Job Title : Lead - OpenShift Engineer City : Chennai State/Province : Tamil Nadu Posting Start Date : 7/21/26

Lead - OpenShift Engineer

Install, configure, administer, and manage Red Hat OpenShift (OCP) clusters on Bare Metal and VMware platforms.

Perform OpenShift patching and version upgrades with mínimal disruption to production workloads.

Maintain and support existing DevOps infrastructure pipelines integrated with OpenShift.

Create, manage, and troubleshoot persistent storage solutions, including file systems and persistent volumes.

Configure and manage RBAC and security policies across clusters.

Configure and manage Ingress Controllers, Routes, and network load balancers.

Support inter-cluster communication and hybrid/multi-cluster architectures.

Troubleshoot cluster networking, DNS, and connectivity issues.

Configure alerts, dashboards, and metrics for proactive monitoring.

Identify performance bottlenecks and recommend optimization strategies.

Resolve pod and container runtime issues.

Respond to production issues promptly and professionally, adhering to SLAs.

Lead resolution of high-priority P1/P2 incidents and provide detailed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports to clients and stakeholders.

Demonstrate familiarity with enterprise ITSM processes.

Exhibit excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

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Do

Provide adequate support in architecture planning, migration & installation for new projects in own tower (platform/dbase/ middleware/ backup)

Lead the structural/ architectural design of a platform/ middleware/ database/ back up etc. according to various system requirements to ensure a highly scalable and extensible solution

Conduct technology capacity planning by reviewing the current and future requirements





Strategize & implement disaster recovery plans and create and implement backup and recovery plans

Manage the day-to-day operations of the tower

Manage day-to-day operations by troubleshooting any issues, conducting root cause analysis (RCA) and developing fixes to avoid similar issues.

Plan for and manage upgradations, migration, maintenance, backup, installation and configuration functions for own tower

Review the technical performance of own tower and deploy ways to improve efficiency, fine tune performance and reduce performance challenges

Develop shift roster for the team to ensure no disruption in the tower

Create and update SOPs, Data Responsibility Matrices, operations manuals, daily test plans, data architecture guidance etc.

Provide weekly status reports to the client leadership team, internal stakeholders on database activities w.r.t. progress, updates, status, and next steps

Leverage technology to develop Service Improvement Plan (SIP) through automation and other initiatives for higher efficiency and effectiveness

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Team Management

Resourcing

Forecast talent requirements as per the current and future business needs

Hire adequate and right resources for the team

Train direct reportees to make right recruitment and selection decisions

Talent Management





Ensure 100% compliance to Wipro’s standards of adequate onboarding and training for team members to enhance capability & effectiveness

Build an internal talent pool of HiPos and ensure their career progression within the organization

Promote diversity in leadership positions

Performance Management

Set goals for direct reportees, conduct timely performance reviews and appraisals, and give constructive feedback to direct reports.

Ensure that organizational programs like Performance Nxt are well understood and that the team is taking the opportunities presented by such programs to their and their levels below

Employee Satisfaction and Engagement

Lead and drive engagement initiatives for the team

Track team satisfaction scores and identify initiatives to build engagement within the team

Proactively challenge the team with larger and enriching projects/ initiatives for the organization or team

Exercise employee recognition and appreciation

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Deliver

No Performance Parameter Measure

1 Operations of the tower SLA adherence

Knowledge management

CSAT/ Customer Experience

Identification of risk issues and mitigation plans

Knowledge management

2 New projects Timely delivery

Avoid unauthorised changes

No formal escalations

͏ Mandatory Skills : OpenShift.

Experience : 5-8 Years.

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📌 Lead - Openshift Engineer (Chennai)
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📍 Chennai