Senior OpenShift / Kubernetes Platform Engineer (Hybrid Cloud)

Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior OpenShift / Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join our Infrastructure & Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for the engineering, operation, automation, and continuous improvement of the Bank’s enterprise OpenShift and Kubernetes platform supporting mission-critical workloads across hybrid cloud environments. You will combine platform operations with project delivery, helping to modernize infrastructure through automation, DevOps practices, and cloud-native technologies while ensuring the highest standards of security, resilience, compliance, and operational excellence. This position requires a highly skilled infrastructure engineer with deep expertise in container platforms, Linux, infrastructure automation, and enterprise platform engineering. Key Responsibilities Platform Engineering & Operations Operate, maintain, and continuously improve the Bank’s enterprise OpenShift and Kubernetes platform. Ensure platform stability, scalability, security, and performance across hybrid cloud environments. Perform complete platform lifecycle management including installation, upgrades, patching, maintenance, and decommissioning. Participate in a rotating on-call support schedule within a four-person team. Kubernetes & Container Platform Design, implement, and operate enterprise-grade Kubernetes/OpenShift environments. Manage networking, storage, security, and cluster services. Develop reusable container platform standards, templates, and base images. Support business application teams in adopting cloud-native technologies and containerized workloads. Provide architectural guidance for high availability, disaster recovery, and workload resilience. Automation & Infrastructure as Code Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. Build reusable automation frameworks using Ansible, Terraform, and GitOps methodologies. Improve operational efficiency through scripting and automation. Standardize platform configuration management and orchestration. DevOps & CI/CD Design and maintain GitOps workflows using Argo CD. Integrate CI/CD pipelines into infrastructure deployment processes. Promote DevOps best practices across infrastructure and application delivery teams. Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to enable automated application deployment. Platform Security & Resilience Integrate security scanning, compliance controls, and observability into the platform. Ensure alignment with Bank security standards, governance, and change management processes. Design resilient platform architectures supporting disaster recovery and business continuity. Technology Strategy & Innovation Contribute to the Bank’s hybrid cloud strategy and platform roadmap. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements. Drive automation initiatives across the infrastructure landscape. Promote engineering best practices and continuous improvement. Collaboration Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Networking, Storage, Cloud, and Application Development teams. Support development teams building cloud-native, serverless, and containerized applications. Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Qualifications Required Minimum 5 years of experience in OpenShift/Kubernetes platform engineering within enterprise environments. Strong expertise in OpenShift, Kubernetes, Linux administration, container technologies, and hybrid cloud platforms . Hands-on experience with OVN-K, Ceph/CSI, Quay, Argo CD/GitOps, Velero, Ansible, and Terraform . Proficiency in Bash, Python, and Go scripting. Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, CI/CD, Git, and DevOps practices . Strong understanding of automation, platform lifecycle management, and cloud-native technologies. Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Experience with data centre infrastructure, networking, virtualization, and public cloud integration . Knowledge of OAuth, token-based authentication, and REST API integrations . Experience working in Agile environments and contributing to technology strategy and platform modernization.