Senior DevOps Engineer (OpenShift)
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We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in OpenShift Platform Administration, Kubernetes, and CI/CD engineering to support large-scale Business Platforms & Payments initiatives.
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Overview
We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in OpenShift Platform Administration, Kubernetes, and CI/CD engineering to support large-scale Business Platforms & Payments initiatives.
The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience managing enterprise container platforms, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes, and supporting mission-critical payment applications.
The role requires working in a fast-paced environment where frequent releases and high-velocity payment changes are delivered while ensuring platform stability, security, and high availability.
Requirements
- Key Responsibilities* Design, build, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines for mission-critical applications.
- Administer and manage OpenShift container platform environments.
- Deploy, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads.
- Develop, maintain, and optimize Jenkins pipelines using Groovy scripting and Shared Libraries.
- Implement GitOps deployment strategies using Argo CD.
- Create, maintain, and manage Helm Charts for Kubernetes application deployments.
- Manage source code repositories and branching strategies using Git.
- Support application deployment, release management, and environment provisioning.
- Monitor platform health, troubleshoot deployment issues, and optimize application performance.
- Work closely with Development, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams to streamline software delivery.
- Support high-frequency production releases and mission-critical payment platform deployments.
- Ensure platform security, scalability, availability, and compliance with enterprise standards.
- Participate in release planning, production support, incident management, and root cause analysis.
- Automate operational tasks and continuously improve DevOps processes and engineering practices.
- Document deployment procedures, platform architecture, and operational standards.
- Required Technical Skills* Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration.
- Strong experience administering Red Hat OpenShift Platform (OpenShift Container Platform).
- Expertise in Jenkins CI/CD pipeline development and administration.
- Strong hands-on experience writing Groovy-based Jenkins Pipelines.
- Experience developing and maintaining Jenkins Shared Libraries.
- Strong experience with Argo CD (GitOps deployment).
- Hands-on experience creating and managing Helm Charts.
- Strong proficiency with Git version control, branching strategies, and repository management.
- Experience deploying and managing containerized applications in enterprise Kubernetes environments.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD best practices and DevOps automation.
- Experience troubleshooting deployment failures, pipeline issues, and platform incidents.
- Strong Linux administration knowledge.
- Experience working with REST APIs and deployment automation.
- Nice to Have* Experience with Istio Service Mesh.
- Experience with 3scale API Management.
- Exposure to payment platforms or financial services environments.
- Experience supporting high-volume transaction systems.
- Knowledge of enterprise monitoring and logging tools.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Required Competencies* Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure production environments.
- Strong ownership mindset with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and critical production releases.
- Collaborative team player with strong problem-solving capability.
- Ability to work independently while supporting cross-functional engineering teams.
Preferred Domain Experience* Banking
- Payments
- Financial Services
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent industry experience).
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