Company: Cognizant

Location: Mississauga, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:26:44 GMT

Job description: We are seeking a Openshift Cloud Engineer to migrate applications from Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) to OpenShift Container Platform 4 (OCP4). This transition will enhance scalability, container orchestration, and operational efficiency across our services.In this role, you will:

• Analyze and understand the architecture, dependencies, and deployment configurations of applications running on Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF)
• Lead migration strategies to transition applications from PCF to OpenShift, ensuring operational continuity
• Implement configuration changes and deploy applications on OpenShift, following standard processes for container orchestration and management
• Trouble shoot and resolve issues related to deployment failures, container errors, and platform-specific challenges during and after migration
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and resource efficiency in OpenShift
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and operations teams to facilitate a smooth migration, provide documentation, and offer post-migration support

What you’ll need to succeed (required skills)

• Hands-on experience with Openshift environments
• API Optimization: Ensuring smooth API integration in the OCP4 environment
• Containerization: Shifting workloads to a containerized infrastructure for better resource management
• Security & Credentials Management: Preserving the secure handling of credentials during migration

What will help you stand out (preferred skills):

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Google Professional Cloud Architect Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift
• Experience in Life and Annuities Insurance is a plus

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Ontario and/or Nova Scotia, where our hubs are located. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.At Cognizant, we’re eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways! We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you an outstanding applicant and help us see how you’d be helpful to this role.Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.Note: The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.