Senior OpenShift​/Kubernetes Platform Engineer; Hybrid Cloud

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Open Shift / Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join our Infrastructure & Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for the engineering, operation, automation, and continuous improvement of the Bank’s enterprise Open Shift and Kubernetes platform supporting mission‑critical workloads across hybrid cloud environments.

You will combine platform operations with project delivery, helping to modernize infrastructure through automation, Dev Ops practices, and cloud‑native technologies while ensuring the highest standards of security, resilience, compliance, and operational excellence.

This position requires a highly skilled infrastructure engineer with deep expertise in container platforms, Linux, infrastructure automation, and enterprise platform engineering.

• Operate, maintain, and continuously improve the Bank’s enterprise Open Shift and Kubernetes platform.
• Ensure platform stability, scalability, security, and performance across hybrid cloud environments.
• Perform complete platform lifecycle management including installation, upgrades, patching, maintenance, and decommissioning.
• Participate in a rotating on‑call support schedule within a four‑person team.

• Design, implement, and operate enterprise‑grade Kubernetes/Open Shift environments.
• Manage networking, storage, security, and cluster services.
• Develop reusable container platform standards, templates, and base images.
• Support business application teams in adopting cloud‑native technologies and containerized workloads.
• Provide architectural guidance for high availability, disaster recovery, and workload resilience.

• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Build reusable automation frameworks using Ansible, Terraform, and Git Ops methodologies.
• Improve operational efficiency through scripting and automation.
• Standardize platform configuration management and orchestration.

• Design and maintain Git Ops workflows using Argo CD.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines into infrastructure deployment processes.
• Promote Dev Ops best practices across infrastructure and application delivery teams.
• Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to enable automated application deployment.

• Integrate security scanning, compliance controls, and observability into the platform.
• Ensure alignment with Bank security standards, governance, and change management processes.
• Design resilient platform architectures supporting disaster recovery and business continuity.

• Contribute to the Bank’s hybrid cloud strategy and platform roadmap.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements.
• Drive automation initiatives across the infrastructure landscape.
• Promote engineering best practices and continuous improvement.

• Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Networking, Storage, Cloud, and Application Development teams.
• Support development teams building cloud‑native, serverless, and containerized applications.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Open Shift/Kubernetes platform engineering within enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Open Shift, Kubernetes, Linux administration, container technologies, and hybrid cloud platforms
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• Hands‑on experience with OVN‑K, Ceph/CSI, Quay, Argo CD/Git Ops, Velero, Ansible, and Terraform
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• Proficiency in Bash, Python, and Go scripting.
• Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, CI/CD, Git, and Dev Ops practices
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• Strong understanding of automation, platform lifecycle management, and cloud‑native technologies.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with data centre infrastructure, networking, virtualization, and public cloud integration
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• Knowledge of OAuth, token‑based authentication, and REST API integrations
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• Experience working in Agile environments and contributing to technology strategy and platform modernization.