Job Title: Senior DevOps Architect / Azure OpenShift Consultant

Experience: 15+ Years

Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract / Consultant

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior DevOps Architect / Azure OpenShift Consultant with 15+ years of IT experience to lead enterprise-scale cloud transformation, DevOps modernization, and container platform initiatives. The ideal candidate should possess extensive expertise in Azure Cloud, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD automation, with a proven track record of designing and delivering highly available, secure, and scalable cloud-native solutions.

The consultant will play a strategic role in architecting enterprise DevOps platforms, leading cloud migration programs, establishing DevSecOps best practices, and mentoring engineering teams across large-scale digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and implement enterprise-grade container platforms using Red Hat OpenShift, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Kubernetes.
Lead migration of complex on-premises applications to Azure OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms.
Design and implement GitOps-based deployment strategies using ArgoCD.
Build scalable CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub, and GitOps methodologies.
Design and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
Lead multi-cloud infrastructure initiatives across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
Establish Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitOps, DevSecOps, and Platform Engineering best practices.
Implement enterprise monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, and Splunk.
Design secure networking, identity, governance, and compliance solutions across cloud environments.
Automate Kubernetes lifecycle management, upgrades, scaling, security hardening, and disaster recovery.
Implement Helm Charts, Kubernetes Operators, and container security best practices.
Collaborate with architects, development teams, security teams, and business stakeholders to deliver cloud-native solutions.
Mentor DevOps engineers and provide architectural leadership for enterprise modernization programs.

Mandatory SkillsCloud Platforms

Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Container & Orchestration

Red Hat OpenShift
Kubernetes
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Docker

DevOps & GitOps

Azure DevOps
ArgoCD
GitOps
Jenkins
Helm
GitHub Actions (Preferred)

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform
AWS CloudFormation
Ansible
Chef

Programming & Automation

Python
Bash
PowerShell

Monitoring & Logging

Prometheus
Grafana
Azure Monitor
AWS CloudWatch
Splunk

Azure Services

Azure Active Directory
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Storage
Azure Networking
Azure Key Vault
Azure SQL Database
Azure Policy
Azure Monitor
Azure Backup
Azure Migrate
Azure App Services
Azure Data Factory
Azure Private Endpoints
Virtual Networks
Network Security Groups

AWS Services

EC2
EKS
ECS
ECR
CloudFormation
CloudWatch
IAM
S3
Route 53
CloudFront

Preferred Skills

OpenShift Administration & Architecture
Platform Engineering
DevSecOps
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Kubernetes Cluster Hardening
Service Mesh (Istio)
Apache Airflow on Kubernetes
Liquibase
Enterprise Networking
Disaster Recovery & High Availability
FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimization

Required Experience

15+ years of overall IT experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, and Platform Engineering.
8+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Cloud.
6+ years of OpenShift and Kubernetes architecture and administration.
Strong expertise in Azure DevOps, GitOps (ArgoCD), Terraform, and CI/CD automation.
Proven experience leading enterprise cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
Experience managing production Kubernetes/OpenShift environments supporting large-scale enterprise workloads.
Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, networking, IAM, and compliance frameworks.
Experience mentoring technical teams and providing architectural leadership.

Preferred Certifications

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert / Azure Administrator Associate
HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a r.

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