R&D Engineer
Key Skills for This Role
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If you have:
- A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Telecom, or equivalent, with 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong software development expertise in Go, Python, with hands-on experience in designing and running cloud-native distributed systems at scale.
- Proven expertise in Openshift, Docker, Helm and Kubernetes, including troubleshooting, administration, and lifecycle management.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (ideally GitOps), Linux administration, networking, and security.
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and service mesh architectures (e.g., Istio).
- Nice-to-Have Skills
- Cloud certifications in Openshift and at least one public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Experience with hardware management, including Redfish, UEFI, BIOS/eSW upgrades, GPUs, and Linux administration.
- Hands-on experience with workflow design and development, including CI/CD pipelines and AI-based development workflows.
- Exposure to telecom platforms, observability tools, infrastructure-as-code, and private cloud environments and experience in AI -driven development, Cursor, Copilot, Claude
Responsibilities
- As a R&D Engineer, you will...
- Design and implement enterprise-grade GitOps strategies, including declarative state models, multi-cluster reconciliation loops, and automated promotion patterns.
- Architect and automate Infra lifecycle management frameworks, covering secure base image governance, dynamic build pipelines, admission control, runtime orchestration, and ephemeral environment provisioning.
- Develop robust rollback and progressive delivery strategies (e.g., Canary, Blue/Green deployments) using GitOps operators.
- Develop and evolve infrastructure-oriented packages and platform in line with NCOM Evo release and package guidelines.
- Build and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based applications, leveraging expertise in Openshift, Docker, and service mesh layers like Istio. Optimize Kubernetes ecosystems by developing custom controllers, operators, and CRDs, and managing complex service mesh layers declaratively.
- Lead the design and operation of distributed systems and microservices at scale, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Integrate AI-driven tools into CI/CD pipelines to automate workflows, including code generation, manifest validation, vulnerability patching, and pull request reviews.
- Manage infrastructure lifecycle automation for Openshift Container Platform (OCP), including installation, upgrades, and Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RH ACM).
- Ensure secure and scalable cloud-native architectures, with hands-on troubleshooting and administration of Openshift environments.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence technical decisions and drive innovation in cloud-native distributed systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Nice-to-Have Skills
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