Senior OpenShift Administrator/Platform Engineer

Job Description : Experience : 10+ YearsJob Summary : We are looking for a highly experienced Senior OpenShift Administrator / Platform Engineer with 10+ years of overall IT experience and strong expertise in OpenShift Administration, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitHub, and Linux/Windows platforms. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in legacy-to-modern application transformation, containerization, platform engineering, and enterprise-scale infrastructure modernization initiatives.Key Responsibilities : OpenShift & Kubernetes Administration : - Administer, maintain, and support enterprise OpenShift environments across development, testing, and production.- Deploy, configure, upgrade, and troubleshoot OpenShift clusters and Kubernetes platforms.- Monitor cluster health, performance, availability, and capacity planning.- Implement and manage container orchestration best practices and platform security controls.Legacy to Modernization Initiatives : - Lead application modernization and migration programs from legacy platforms to containerized environments.- Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to onboard workloads onto OpenShift.- Design and implement scalable, resilient, and cloud-native architectures.- Support modernization strategies, container adoption, and platform transformation initiatives.CI/CD & DevOps Enablement : - Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated application deployments.- Integrate OpenShift with enterprise DevOps toolchains.- Automate deployment, configuration, and operational processes.- Support GitOps methodologies and infrastructure automation initiatives.GitHub Administration : - Manage GitHub repositories, branching strategies, access controls, and repository governance.- Support development teams in source code management and deployment workflows.- Implement GitHub best practices and security standards.Linux & Windows Administration : - Administer Linux and Windows server environments supporting OpenShift workloads.- Perform OS upgrades, patching, vulnerability remediation, and performance tuning.- Troubleshoot infrastructure and platform-related issues across hybrid environments.Security & Compliance : - Implement RBAC, secrets management, certificate management, and security controls.- Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and governance requirements.- Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures for recurring issues.Documentation & Operational Excellence : - Create and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.- Provide Level 3 support and guidance for platform-related incidents and escalations.- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to platform engineering best practices.Mandatory Skills : - 10+ years of overall IT Infrastructure / Platform Engineering experience- Strong hands-on experience in OpenShift Administration (Mandatory)- Experience in Legacy to Modern Platform Transformation- Kubernetes Administration- CI/CD Pipeline Implementation- GitHub Administration and GitOps- Linux Administration (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu)- Windows Server Administration- Containerization technologies (Docker/Podman)- Scripting and Automation (Shell, Bash, PowerShell, Python)Preferred Skills : - OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) upgrades and cluster management- ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps- Ansible, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)- AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms- Monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or SplunkEducational Qualification : Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.- one round face to face & Min 3-4 rounds of interviews- Shift Time : 2.00 11.00 PMneed only immediate joiners who can join on or before 25th June, 2026 (ref:hirist.tech)