Company:
GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc.
Location: Charlotte
Closing Date: 29/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
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
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