DE-Cloud Infra Architect-Red Hat OpenShift-GDSN02

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Career FamilyCloud Infra Architect– Red Hat OpenShift

Role TypeFull Time

The opportunity

We are the only professional services organization who has a separate business dedicated exclusively to the financial services marketplace. Join Digital Engineering Team and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global perspective. Aligned to key industry groups including Asset management, Banking and Capital Markets, Insurance and Private Equity, Health, Government, Power and Utilities, we provide integrated advisory, assurance, tax, and transaction services. Through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored coaching you will experience ongoing professional development. That’s how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. Sound interesting? Well, this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

We are looking for a seasoned Cloud Architect with at least 8 years of experience in designing and managing enterprise-grade OpenStack and OpenShift platforms. You will lead the adoption of private and hybrid cloud, architect containerized platforms for modernization, and drive automation, security, and compliance. This role provides the chance to work with CXOs and senior stakeholders, influence strategy, and lead large-scale transformation programs across global environments.

EY Digital Engineering is a unique, industry-focused business unit that provides a broad range of integrated services that leverage deep industry experience with strong functional capability and product knowledge. The Digital Engineering practice works with clients to analyse, formulate, design, mobilize and drive digital transformation initiatives. We advise clients on their most pressing digital challenges and opportunities surround business strategy, customer, growth, profit optimization, innovation, technology strategy, and digital transformation.  We also have a unique ability to help our clients translate strategy into actionable technical design, and transformation planning/mobilization.  Through our unique combination of competencies and solutions, EY’s DE team helps our clients sustain competitive advantage and profitability by developing strategies to stay ahead of the rapid pace of change and disruption and supporting the execution of complex transformations

Your key responsibilities

Architecture And Design

• Lead design and implementation of OpenStack private cloud solutions (compute, storage with Ceph, networking with Neutron/SDN).
• Architect and deploy OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms for microservices and modernization.
• Define reference architectures, landing zones, and integration models for hybrid cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Cloud Engineering & Operations
• Oversee lifecycle management of OpenStack and OpenShift environments.
• Define and implement automation using Ansible, Terraform, Helm, GitOps.
• Optimize cloud security, governance, and compliance.

Migration And Transformation

• Lead VMware-to-OpenStack and legacy-to-container migration programs.
• Drive application containerization and DevSecOps adoption.
• Collaborate with infra, app, and security teams to ensure seamless transformation.
• Leadership & Collaboration
• Mentor and guide cloud engineers and architects across regions.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and CXOs to align strategy with outcomes.
• Represent the organization in client, partner, and industry forums.

Skills and attributes for success

Required Skills:

• 8–10 years of IT experience, with 3–5 years in OpenStack and 3–5 years in OpenShift/Kubernetes.
• Strong Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu) administration skills.
• Expertise in networking (SDN, VLAN, VXLAN) and storage (Ceph, iSCSI, NFS).
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, or Go scripting.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Nagios, OpenShift Logging.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD and cloud-native design principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: Red Hat OpenShift Specialist, CKA/CKS, COA.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and OpenStack/OpenShift integration.
• Prior consulting or customer-facing role experience.

Education:

Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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