Senior Technical Program Manager / Cloud Platform Architect Red Hat OpenShift

Job description
Job Title: Senior Technical Program Manager / Cloud Platform Architect (Red Hat OpenShift | Telecom Cloud | CaaS)

Location: Chennai, India (Work from Office)

Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred

About The Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Program Manager / Cloud Platform Architect to lead the delivery of a large-scale Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) transformation program for a leading global telecom customer.

The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Telecom Cloud Platforms, NFVI, Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNFs), virtualization migration, and end-to-end technical program management. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong stakeholder management and delivery leadership across global teams.

Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Program Management
• Lead end-to-end delivery of Telecom Cloud (CaaS) platforms across Development, Lab, UAT, and Production environments.
• Own complete project lifecycle including planning, architecture validation, execution, migration, onboarding, testing, and production rollout.
• Drive project governance including steering committee meetings, executive reporting, RAID management, project schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Manage multiple cross-functional engineering teams across infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, and application domains.
• Ensure projects are delivered within scope, timelines, budget, and quality expectations.

Cloud Platform Architecture
• Design and implement enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenShift platforms on bare-metal infrastructure.
• Lead deployment of containerized platforms and OpenShift Virtualization.
• Drive consolidation of legacy platforms including Rancher, VMware Tanzu (TKG), and other Kubernetes platforms into a unified OpenShift environment.
• Define cloud platform architecture, scalability, high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery strategies.

Telecom Cloud & CNF Delivery
• Lead onboarding of Cloud Native Network Functions (CNFs).
• Support telecom applications including:
• DNA
• ASIMOV
• Voicemail
• Identity Services
• Core Network Applications
• Coordinate onboarding, validation, commissioning, and production readiness.
• Work closely with telecom engineering teams to ensure seamless cloud-native deployment.

Virtualization & Cloud Migration
• Lead migration initiatives from VMware virtualization to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
• Manage transformation of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) into Cloud Native Functions (CNFs).
• Support hybrid virtualization strategies using OpenShift, OpenStack, and Bare Metal infrastructure.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management
• Coordinate with HPE, Red Hat, internal architecture teams, network teams, application owners, and customer stakeholders.
• Review High-Level Designs (HLD), Low-Level Designs (LLD), and deployment documentation.
• Provide technical guidance throughout solution validation and implementation.
• Lead customer workshops, architecture discussions, and executive presentations.

Security & Compliance
• Drive Cyber Security Assurance processes.
• Support Security Risk Assessments (SRA).
• Coordinate vulnerability assessments and remediation.
• Implement IAM, RBAC, security hardening, compliance, and governance standards.

Automation & DevOps
• Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
• Standardize deployment methodologies using automation frameworks.

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
• Develop architecture documentation, SOPs, deployment guides, and operational runbooks.
• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for customer engineering and operations teams.
• Mentor technical engineers and platform administrators.

Required Technical SkillsCloud Platforms
• Red Hat OpenShift
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• OpenShift Virtualization
• Bare Metal OpenShift
• Rancher
• VMware Tanzu (TKG)
• VMware
• OpenStack

Telecom Cloud
• Telecom Cloud Infrastructure
• NFVI
• CNIS
• CNF
• VNF
• 5G Core
• Telecom Cloud Platforms

Automation
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Helm
• Git
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI/CD

Networking
• TCP/IP
• Routing & Switching
• DNS
• Load Balancing
• Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Storage
• CEPH Storage
• Persistent Volumes
• CSI Drivers

Security
• IAM
• RBAC
• Security Compliance
• Vulnerability Management
• Cyber Security Assurance

Virtualization
• VMware ESXi
• OpenShift Virtualization
• KVM
• OpenStack

Required Experience
• 12–18 years of overall IT experience.
• Minimum 8+ years in Cloud Platform Architecture.
• Minimum 6+ years of hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift.
• Strong Telecom Cloud deployment experience.
• Experience delivering large enterprise cloud transformation programs.
• Experience working with global telecom operators.
• Proven experience in VMware to OpenShift migration projects.
• Strong experience managing technical delivery across multiple vendors.

Preferred Certifications
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• PMP / PRINCE2
• TOGAF (Preferred)
• ITIL Foundation
• Terraform Associate (Preferred)

Educational Qualification
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, Telecommunications, or related discipline.

Preferred Candidate Profile
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Experience managing large cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to work in global delivery environments and collaborate across time zones.
• Experience working with telecom operators, cloud vendors, and infrastructure

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