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DevOps Architect – OpenShift & Rancher Kubernetes Engine

Experience: 10+ years

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Architect with expertise in OpenShift and Rancher Kubernetes Engine to design, implement, and optimize cloud-native infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Kubernetes orchestration, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud automation to drive scalable and resilient deployments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and Implement: Design and deploy scalable, high-availability Kubernetes clusters using OpenShift and Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE).
• Automation & Orchestration: Develop and manage infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Helm, or Ansible.
• CI/CD Integration: Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, or Tekton for automated deployment and testing.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce security best practices for Kubernetes clusters, RBAC policies, service mesh configurations, and container image scanning.
• Monitoring & Logging: Set up observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK Stack, or OpenTelemetry for proactive monitoring and alerting.
• Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Deployments: Design hybrid cloud and multi-cloud strategies using AWS, Azure, GCP, or on-prem solutions integrated with OpenShift and Rancher.
• SRE & Performance Optimization: Implement SRE best practices for high availability, auto-scaling, and performance tuning of microservices architectures.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development, security, and operations teams to streamline DevOps processes and enable faster deployments.
• Disaster Recovery & Backup: Implement disaster recovery strategies, backup automation, and cluster failover solutions.

Required Skills & Experience:

✅ Kubernetes & Containerization: Deep understanding of Kubernetes orchestration, OpenShift, and Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE2/RKE).
✅ Containerization & Service Mesh: Experience with Docker, Istio, Linkerd, or Envoy.
✅ Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Hands-on expertise with Terraform, Helm, and Ansible.
✅ CI/CD Pipelines: Strong knowledge of Jenkins, GitOps (ArgoCD, FluxCD), and Tekton.
✅ Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises Kubernetes clusters.
✅ Monitoring & Logging: Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK Stack, OpenTelemetry.
✅ Security & Compliance: Kubernetes RBAC, Pod Security Policies, image scanning, and network policies.
✅ Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in Bash, Python, or Go for automation and scripting.
✅ Networking & Load Balancing: Expertise in Kubernetes networking, Ingress controllers (NGINX, Traefik), and service discovery.
✅ Backup & DR: Experience with Velero, Longhorn, or Kasten for Kubernetes backup and recovery.

Why work for Material?

In addition to fulfilling, high-impact work, company culture and benefits are integral to determining if a job is a right fit for you. Here’s a bit about who we are and highlights around what we offer.

Who We Are & What We Care About

Material is a global company and we work with best-of-class brands worldwide. We also create and launch new brands and products, putting innovation and value creation at the center of our practice. Our clients are in the top of their class, across industry sectors from technology to retail, transportation, finance and healthcare.
Material employees join a peer group of exceptionally talented colleagues across the company, the country, and even the world. We develop capabilities, craft and leading-edge market offerings across seven global practices including strategy and insights, design, data & analytics, technology and tracking. Our engagement management team makes it all hum for clients.
We prize inclusion and interconnectedness. We amplify our impact through the people, perspectives, and expertise we engage in our work. Our commitment to deep human understanding combined with a science & systems approach uniquely equips us to bring a rich frame of reference to our work.
A community focused on learning and making an impact. Material is an outcomes focused company. We create experiences that matter, create new value and make a difference in people's lives.

Whata We Offer

Professional Development and Mentorship.
Hybrid work mode with remote friendly workplace. (6 times in a row Great Place To Work Certified).
Health and Family Insurance.
40+ Leaves per year along with maternity & paternity leaves.
Wellness, meditation and Counselling sessions.