Infra Platform Engineer: OpenShift & Automation

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Hybrid work program

Benefits package

Job summary

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is seeking an Infrastructure Platform Engineer to join our Infrastructure Engineering and Cloud Enablement team in New York.

You will help modernize microservice platforms, focusing on container architecture and enterprise-scale automation using Linux, Ansible, and OCP/OpenShift. You will build reusable platforms and tooling, define IaC standards, and collaborate with Cloud and Core Infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions across hosting platforms

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or platform roles.
• Experience with OpenShift/OCP in hybrid environments.
• Hands-on Linux/Unix administration and patching.
• Strong automation with Ansible/AAP and IaC practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps.
• Ability to work across teams and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support the firm’s container platform (OCP), contributing to its scalability, reliability, and ease of use for internal application teams.
• Contribute to the evolution of OpenShift as a platform by providing input into the technical roadmap.
• Help evaluate new tools and approaches for infrastructure modernization with a strong focus on risk mitigation and business continuity.
• Collaborate with team members to define platform roadmaps, create standards for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and self‑service capabilities.
• Develop and support infrastructure pipelines, Ansible playbooks, and Terraform modules to support consistent delivery across hosting platforms (OCP, VMware).
• Design, build, and maintain Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) workflows, including playbooks, roles, and execution environments for enterprise‑scale automation across Linux/Unix and container infrastructure.
• Administer and support enterprise Linux/Unix environments, including system configuration, patching, hardening, and lifecycle management in alignment with security and compliance standards.
• Write, evaluate, and maintain infrastructure automation artifacts following established coding and release standards.
• Work closely with Cloud and Core Infrastructure teams to ensure platform solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with hybrid infrastructure patterns.
• Document solutions, share knowledge, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

Skills

Automation

Collaboration

DevOps

Security awareness

Tools

OpenShift (OCP)

Ansible

Terraform

VMware

Azure DevOps

AAP

Job description

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is seeking an Infrastructure Platform Engineer to join our Infrastructure Engineering and Cloud Enablement team in New York.

You will help modernize microservice platforms, focusing on container architecture and enterprise-scale automation using Linux, Ansible, and OCP/OpenShift. You will build reusable platforms and tooling, define IaC standards, and collaborate with Cloud and Core Infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions across hosting platforms