Position Description

Company Profile

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results.

CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Job Title: Openshift

Position: AC

Experience:10+ yrs

Category: IT Infrastructure

Main location: Any Indian office of CGI

Position ID: J0326-1115

Employment Type: Full Time

Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced OpenShift Architect to design, implement, and manage enterprise container platforms using Red Hat OpenShift. The role involves architecting scalable, secure, and highly available containerized environments and supporting DevOps teams in deploying cloud-native applications.

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Key Responsibilities

- Design and implement enterprise container platforms using Red Hat OpenShift.
- Architect high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery solutions for container platforms.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines integrating with container platforms.
- Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to enable containerized application deployment.
- Implement security best practices including RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and vulnerability scanning.
- Perform cluster installation, upgrades, patching, and performance tuning.
- Integrate OpenShift with enterprise tools like:
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Jenkins
- GitLab
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Support migration of legacy applications to containerized microservices architecture.
- Provide technical leadership,



architecture guidance, and best practices for container adoption.

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Required Skills

- Strong experience with Red Hat OpenShift administration and architecture.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes concepts.
- Experience with container technologies such as Docker.
- Experience with Linux system administration.
- Knowledge of networking, storage, and security in container environments.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
- CI/CD pipeline design and automation experience.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.

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Preferred Qualifications

- Certification in Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or Red Hat Certified Architect.
- Experience in DevOps transformation initiatives.
- Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio.

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Experience

- 8+ years in IT infrastructure / cloud / DevOps
- 3–5 years hands-on experience with OpenShift / Kubernetes architecture

Behavioural Competencies Proven experience of delivering process efficiencies and improvements

Clear and fluent English (both verbal and written)

Ability to build and maintain efficient working relationships with remote teams

Demonstrate ability to take ownership of and accountability for relevant products and services

Ability to plan, prioritize and complete your own work, whilst remaining a team player

Willingness to engage with and work in other technologies

CGI is an equal chance employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation.



Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Life at CGI

It is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons

Come join our team, one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world

Your future duties and responsibilities

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

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