OpenShift Architect

GAMA-1 is seeking an experienced Open Shift Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise container platforms leveraging Red Hat Open Shift technologies. The successful candidate will be responsible for architecting scalable, secure, and highly available container platforms that support modernization initiatives across hybrid, multi‑cloud, and on‑premises environments.

The Open Shift Architect will establish enterprise architecture standards, define operational best practices, and support application modernization efforts, including the migration of legacy applications and VMware virtual machines to containerized environments utilizing Open Shift Virtualization Engine (OVE). The resource will also support the design and deployment of Open Shift Kubernetes Engine (OKE) clusters to enable cloud‑native application modernization and enterprise Dev Sec Ops  capabilities.

Essential functions/responsibilities – Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available Red Hat Open Shift platforms across hybrid, cloud, and on‑premises environments.

• Establish enterprise reference architectures, design standards, best practices, and governance models for containerized application platforms.

• Design, deploy, and oversee lifecycle management activities for Open Shift clusters, including installation, upgrades, patching, scaling, and platform optimization for both Open Shift Virtualization Engine (OVE) and Open Shift Kubernetes Engine (OKE) environments.

• Evaluate and recommend infrastructure architectures supporting hybrid, multi‑cloud, and on‑premises deployments to meet business and mission requirements.

• Lead application modernization and migration strategies, including the migration of legacy applications and VMware virtual machines to Open Shift container platforms.

• Architect and implement highly available, resilient, and secure Kubernetes and Open Shift environments supporting mission‑critical workloads.

• Ensure platform architectures comply with federal cybersecurity, compliance, and governance requirements, including NIST, FedRAMP, and agency‑specific security standards.

• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to engineering teams, Dev Ops personnel, program leadership, and Government stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, including high‑level designs, low‑level designs, implementation plans, roadmaps, and technical diagrams.

• Establish and oversee platform observability, monitoring, logging, alerting, disaster recovery, and performance management strategies.

• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex platform issues, architectural decisions, and enterprise container strategy initiatives.

• Mentor engineers and facilitate knowledge transfer activities to Government personnel and program staff.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent professional experience may be substituted for formal education requirements.

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience designing and implementing enterprise infrastructure, cloud, or platform architectures.

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience supporting Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms.

• Minimum of five (5) years of hands‑on experience architecting and administering Red Hat Open Shift environments.

• Demonstrated experience leading large‑scale platform modernization, cloud migration, and application modernization initiatives.

• Experience supporting Federal Government environments and security requirements is highly preferred.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated experience presenting technical solutions to executive leadership and Government stakeholders.

• To be considered for work, a candidate must be either a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Alien (No H‑1B visa holders).

• Deep expertise in Red Hat Open Shift architecture, deployment,…