OpenShift Engineer

NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS is seeking an OpenShift Engineer in Hyderabad, India. You will join a team focused on Linux internals, high-availability OpenShift clusters, and multi-cloud management across ROSA and ARO.

The role requires deep expertise in RHEL, Kubernetes, and automation using Terraform, Ansible, and ArgoCD. The ideal candidate has 8–10 years of Systems Engineering experience with a strong security baseline mindset, and a track record of leading tier-3 incident response and RCA

Qualifications

• Graduate with relevant technical degree (B.Tech/B.E./MCA or equivalent).
• 8–10 years in Systems Engineering with strong Linux internals and Enterprise OpenShift administration (OCP 4.x).
• Hands-on experience with ROSA (AWS) and ARO (Azure); exposure to private cloud networking and IAM federation.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced Linux engineering tasks including kernel tuning and memory management.
• Perform system-level troubleshooting and capacity planning for large-scale workloads.
• Enforce security baselines using CIS/STIG; manage vulnerabilities via Red Hat Satellite or Ansible.
• Design HA OpenShift clusters (IPI/UPI) and monitor cluster health (ETCD tuning, API server optimization).
• Drive managed cloud services integration (ROSA, ARO) and multi-cloud networking.
• Oversee MCO/OLM usage and CRD management; implement IaC and automation with Terraform/Ansible.
• Implement GitOps with ArgoCD to maintain cluster consistency across dev/test/prod.
• Develop observability with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki; define SLIs/SLOs and self-healing practices.

Skills

Linux Internals

OpenShift Administration

Cloud Platforms

Python

Bash

GitOps

Performance Tuning

Incident Management

Education

B.Tech / B.E. / MCA or equivalent

Tools

RHEL/CoreOS

Red Hat Satellite

Terraform

Ansible

ArgoCD

OLM / MCO

Kubernetes

Prometheus/Grafana/Thanos

Job description

Job Summary

We are currently seeking a OpenShift Engineer to join our team in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Requirements

• Educational Qualification: Must be a graduate (B. Tech/B.E./MCA or equivalent).
• Experience: 8 to 10 years of experience in Systems Engineering, with a significant focus on Linux Internals and Enterprise OpenShift (OCP 4.x) administration.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Linux Engineering Internal Internals: Expert Linux Administration: Deep expertise in RHEL/CoreOS internals, including kernel tuning, memory management (OOM killer optimization), and systemd.
• Performance Engineering: Advanced skills in system-level troubleshooting (strace, tcpdump, sar) and capacity planning for large-scale enterprise workloads.
• Hardening Compliance: Architecting security baselines using CIS/STIG benchmarks and managing vulnerability remediation via Red Hat Satellite or Ansible.
• OpenShift Cloud Architecture: Cluster Design: Designing high-availability, multi-zone OpenShift clusters (IPI/UPI) and managing Control Plane health (ETCD tuning, API server optimization).
• Managed Cloud Services: Deep hands-on experience with ROSA (AWS) and ARO (Azure), including PrivateLink, STS integration, and IAM federation.
• Infrastructure Operators: Expert knowledge of the Machine Config Operator (MCO), Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM), and custom resource definitions (CRDs).
• Automation, GitOps IaC: Automation Frameworks: Advanced proficiency in Python and Bash for building custom infrastructure tooling and automation.
• GitOps Mastery: Implementation of ArgoCD for Cluster as Code to maintain consistency across dev, test, and production environments.
• IaC Leadership: Extensive experience using Terraform and Ansible to automate multi-cluster provisioning and Day-2 operations.
• Monitoring, SRE Observability: Observability Stack: Expert knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, and Thanos for multi-cluster monitoring and performance visualization. Log Analytics: Implementing and scaling the EFK/Loki stack for centralized enterprise logging. SRE Mindset: Defining SLIs/SLOs, managing error budgets, and implementing proactive self-healing for platform reliability.
• Leadership Incident Management: Strategic Troubleshooting: Act as a Tier-3 escalation point for major incidents P1/P2; lead deep-dive Root Cause Analysis RCA. Mentorship: Technical leadership and mentoring of L1/L2 engineering teams to elevate overall infrastructure standards. Stakeholder Management: Collaborating with DevOps and Application teams to align platform architecture with business goals.

Certifications

• RHCA (Red Hat Certified Architect) or RHCE (Certified Engineer).
• EX380 (Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Automation and Management).
• CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) or CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist).

Experience

• Years of Experience: 8 to 10 Years.

Work Timings

• Willing to work in rotational shifts / on-call support in a 24x7 environment