OpenShift Architect

OpenShift Architect

Location: Charlotte NC - Hybrid 3 days a week

Duration: 6 months

Rate: DOE

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced and versatile OpenShift Architect with in-depth knowledge of Red Hat OpenShift, Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), and Java-based applications. The ideal candidate will have expertise in designing, implementing, and managing container platforms using OpenShift, along with extensive experience in PCF and Java enterprise environments. You will play a key role in guiding teams through Application migration/modernization from PCF to OpenShift, containerization best practices, and ensuring seamless container and service bindings in OpenShift.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and understand the architecture, dependencies, and deployment configurations of existing applications running on Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF).
• Plan and execute the migration of applications from PCF to OpenShift, ensuring minimal disruption and maintaining application functionality.
• Implement the necessary configuration changes and deploy the migrated applications to OpenShift clusters, following best practices for container orchestration and management.
• Identify and resolve any issues that arise during and after migration, including deployment failures, container errors, and platform-specific problems in the OpenShift environment.
• Fine-tune applications and container settings for optimal performance, scalability, and efficient resource utilization in the OpenShift platform.
• Implement security best practices, including role-based access control (RBAC), secrets management, and compliance with corporate policies during and after the migration process.
• Work closely with development, DevOps, and operations teams to ensure smooth migration, provide clear documentation for the OpenShift environment, and offer support post-migration.

Required Qualifications:

• Overall 15+ years of IT experience
• 5+ years of experience in designing and architecting enterprise container platforms, with 2+ years of experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF).
• Strong expertise in Java enterprise application development, including Spring, Hibernate, and Java EE.
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration for Java applications.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and hybrid/multi-cloud strategies.
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, etc.
• Deep understanding of Linux systems administration, networking principles, and Java application performance tuning.
• Familiarity with cloud-native patterns, microservices, and Java application modernization strategies.
• Scripting languages like shell / Helm chats modules
• Experience in Java based batch applications, ETL processing and Autosys