Openshift Administrator

Tata Consultancy Services; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services seeks a Red Hat OpenShift Subject Matter Expert (SME) to architect, deploy, manage and troubleshoot enterprise OpenShift platforms across hybrid environments. You will drive DevOps adoption and automate with Ansible/Terraform, supporting application migration.

The role requires 4-8 years of Linux and OpenShift experience, with a preference for RHEL certification. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable clusters.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of Linux and OpenShift experience.
• RHEL certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, high-availability OpenShift clusters across on-prem and cloud and define deployment best practices.
• Manage day-to-day cluster operations including upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting networking and storage issues.
• Implement GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and Ansible to automate deployment and cluster config.
• Lead modernization efforts by containerizing applications and migrating workloads from legacy platforms to OpenShift.
• Implement security best practices including RBAC, pod security, and vulnerability scanning per enterprise standards.
• Act as technical lead, mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with developers and stakeholders.

Skills

Linux

OpenShift

DevOps

Automation

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

Must-Have

Red Hat OpenShift Subject Matter Expert (SME) architects, deploys, manages, and troubleshoots enterprise-grade container platforms across hybrid/cloud environments, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. They drive DevOps adoption, automate with Ansible/Terraform, and support application migration, requiring 4-8 years of Linux, and OpenShift experience.

Good-to-Have

Preferably RHEL certified Engineer

Responsibility of / Expectations from the Role

• Platform Design & Architecture: Design secure, high-availability OpenShift clusters (on-prem/AWS/Azure/GCP) and define best practices for deployment.
• Operations & Troubleshooting: Manage day-to-day cluster operations, including upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting complex node, networking (OVN-Kubernetes), and storage (CSI) issues.
• Automation & DevOps: Implement GitOps workflows and build CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and Ansible to automate application deployment and cluster configuration.
• Containerization & Migration: Lead modernization efforts, containerizing applications and migrating workloads from legacy platforms (like VMware) to OpenShift.
• Security & Compliance: Implement security best practices, including RBAC, pod security, and vulnerability scanning in compliance with enterprise standards.
• Mentorship: Act as the technical lead, providing guidance to junior engineers and collaborating with developers and stakeholders