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Job Title: Cloud Architect OpenShift SME
Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)
Duration: 6+ Months
Must have 15+ years of experience required.
Core Skills:
OpenShift, Kubernetes, DevOps, JupyterHub, Cloud Architecture (Azure or hybrid), Security & Compliance
Job Summary:
We are hiring a Cloud Architect with deep OpenShift and Kubernetes expertise, ideally someone who can architect and manage robust, scalable, and secure environments for enterprise data science and quant platforms. You will be the SME for OpenShift and JupyterHub, collaborating with platform, security, and data science teams to deliver next-gen interactive computing and ML workflows at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
< data-start="1200" data-end="1249"> OpenShift / Kubernetes Administration</>Design/manage highly available OpenShift clusters (on-prem or cloud-managed)
Create/manage Kubernetes manifests: Deployments, StatefulSets, PVCs, NetworkPolicies
Set up RBAC, service accounts, admission policies
Monitor health & performance using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Loki
Deploy & scale multi-tenant JupyterHub on OpenShift
Integrate with enterprise auth systems (OAuth2, SAML, LDAP)
Manage persistent user storage with PVCs
Support notebook environments: libraries, kernels, runtimes
Design hybrid/cloud-native architectures with OpenShift & Azure
Architect secure storage (CephFS, NFS, S3-compatible) for data workflows
Build CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
Implement DR, backup, and compliance for data science workloads
Enforce security via SCCs, secrets, encryption
Architect secure multi-tenant isolation and data access boundaries
Integrate audit logs with SIEM tools
Required Experience:
5+ years in DevOps, Platform, or Cloud Architecture roles
5+ years hands-on with OpenShift/Kubernetes in production
Proven experience with JupyterHub, Kubeflow Notebooks, or similar
YAML, Helm, Operators expert-level
Cloud: Azure and/or Red Hat OpenShift
Storage: NFS, Ceph, S3 volume provisioning experience
Strong understanding of RBAC, IAM, TLS, and secure networking
Preferred Qualifications:
Understanding of Data Science personas and notebook workflows
Experience with Apache Airflow, Iceberg, Spark on Kubernetes
Exposure to Open Data Hub, Kubeflow, or Red Hat AI/ML suite
Certifications: CKA, Red Hat OpenShift Specialist, or equivalent