• Open, 'can do' team spirit and international environment that encourages making your ideas reality!