DevOps Specialist

About Us:

At Tech Mahindra (Tech Mahindra | Connected World, Connected Experiences), we live the philosophy of connected world and connected experiences. We thrive on change that is powered by the intelligent symphony of technology and humans designing meaningful and sustainable experiences. Consumer ‘experiences’ are driving and disrupting industries like never before. Businesses must build seamless yet simple enterprises that collaborate, synergize, and drive the change. Change that connects us all and empowers us to deliver experiences that span across the digital, the physical, the convergent, and everything in between. That’s when truly connected experiences manifest.

Extraordinary is when experiences come together – a continuous convergence of digital technologies, touchpoints, and most importantly people. It’s time to reimagine, reinvent, and revolutionize business models & operations as well as to transform enterprises into living, breathing, and connected businesses. We are the Digital Change makers who strive to change the way the world, communities, businesses, and humans interact digitally. We are harnessing the power of change, brought in by technologies, that makes it the most exciting time to be alive in the human history. Our universe, as we build it, disrupt it, and redesign it, is powering the digital change.

Tech Mahindra represents the connected world, offering innovative and customer-centric information technology experiences, enabling Enterprises, Associates, and the Society to Rise. It has 150,000+ professionals working for 1000+ Global Customers (including Fortune 500 companies) in 90 Countries. We’re part of the esteemed Mahindra group, headquartered in India. Under a new CEO, Tech Mahindra is committed to a transformative journey with 'Scale @ Speed' as our guiding principle.

About the role:

Mandatory Skills:

Kubernetes Administration (OpenShift / Rancher – On-Premise):

• Must have hands-on experience running and maintaining Kubernetes in non-cloud, self-hosted environments.
• Proficient with managing ingress controllers, network policies, persistent storage, RBAC, custom resources, and cluster add-ons.
• Experience with day-2 operations such as upgrades, resource tuning, backup and disaster recovery planning.

Linux Systems (RHEL):

• In-depth knowledge of administering and troubleshooting Red Hat Enterprise Linux in on-premise setups.

CI/CD Tooling (GitLab, GitLab-CI):

• Experience designing and maintaining robust CI/CD workflows within GitLab, integrated into internal systems.

Scripting & Automation:

• Ability to automate repetitive tasks and orchestrate system configurations using Python and Bash.

GitOps & Infrastructure as Code:

• Practical experience using ArgoCD to manage and deploy Kubernetes manifests in a version-controlled and auditable way.

Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Understanding of Kubernetes security hardening in enterprise environments.
• Exposure to infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) in on-prem settings.
• Awareness of service mesh architecture and implementations (Istio, etc.).
• Any exposure to cloud environments is optional but not a focus for this role.

Deliverables:

1. Ansible Tower to Red Hat AAP Migration:

• Successful migration of existing Ansible workloads and playbooks from legacy Ansible Tower to Red Hat Automation Platform (AAP), including operational readiness handover and documentation.

1. GitLab Migration:

• Migration of existing GitLab workloads to a new, rebuilt SaaS instance (GitLab.com), including pipelines, repositories, runners, and integrations.
• Validation of functionality post-migration and delivery of updated operational documentation.

1. OpenShift Upgrade Support (4.14 to 4.18):

• Provide planning, support, and execution assistance for the upgrade of OpenShift from version 4.14 to 4.18.
• Ensure operational continuity, issue remediation, and documentation updates reflecting the upgraded platform.

1. Support for MDE Project DevOps Demand:

• Provide DevOps engineering support for the MDE Project, including assisting with CI/CD pipeline enablement, Kubernetes resource management, and integration tasks aligned to project timelines and deliverables.
• Ensure that DevOps contributions meet project delivery objectives and align with platform standards and operational requirements.

“Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities.