Cloud OpenShift Engineer – VP

NatWest Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group in Bengaluru seeks a Cloud OpenShift Engineer at vice president level to lead design of self-service cloud platforms and drive automation for testing and live environments.

You will collaborate with product owners, manage lifecycle, apply IaC with Terraform, Ansible, Python, and GitLab CI/CD, and champion DevOps across the bank while delivering scalable, secure OpenShift-based solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in software development or automation scripting (Python or Shell).
• Strong understanding of Agile practices and Release Train concepts.
• Ability to lead design and lifecycle management of OpenShift platforms.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of enterprise Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms for scalable, secure workloads.
• Build, deploy and support containerized apps using cloud-native and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with product owners to create roadmaps and manage the lifecycle.
• Provide IaC driven infrastructure delivery and operations support.
• Foster DevOps culture and communicate technical concepts clearly.

Skills

Cloud design leadership

Agile practices

DevOps culture

Stakeholder collaboration

Strong communication

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

Ansible

Python

GitLab

CI/CD

ACM

ACS

ODF

Job description

Join us as a Cloud OpenShift Engineer

• Join us and collaborate in building the best possible cloud platforms for public and private cloud environments
• Improve our products as you apply automation to provide testing and a route to live
• This is your chance to share thought leadership and best practice across the bank, while you’re developing solutions
• We're offering this role as vice president level

What you'll do

As a Cloud OpenShift Engineer, you’ll take the lead on designing intuitive, self‑service database products that make all the difference to our customers, as well as our strategic targets. This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career in a highly innovative and supportive environment.

You’ll collaborate with product owners to create roadmaps and manage the lifecycle, taking customer feedback, new feature requests and production issues into consideration. As you continue to manage the selection, creation and maintenance of database‑related technologies, you’ll ensure that our solutions comply with the bank’s requirements and responsibilities.

You’ll also:

• Identify new ways to solve problems and enhance performance using tech tools
• Provide operational support for pattern or product‑related issues, and contribute to the delivery of infrastructure as code solutions
• Build awareness of design‑thinking tools and techniques across the bank to improve products
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure that we continue to deliver the best possible service

The skills you'll need

To thrive in this role, you’ll have experience in software development or automation scripting, such as Python or Shell. You’ll be knowledgeable about the software development lifecycle, with experience of utilising modern infrastructure as code via tooling.

We’ll expect you to bring a good understanding of Agile working practices and toolsets, with the ability to create the vision for the Release Train, feature team, platform and domain.

In addition, you’ll have:

• Experience in leading the design, engineering, automation, and lifecycle management of enterprise Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift platforms to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable solutions for business‑critical workloads
• Experience in building, deploying, and supporting containerized applications using cloud‑native and DevOps practices, with hands‑on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, GitLab, and CI/CD pipeline automation
• Provide expertise in OpenShift ecosystem technologies including ACM, ACS, ODF, networking, service mesh, ingress, routes, load balancing, and application exposure patterns
• Collaborate within Agile, cross‑functional teams to deliver strategic platform outcomes, champion DevOps culture, and support customers in adopting modern cloud‑native technologies
• Strong collaborative and communication skills, and the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly