OpenShift Architecture & Migration Design Specialist

We are seeking an experienced OpenShift Architecture and Migration Design Specialist to lead the design, planning, and execution of enterprise OpenShift architecture and migration strategies.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, container platforms, and cloud-native architecture, along with strong experience integrating OpenShift environments with VMware and Pure Storage infrastructures.

This role will focus on designing scalable, secure, and resilient OpenShift environments and ensuring smooth migration of applications and workloads with minimal disruption.

• Design and implement enterprise-grade OpenShift architecture, including cluster topology, networking, and storage.
• Define best practices for OpenShift cluster deployment, including multi-zone and multi-region architectures.
• Ensure solutions meet high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Provide architectural guidance for containerized platforms and Kubernetes-based workloads.

• Assess existing infrastructure, workloads, and applications for migration readiness.
• Develop detailed migration strategies including containerization, workload migration, and data transfer.
• Execute migration plans ensuring minimal downtime and operational disruption.
• Identify migration risks and implement mitigation strategies.

• Design OpenShift deployments integrated with VMware environments.
• Utilize VMware technologies such as vSphere, vCenter, and NSX for optimized deployments.
• Configure and manage Pure Storage solutions (FlashArray, FlashBlade) to support OpenShift workloads.
• Ensure performance optimization and compatibility across OpenShift, VMware, and storage infrastructure.

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines optimized for OpenShift environments.
• Integrate DevOps workflows and automation tools for continuous deployment.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and monitoring processes to streamline software delivery.

• Design solutions that support scalability and future workload growth.
• Implement security best practices, including:
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Network policies
• Encryption
• Conduct security reviews and compliance audits for OpenShift environments.

• Work closely with DevOps, development, and infrastructure teams.
• Provide architecture documentation, migration guides, and operational runbooks.
• Offer technical guidance and training to teams on OpenShift and Kubernetes best practices.

• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift (OCP) architecture and deployment.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, containerization, and orchestration platforms.
• Expertise with VMware technologies (vSphere, vCenter, NSX).
• Hands-on experience with Pure Storage platforms such as FlashArray and FlashBlade.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts including ingress, DNS, and load balancing.
• Experience with persistent storage, dynamic provisioning, and container storage solutions.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, or ArgoCD.
• Experience implementing DevOps workflows in container environments.
• Strong knowledge of high availability, scalability, and security architecture.