Principal Infrastructure Engineer

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer III- OpenShift/Kubernetes platform Administrator to build, administer, and optimize enterprise OpenShift container platforms. This role is responsible for building, automate, maintaining highly available OpenShift clusters, automating infrastructure operations, ensuring platform security, and supporting application teams deploying cloud-native workloads.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Linux administration, automation, and troubleshooting. The individual will work closely with DevOps, Cloud, Security, and Application Development teams to deliver reliable and scalable container platform services.

Position Title: Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Career Level: P4

Job Category: Assistant Vice President

Role Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Bangalore

The Container Platform Operations team provides 24x7 operational support for enterprise OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms, focusing on platform administration, cluster reliability, automation, security, monitoring, incident management, and production support. The team partners closely with Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Services, and Application Development teams to deliver secure, scalable, highly available, and resilient container platform services across the enterprise.

Install, configure, administer, and support Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) clusters.

Perform cluster lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, maintenance, and capacity planning.

Monitor cluster health, performance, and resource utilization.

Manage OpenShift components including:Worker Nodes, Control Plane Nodes, Operators, Ingress Controllers, Routes, Projects/Namespaces, Persistent Storage

Troubleshoot and resolve platform-related incidents and service disruptions.

Support Kubernetes workloads running on OpenShift clusters.

Configure and manage deployments, services, ingress, networking, and storage.

Monitor containerized applications and platform services.

Analyze and resolve pod, node, networking, and storage issues.

Implement workload optimization and resource management best practices.

Administer and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers.

Perform server provisioning, patching, hardening, and performance tuning.

Monitor operating system health and security compliance.

Support virtualization and infrastructure environments hosting OpenShift platforms.

Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using:Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Git

Automate routine administrative and operational tasks.

Support CI/CD platform integrations and deployment automation.

Assist development teams with application onboarding and deployment activities.

Implement and maintain security controls for OpenShift clusters.

Configure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and security policies.

Manage secrets and certificate lifecycle processes.

Support vulnerability remediation and compliance initiatives.

Collaborate with security teams to ensure adherence to enterprise standards.

Monitor platform availability and performance using enterprise monitoring tools.

Configure alerts, dashboards, and reporting metrics.

Participate in on-call support and incident response activities.

Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

Maintain operational runbooks and technical documentation.

5+ years of systems engineering or infrastructure administration experience.

3+ years of hands-on OpenShift and Kubernetes administration experience.

Experience supporting production container platforms in enterprise environments.

Strong Linux system administration background.

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) or any Kubernetes flavours

Docker/Container Runtime Technologies

OpenShift/kubernetes Operators

OpenShift Pipelines, GitOps, ArgoCD

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux Performance Tuning, Linux Security Hardening

Shell Scripting

Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Git, Bash/Python scripting

AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

Virtualization technologies such as VMware

Infrastructure provisioning and management

TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancers, SSL/TLS Certificates, Network Policies, Routing and Firewall Concepts

Dynatrace/AppDynamics, Prometheus, Grafana

Splunk, ELK/EFK Stack

OpenShift Monitoring Stack

Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes

AWS, Azure, or GCP Cloud Certifications

This role is ideal for a Principal Infrastructure Engineer responsible for the build, support, and continuous improvement of enterprise OpenShift platforms while partnering closely with DevOps, Cloud Engineering and Application Development teams.

Reports to: Director - Technology

Partners: Senior leaders and cross-functional teams across geographies (India and US team)

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you require accommodation at any stage (e.g. application, interviews, onboarding) please let us know, and we will work with you to ensure a seamless experience

FC Global Services India LLP (First Citizens India) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and prohibit all forms of discrimination on the basis of gender, religion, caste, disability, sexual orientation, economic status or any other characteristics protected by the law. We strive to foster a safe and respectful environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Our EEO policy ensures fairness throughout the employee life cycle.