Senior Engineer - GISOCC Infrastructure IS

Responsibilities As a Team Member, ensure that, - Kubernetes & OpenShift Management: Design, deploy, and manage highly available Kubernetes clusters (specifically RedHat OpenShift Container Platform) exclusively in on-premises data center environments. - RedHat Infrastructure: Administer, configure, and troubleshoot RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers, ensuring optimal performance, security patching, and compliance on local hardware. - CI/CD Pipeline Automation: Architect and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines (using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD) to automate the build, test, and deployment of microservices without relying on managed cloud services. - Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Configuration: Provision and manage localized infrastructure using Terraform and automate configuration management across all bare-metal servers and VMs using RedHat Ansible. - Monitoring & Reliability: Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana,) to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks or data center outages. - Security & Compliance: Ensure container and infrastructure security best practices are implemented, including RBAC, network policies, and vulnerability scanning, adhering to strict internal physical and network security standards. Skills - Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, administration, and troubleshooting. - Mastery of Ansible for configuration management and automation tasks. - Extensive experience in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration, system tuning, physical server provisioning, and shell scripting (Bash/Python). - Proficiency in designing and managing CI/CD pipelines adapted for on-prem restrictions. - Strong proficiency with Git and collaborative branching strategies. Education/Training - Graduation (BSC/ BCA/ BE/B.Tech/MSC IT) with no history of arrears. - Experience: 6+ years of proven, hands-on experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability, or Systems Engineering role. Professional Experience - Extensive experience operating, scaling, and maintaining large-scale on-premises infrastructure (bare metal, VMware,). Note: This role does not involve cloud environments. - Strong hands-on experience with RedHat OpenShift on bare-metal or local VMs. - Experience with GitOps methodologies and tools like ArgoCD or Flux (Preferred/Nice-to-Have). - Experience with Istio or OpenShift Service Mesh (Preferred/Nice-to-Have). Key Competences (Transversal/Professional) Competence Level Kubernetes & RedHat OpenShift Autonomous RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Administration Skilled Ansible and Terraform (IaC) Autonomous CI/CD Pipeline Automation Skilled Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana) Skilled Security & Compliance (RBAC, network policies) Skilled Languages Excellent communication and Fluent in English (Oral and written) French will be added advantage