Azure Red Hat Openshift (Aro) Platform Engineering Consultant

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At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17,000+, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

Role Summary

Synechron is looking for ARO Engineering Platform Consultant. Design, implement, and operationalize an enterprise Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) platform. Establish the ARO landing zone, Terraform automation, GitHub Actions CI/CD standards, security controls, RBAC, observability, and self-service onboarding capabilities. Partner with Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Security, IAM, and Application teams to enable secure, scalable, and compliant application delivery.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Glen Allen, VA is $115 k - $130 k/year & benefits (see below).

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement production and non-production ARO environments, including networking, ingress, egress, connectivity, namespaces, disaster recovery, and multi-region patterns.
• Develop reusable Terraform modules for ARO, Azure RBAC, Entra ID groups, workload identity, Key Vault, Azure Container Registry, networking, monitoring, and namespace provisioning.
• Establish Infrastructure as Code, policy-as-code, state management, module versioning, and automated environment provisioning standards.
• Design GitHub Enterprise structures, repository governance, and reusable GitHub Actions workflows.
• Implement CI/CD controls including branch protection, pull-request governance, security scanning, quality gates, artifact signing, approvals, and application onboarding.
• Define and implement ARO RBAC, Entra ID integration, least-privilege access, PIM, service-account governance, workload identities, and separation-of-duties controls.
• Establish security baselines, secrets management, Key Vault CSI integration, compliance checks, vulnerability scanning, and audit support.
• Implement Datadog monitoring, dashboards, alerts, SLOs, health reporting, capacity planning, runbooks, and escalation procedures.
• Create developer onboarding processes, deployment templates, platform documentation, training, and application migration playbooks.
• Lead technical design reviews, architecture decisions, stakeholder communications, and knowledge transfer.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps.
• 3+ years of Azure Red Hat OpenShift or OpenShift experience.
• Advanced Terraform development and reusable module design skills.
• Strong experience with GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency in Azure networking, Entra ID, Azure RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault, Azure Container Registry, and API Management.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift platform architecture, security, RBAC, and least-privilege design.
• Experience implementing enterprise DevSecOps, CI/CD governance, infrastructure scanning, and compliance controls.
• Experience with observability platforms, preferably Datadog.
• Excellent technical documentation, communication, stakeholder management, and knowledge-transfer skills.

Expected Deliverables

• ARO landing zone and reference architecture
• Terraform module catalog and automation framework
• GitHub Actions CI/CD framework
• RBAC and privilege model
• ARO application onboarding blueprint
• Security guardrails and compliance controls
• Datadog monitoring standards
• Platform runbooks and support procedures
• Application migration playbooks
• Knowledge-transfer documentation

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

S YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.