Cloud Architect (OpenShift focus)

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Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Cloud Architect (OpenShift focus) in Charlotte, NC (Hybrid). May consider remote.

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Key Responsibilities

OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)

• Architect and govern multi-cluster OCP environments supporting production, non-production, and DR workloads within a regulated banking context
• Define cluster topology, node sizing, networking (OVN-Kubernetes, ingress, egress), and multi-tenancy patterns aligned to application and security requirements
• Design and enforce GitOps-based deployment patterns using ArgoCD or equivalent; establish CI/CD pipeline integration standards
• Lead platform upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management strategies with zero-downtime objectives
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to implement RBAC, admission controllers, pod security standards, image scanning, and audit logging

NetApp Storage & Data Management

• Architect persistent storage solutions for containerized and bare-metal workloads using NetApp ONTAP, Trident CSI, and NFS/iSCSI/NVMe-oF protocols
• Design data protection, replication, and tiering strategies (SnapMirror, SnapVault, FabricPool) aligned to banking RTO/RPO requirements
• Integrate NetApp solutions with OCP via Trident; define StorageClass strategy, volume provisioning policies, and capacity governance
• Support storage performance analysis, troubleshooting, and capacity planning for high-throughput financial workloads

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise infrastructure architecture experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a hands-on architect role
• Deep, production-proven expertise with OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) — cluster architecture, networking, security, and lifecycle management
• Hands-on experience with NetApp ONTAP-based storage solutions including Trident CSI integration with Kubernetes/OCP
• Demonstrated experience designing and managing Apache open-source middleware deployments in enterprise or regulated environments
• Experience working within financial services or banking, with understanding of availability requirements, regulatory compliance (SOX, PCI-DSS, Basel), and audit controls
• Strong command of container networking, storage, and security concepts: CNI, CSI, ingress/egress, RBAC, pod security, secrets management
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code and GitOps tooling (Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD, Helm)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to produce and present architecture artifacts to executive and technical audiences alike