Hybrid Pan India 8–10 yrs Apply by Nov 18, 2026

OpenShift Architect

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Experience

8–10 yrs

Employment Type

Full-time

Openings

1 position

Apply By

Nov 18, 2026

Required Skills

Linux/windows/Openhift/VMOpenShiftLinux /cloud/OpenShift / Kubernetes architecture

Job Description

Skill Requirements

SO Number

0000545619 1

Njoyn ID

J0326-1115

Career Level

AC

BU / Sub BU / Account

GTO

Work Location

Any Indian office of CGI

Working Days

weekdays

Time to Fill

Immediate

Time to Start

Immediate

Salary range / Budget

30PLA

Required experience level

10 + Year

Skills / Domain expertise - Linux/windows/Openhift/VM

Mandatory (Must of Have) Skills – OpenShift

Good to have skills (Alternative Skills) - Linux /cloud/OpenShift / Kubernetes architecture

Detailed JD:

Job Title: OpenShift Architect

Red Hat OpenShift Architect – Qualification Profile

Capability

Key Qualifications

OpenShift & Kubernetes

Expert knowledge of Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, containers, Operators, platform lifecycle, upgrades and troubleshooting.

Unix / Linux / RHEL

Advanced Unix/Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux expertise, including system administration, troubleshooting, performance, security, scripting and integration with OpenShift.

Architecture & Design

Design secure, scalable, resilient and highly available enterprise OpenShift solutions.

Strategy Development

Develop and evolve OpenShift strategies, roadmaps, architecture standards and adoption plans aligned with business, application and infrastructure objectives.

HRD / HDD Documentation

Lead the creation and evolution of HRD and HDD designs, translating business and technical requirements into implementable architecture.

EARB & Architecture Governance

Full understanding of the EARB process and architecture governance requirements, with demonstrated experience preparing, presenting and defending HRD/HDD designs to architecture review boards and driving designs through approval.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

Define and implement automation strategies for OpenShift provisioning, configuration, deployments, upgrades, patching, scaling and recurring operational activities. Strong knowledge of Ansible, Git, YAML and Infrastructure-as-Code, with a focus on reducing manual intervention and creating repeatable, standardized deployments.

CI/CD & GitOps

Design and support automated application and platform deployment processes using CI/CD, GitOps, Argo CD and related OpenShift capabilities.

Implementation & Deployment

Work directly alongside implementation teams to build, configure, automate, deploy and validate OpenShift solutions. Provide hands-on technical support during deployments, migrations, upgrades and troubleshooting rather than operating solely in an advisory capacity.

Compute Analysis & Capacity Planning

Perform compute analysis, workload sizing, capacity forecasting and resource optimization to determine CPU, memory and infrastructure requirements for OpenShift environments and future growth.

Security & Zero Trust

Strong knowledge of Zero Trust architecture, RBAC, IAM, least privilege, micro-segmentation, certificates, secrets, network policies and platform hardening.

Application Enablement

Coach and assist application teams in learning OpenShift, containerization, automated deployment patterns and cloud-native best practices.

Migration & Modernization

Guide and actively support application teams through migrations from traditional and VMware environments to OpenShift and cloud-native architectures.

Cloud VI

Strong knowledge of Cloud Virtual Infrastructure (Cloud VI) and its integration with OpenShift, including compute, virtualization, networking, storage and supporting infrastructure services.

Portworx

Knowledge of Portworx architecture and container-native storage, including persistent storage, availability, data protection, disaster recovery and integration with Kubernetes/OpenShift.

Pure Storage

Experience with Pure Storage technologies and their integration with OpenShift/Kubernetes, including persistent storage, performance, resiliency and data protection.

U360 & Zabbix Monitoring

Knowledge of U360 and Zabbix monitoring to support platform and infrastructure monitoring, alerting, availability, performance, capacity management and operational visibility.

Networking & Infrastructure

Strong understanding of networking, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, storage and enterprise infrastructure integration.

Hybrid Cloud

Experience designing and implementing OpenShift across on-premise, VMware, bare metal and public cloud environments.

Resiliency & Operations

Design and implement HA/DR, backup/recovery, observability, monitoring, capacity and multi-cluster strategies.

Proposal Development

Participate in the preparation of technical and business proposals, including solution options, architecture, technical requirements, sizing, effort estimates, risks and cost considerations.

Vendor Communication & Collaboration

Engage directly with Red Hat and other technology vendors to validate solutions, evaluate capabilities, resolve technical issues and align technology roadmaps.

Technical Leadership

Provide architectural and hands-on technical leadership, mentor technical teams, establish reusable standards and collaborate across application, infrastructure, security and operational teams.

Core Profile

A senior, hands-on OpenShift Architect who combines deep OpenShift, Kubernetes, Unix/Linux, Cloud VI, compute, storage, monitoring, automation, application, infrastructure and security expertise.

The role owns the OpenShift lifecycle from strategy requirements HRD/HDD design EARB approval automation build deployment validation production readiness.

A key responsibility is to drive automation and standardization across the OpenShift environment, reducing manual intervention through Infrastructure-as-Code, automated provisioning, configuration, deployments, upgrades, patching and operational processes.

This is not an advisory-only architecture role. The architect works directly with implementation and application teams during builds, deployments, migrations, upgrades, automation and complex troubleshooting.

The architect develops the OpenShift strategy and roadmap, performs compute and capacity analysis, enables application teams to build their OpenShift capabilities, contributes to proposals and solution costing, and works directly with Red Hat and strategic technology vendors.

The objective is to combine architecture leadership, automation, governance expertise and hands-on delivery to ensure solutions are standardized, scalable, secure, technically sound and successfully transitioned into stable production services.

At a Glance

Work ModeHybrid

EmploymentFull-time

Experience8–10 yrs

Openings1

LocationPan India

DeadlineNov 18, 2026

[ Hiring process ]

What to expect

Four stages, typically completed within 2–3 weeks. We respect your time — every stage has a clear purpose and timely feedback.

• STEP 0130 min

  Screening Call

  Introductory conversation with our talent team to understand your background and motivations.

• STEP 0260–90 min

  Technical Round

  Live problem-solving with a senior architect on Salesforce design, integrations, or domain depth.

• STEP 0345 min

  Culture Fit

  Conversation with practice leadership covering working style, ownership, and how you collaborate.

• STEP 04Within 5 days

  Offer

  Formal offer with full compensation breakdown, start date, and onboarding plan.