Openshift Platform Architect

Role & responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architecture and design of Red Hat OpenShift platform across on-prem and/or cloud environments.
  
• Define and implement the migration strategy from VMware-based infrastructure to OpenShift container platform.
  
• Architect and oversee infrastructure components including compute, storage, virtualization, and OS layers.
  
• Design and implement networking architecture including SDN, ingress/egress, load balancing, DNS, and service mesh.
  
• Define and enforce platform security architecture including RBAC, IAM, network policies, secrets management, image security, and compliance controls.
  
• Establish platform standards, governance, and best practices for containerization and Kubernetes workloads.
  
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, DevOps, and application teams to ensure seamless adoption.
  
• Act as the primary technical authority and escalation point for OpenShift-related initiatives.
  
• Provide advisory support to senior leadership and stakeholders on platform roadmap, scalability, resilience, and cost optimization.
  
• Lead capacity planning, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization strategies.
  
• Support automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.
  

Required Skills & Experience

• 15+ years of IT experience with 8+ years in OpenShift/Kubernetes architecture.
  
• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift (OCP 4.x preferred).
  
• Proven experience leading VMware to OpenShift or virtualization-to-container migrations.
  
• Deep knowledge of:
  
• Kubernetes architecture and container orchestration
  
• Infrastructure design (compute, storage, networking)
  
• Enterprise networking (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancers, firewalls)
  
• Platform security and compliance frameworks
  
• Experience with VMware vSphere and virtualization platforms.
  
• Strong understanding of hybrid cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP preferred).
  
• Expertise in automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar.
  
• Experience with CI/CD, DevSecOps, GitOps practices.
  
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.