Senior OpenShift & Kubernetes Platform Architect

Jobtailor; Basel; Vor Ort; CHF 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor in Basel is seeking an experienced OpenShift and Kubernetes Platform Engineer to operate, maintain, and improve a hybrid cloud platform across on-prem and cloud environments. You will own lifecycle management, automation with IaC, GitOps with Argo CD, and collaborate with Software Engineering, Security, and Networking teams to deliver scalable, secure infrastructure.

The role requires a minimum of 5 years in enterprise OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms, expertise in Linux, Bash/Python/Go

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

• Operate, maintain, and continuously improve the enterprise OpenShift 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/OpenShift 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 GitOps methodologies.
• Improve operational efficiency through scripting and automation.
• Standardize platform configuration management and orchestration.
• Design and maintain GitOps workflows using Argo CD.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines into infrastructure deployment processes.
• Promote DevOps 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.

Kenntnisse

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Bash/Python/Go scripting

CI/CD & DevOps

Automation & IaC

Stakeholder management

Agile

Cloud platforms

Tools

OVN-K

Ceph/CSI

Quay

Argo CD/GitOps

Velero

Ansible

Terraform

Jobbeschreibung

Jobtailor in Basel is seeking an experienced OpenShift and Kubernetes Platform Engineer to operate, maintain, and improve a hybrid cloud platform across on-prem and cloud environments. You will own lifecycle management, automation with IaC, GitOps with Argo CD, and collaborate with Software Engineering, Security, and Networking teams to deliver scalable, secure infrastructure.

The role requires a minimum of 5 years in enterprise OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms, expertise in Linux, Bash/Python/Go