Location: Charlotte, NC

Type : FTE

Required Skills & Experience:

• 15+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years of hands-on expertise in OCP configuration management and Kubernetes deployments.
• Extensive experience with PCF/TAS and OCP in complex, enterprise-level application environments (Java, .NET).
• Proven track record of leading migration projects from PCF/TAS to OCP, particularly within the Financial Services Industry.
• Strong technical proficiency in cloud technologies, containerization, and DevOps, including hands-on experience with OCP, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development.
• In-depth knowledge of migration frameworks/tools such as Konveyor, Move2Kube, and OpenRewrite.
• Strong working knowledge of CI/CD tools like Spinnaker, Jenkins, Harness, GitHub Actions, Kaniko, Helm charts, and Calico/Kubernetes Network Policies.
• Leadership experience, with the ability to mentor teams, make technical decisions, and ensure alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, particularly around platform differences, migration challenges, and containerization.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and Execute Migrations: Oversee and actively participate in migrating applications from PCF/TAS to OCP, ensuring a seamless transition, optimal configuration, and high availability.
• Hands-On Leadership: Directly contribute to the configuration, deployment, and management of OCP and Kubernetes environments, ensuring best practices are followed and systems are scalable, secure, and efficient.
• Drive Technical Solutions: Lead efforts to solve complex technical problems related to application deployment, platform differences, and cloud infrastructure, providing innovative solutions to prevent future issues.
• Guide and Mentor Teams: Provide hands-on mentorship and technical leadership to engineers, helping them navigate migration challenges, improve deployment strategies, and adopt best practices in containerization and cloud environments.
• Optimize CI/CD Pipelines: Take ownership of the CI/CD pipeline processes using Spinnaker, Jenkins, and other tools, ensuring automated deployments are smooth, reliable, and efficient.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with development, DevOps, and business teams to align technical decisions with broader organizational goals, ensuring the delivery of high-quality cloud-native solutions.

Additional Qualifications:

• Exprience in Financial Services or similar highly regulated industries is highly desirable.
• A proactive and self-motivated leader with the ability to take ownership and drive projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and deliver results on tight deadlines.

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