Platform & Automation Engineer/Architect

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio. We are seeking a versatile Platform & Automation Engineer/Architect to design, implement, and support enterprise-grade, cloud-native platforms. This consulting-style role will focus on delivering OpenShift Virtualization engagements, including migrating VMware estates to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, as well as general OpenShift and Ansible automation projects. You will utilize and architect cloud solutions and relevant DevOps automation practices. Ideal candidates will balance deep technical expertise with client-facing skills to lead workshops, lead technical delivery, and transfer knowledge to customer teams.Key Responsibilities: OpenShift Virtualization Deliveryo Architect and execute migrations from VMware vSphere into OpenShift Virtualization clusters.o Design cluster topologies (control plane, worker, virtualization nodes) and validate performance, high availability, and disaster recovery. Cluster Administration & Multi-Cluster Managemento Install, configure, and administer OpenShift clusters at scale.o Implement Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) or equivalent tooling to govern policies, application lifecycle, and observability across multiple clusters. Infrastructure Automationo Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflowsintegrating with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) where applicable.o Automate configuration drift detection, patching, and compliance checks.o Architect cloud solutions (AWS, AZURE), Terraform IaC DevOps & CI/CD Pipelineso Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Tekton, or similar platforms.o Integrate testing, security scanning, and deployment stages to achieve end-to-end delivery automation. GitOps Implementationo Design and operate GitOps workflows with Argo CD (or Flux) for continuous delivery of platform and workloads.o Establish repository structures, RBAC controls, and image promotion processes. Consulting & Knowledge Transfero Lead technical workshops and training sessions for customer engineering teams.o Provide architecture reviews, best-practice advisories, and post-implementation support.This Job can be Performed from anywhere in the US.