OpenShift�Platform�engineer

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**Job Description** **About Persistent** We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what?s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem. Our disruptor?s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix� Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix� Assessment 2026. **About Position:** We are seeking an experienced Kubernetes/OpenShift Platform Engineer to manage and support enterprise-grade container platforms deployed on bare-metal infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have expertise in OpenShift/Kubernetes installation, configuration, administration, virtualization technologies, secrets management, and SRE tooling. - **Role: OpenShift Platform engineer** - **Location: All persistent Location** - **Experience: 5 to 12 years** - **Job Type: Full-Time Employment** **What You'll Do:** - The role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining highly available, secure, and scalable container platforms for mission-critical applications. - IInstall, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters on bare-metal environments. - Design and maintain highly available and scalable Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms. - Perform cluster upgrades, patching, monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning. - Deploy, configure, and support KubeVirt (Kvirt) for virtual machine workloads within Kubernetes environments. - Manage enterprise secrets and credentials using HashiCorp Vault and implement secure secrets management practices. - Configure RBAC, authentication, authorization, certificates, and security policies across container platforms. - Deploy, integrate, and maintain Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) tooling and observability platforms. - Support incident management, root cause analysis, and platform troubleshooting. - Automate platform provisioning and operational tasks using infrastructure-as-code and scripting tools. - Work closely with DevOps, Security, Infrastructure, and Application teams to ensure platform reliability and performance. **Expertise You'll Bring:** - Strong experience in Kubernetes/OpenShift installation, configuration, and administration. - Hands-on experience deploying and managing OpenShift/Kubernetes on Bare Metal infrastructure. - Good understanding of Kubernetes architecture, networking, storage, and cluster lifecycle management. - Experience with KubeVirt (Kvirt) virtualization workloads. - Hands-on experience with Hashi Corp Vault and enterprise-grade Secrets Management. - Experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining SRE/Observability tools. - Strong knowledge of Linux system administration. - Experience with container runtimes, container networking, and storage management. - Understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, and platform security best practices. - Technical background **Benefits:** - Competitive salary and benefits package - Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications - Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies - Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards - Annual health check-ups - Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents **Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:** Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds. - We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles. - Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities. - If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment **Let?s unleash your full potential at Persistent -** **persistent.com/careers** ***?Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.?*** **1** Open Positions **DevOps,Openshift,Kubernetes** Skills Required **PUNE** Location **DevOps,Openshift,Kubernetes,Other,Red Hat OpenShift,Services** Desirable Skills **181058** Job Code