Cloud Platform Architect – OpenShift / Kubernetes (Application & Infrastructure)
Primary Skills: Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO), On-Prem Infrastructure, Software-Defined Storage (ODF), CI/CD Pipelines, GitOps, Ansible, Terraform, Observability (Logging, Monitoring), Cloud Architecture, Automation, System Design
Skill Level: Master
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Role Overview
Cloud Platform Architect responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving enterprise Kubernetes/OpenShift platform environments across on-prem and Azure cloud. The role focuses on building and operating scalable, secure, and automated container platforms based on Red Hat OpenShift, including Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO). This position ensures robust platform foundations for application teams by delivering standardized, automated, and highly available cloud-native infrastructure. Strong German language skills are mandatory due to close collaboration with German-speaking stakeholders.
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Key Responsibilities
• Design, deploy, and maintain Red Hat OpenShift clusters in on-prem and Azure (ARO) environments
• Define and implement enterprise Kubernetes/OpenShift platform architecture standards
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based platform automation
• Design and maintain observability stacks (logging, monitoring, alerting) for platform operations
• Implement backup and restore strategies for container platforms
• Manage Software Defined Storage solutions (OpenShift Data Foundation / ODF)
• Drive infrastructure automation using Ansible and Terraform
• Ensure platform scalability, resilience, performance, and security
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Kubernetes/OpenShift platform issues
• Collaborate with DevOps, infrastructure, and application teams to enable platform usage
• Define best practices for container platform governance and operations
• Evaluate and introduce new cloud-native platform technologies and patterns
• Provide architectural leadership for enterprise container platform strategy
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Required Skills & Experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes in enterprise environments
• Experience with on-prem infrastructure and hybrid cloud architectures
• Proven experience with Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)
• Solid knowledge of Software Defined Storage (e.g., OpenShift Data Foundation / ODF)
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines for containerized workloads
• Strong expertise in GitOps practices and tools
• Proficiency in automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform
• Experience implementing observability solutions (logging, monitoring, tracing)
• Strong understanding of container networking, scaling, and platform reliability
• Ability to design and operate end-to-end Kubernetes platform solutions
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in distributed systems
• German language proficiency (mandatory) for stakeholder communication
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Nice to Have
• Experience with multi-cluster Kubernetes management
• Exposure to service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, OpenShift Service Mesh)
• Knowledge of security hardening for OpenShift/Kubernetes environments
• Experience with DevSecOps practices
• Familiarity with cloud-native application modernization projects
• Experience in large enterprise or regulated environments