Job Title: Senior Technical Program Manager / Cloud Platform Architect (Red Hat OpenShift | Telecom Cloud | CaaS)

Location: Chennai, India (Work from Office)

Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Program Manager / Cloud Platform Architect to lead the delivery of a large-scale Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) transformation program for a leading global telecom customer.

The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Telecom Cloud Platforms, NFVI, Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNFs), virtualization migration, and end-to-end technical program management. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong stakeholder management and delivery leadership across global teams.

Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Program Management

- Lead end-to-end delivery of Telecom Cloud (CaaS) platforms across Development, Lab, UAT, and Production environments.
- Own complete project lifecycle including planning, architecture validation, execution, migration, onboarding, testing, and production rollout.
- Drive project governance including steering committee meetings, executive reporting, RAID management, project schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Manage multiple cross-functional engineering teams across infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, and application domains.
- Ensure projects are delivered within scope, timelines, budget, and quality expectations.

Cloud Platform Architecture

- Design and implement enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenShift platforms on bare-metal infrastructure.
- Lead deployment of containerized platforms and OpenShift Virtualization.
- Drive consolidation of legacy platforms including Rancher, VMware Tanzu (TKG), and other Kubernetes platforms into a unified OpenShift environment.
- Define cloud platform architecture, scalability, high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery strategies.

Telecom Cloud & CNF Delivery

- Lead onboarding of Cloud Native Network Functions (CNFs).
- Support telecom applications including:
- DNA
- ASIMOV
- Voicemail




- Identity Services
- Core Network Applications

- Coordinate onboarding, validation, commissioning, and production readiness.
- Work closely with telecom engineering teams to ensure seamless cloud-native deployment.

Virtualization & Cloud Migration

- Lead migration initiatives from VMware virtualization to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
- Manage transformation of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) into Cloud Native Functions (CNFs).
- Support hybrid virtualization strategies using OpenShift, OpenStack, and Bare Metal infrastructure.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

- Coordinate with HPE, Red Hat, internal architecture teams, network teams, application owners, and customer stakeholders.
- Review High-Level Designs (HLD), Low-Level Designs (LLD), and deployment documentation.
- Provide technical guidance throughout solution validation and implementation.
- Lead customer workshops, architecture discussions, and executive presentations.

Security & Compliance

- Drive Cyber Security Assurance processes.
- Support Security Risk Assessments (SRA).
- Coordinate vulnerability assessments and remediation.
- Implement IAM, RBAC, security hardening, compliance, and governance standards.

Automation & DevOps

- Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
- Standardize deployment methodologies using automation frameworks.

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

- Develop architecture documentation, SOPs, deployment guides, and operational runbooks.
- Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for customer engineering and operations teams.
- Mentor technical engineers and platform administrators.

Required Technical SkillsCloud Platforms





- Red Hat OpenShift
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- OpenShift Virtualization
- Bare Metal OpenShift
- Rancher
- VMware Tanzu (TKG)
- VMware
- OpenStack

Telecom Cloud

- Telecom Cloud Infrastructure
- NFVI
- CNIS
- CNF
- VNF
- 5G Core
- Telecom Cloud Platforms

Automation

- Terraform
- Ansible
- Helm
- Git
- Jenkins
- GitLab CI/CD

Networking

- TCP/IP
- Routing & Switching
- DNS
- Load Balancing
- Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Storage

- CEPH Storage
- Persistent Volumes
- CSI Drivers

Security

- IAM
- RBAC
- Security Compliance
- Vulnerability Management
- Cyber Security Assurance

Virtualization

- VMware ESXi
- OpenShift Virtualization
- KVM
- OpenStack

Required Experience

- 12–18 years of overall IT experience.
- Minimum 8+ years in Cloud Platform Architecture.
- Minimum 6+ years of hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift.
- Strong Telecom Cloud deployment experience.
- Experience delivering large enterprise cloud transformation programs.
- Experience working with global telecom operators.
- Proven experience in VMware to OpenShift migration projects.
- Strong experience managing technical delivery across multiple vendors.

Preferred Certifications

- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
- Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
- PMP / PRINCE2
- TOGAF (Preferred)
- ITIL Foundation
- Terraform Associate (Preferred)

Educational Qualification

- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, Telecommunications, or related discipline.

Preferred Candidate Profile

- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- Experience managing large cross-functional technical teams.
- Solid analytical and problem-solving mindset.
- Ability to work in global delivery environments and collaborate across time zones.
- Experience working with telecom operators, cloud vendors, and infrastructure

📌 Senior Technical Program Manager / Cloud Platform Architect Red Hat OpenShift (Chennai)
🏢 Neev
📍 Chennai