IT / Application Architect – OpenShift Platform

Job Description: Job Description ROLE: IT / Application Architect – Open Shift Platform Number of Positions: 1 Location: Bangalore, India Description Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an IT Architect to join our Aircraft Test and Delivery department based in Bangalore, India. You will be part of a team developing applications in the scope of an initiative for a collaborative platform supporting “Customer Line” operations and Customer relationships all along the aircraft Acceptance & Delivery process. This PSL embedding the products used for : ● The activities related to the technical progress of the Production Aircrafts for the activities managed in the delivery center, in the flight line for ALL programs and for ALL Sites:Toulouse / Tianjin / Mobile / Hamburg / Mirabel ● The products and means used to communicate with the customer during the delivery of the aircraft that he is purchasing: Invitations, Orientation during visits in Plant/FAL,Technical Status, Request of Rework, planning dates, ...relying on the data which are managed within other Business Products ● The product & tools used to measure & drumbeat the progress of the Aircraft from end of manufacturing to delivery of the Aircraft: prioritization of Aircraft, Live technical status, escalation of critical Items, allocation/management of teams, efficiency of Actors ● The preparation & execution of the tests of the aircrafts on production Aircrafts: Noise detection, scheduling of flights, preparation of flights Within the Digital & IM organization, we are seeking a highly experienced and passionate IT / Application Architect specializing in Red Hat Open Shift (OCP 4) to join our team in Bangalore, India. You will play a pivotal role in designing, architecting, and modernizing cloud-native microservices, hybrid container platforms, and edge/PWA application topologies. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams, enterprise architects, and engineering leads to deliver secure, resilient, and high-performing enterprise application solutions. Qualifications & Experience ● EDUCATION: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline. ● Experience: 10 - 14+ years of total IT experience with at least 5–8 years of experience designing, architecting, and operating complex enterprise applications and containerized platform topologies. ● Agile Expertise: Minimum 2-3 years working in cross-functional Agile/SAFe or Scrum teams from inception through release. ● Language: Advanced proficiency in English (verbal and written). Technical Skills & Requirements 1. Platform & Runtime Architecture ● Red Hat Open Shift (OCP 4): Extensive hands-on design and architecture experience scaling cluster states across OCP namespaces, optimizing Horizontal Pod Autoscalers (HPA), and configuring Pod Disruption Budgets (PDB). ● Red Hat Source-to-Image (S2I): Proven ability to manage production artifact builds leveraging Red Hat Universal Base Images (UBI9). ● Runtimes & Servers: Deep architectural knowledge of Java (Open JDK 17, Spring, Quarkus) for microservices and batch systems, Node JS 24 / React JS / Redux for front-end platforms, as well as Apache HTTPd 2.4 & Tomcat 10 for reverse proxying, valve logging, and runtime baselines. 2. System Design & Edge / PWA Topology ● Local-First Storage Patterns: Capability to architect high-availability offline-capable web apps using browser-based storage patterns (Indexed DB). ● Offline Data Synchronization: Design offline action capture to perform synchronization through replay-mode, validating operations using cryptographic signatures ● Layered Gateway Topologies & APIs: Building decoupled API fabrics and API Gateways to govern curated internal datasets safely out to consumer boundaries. 3. Dev Sec Ops, Identity & Compliance ● Federated Identity & SSO: Expertise in managing enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) bridges, OAuth 2.0 / Open ID Connect (OIDC) over Mobile SSO for both user (U2M) and machine (M2M) authentication. ● Peer-to-Peer Cryptography: Implementing cross-component token isolation utilizing signed and encrypted JSON Web Encryption (JWE) tokens via custom key configurations. ● Logical Export Controls: Implementing logical workspace borders separating restricted datasets (e.g., military ITAR data) based on contextual program variables. ● Segregated Audit Logging: Design dedicated log routing and indexing to maintain secure audit trails separate from standard application operational logs. 4. CI/CD & Automation ● Ansible Automation Platform: Writing infrastructure-as-code playbooks and managing cluster credentials securely via Ansible Vault. ● Pipeline Engineering: Constructing automated multi-stage compilation workflows using Jenkins pipelines integrated with enterprise Git Hub repositories. ● Dev Sec Ops Integration: Injecting static security inspection tools (Sonar Qube, Checkmarx One, Defect Dojo) into routine CI/CD pipelines. 5. Data & Core Infrastructure ● Oracle DB Topology: Configuring high-availability SQL*Net database connections targeting remote Oracle virtual instances bound to active Data Guard pools. ● Multi-Protocol Volumes: Mounting cluster-external network file spaces utilizing SFTP, NFS v4, or SMB/CIFS combined with active Kerberos validation. ● Perimeter Firewalls & Proxies: Designing and monitoring data pipelines traversing Data Center Filtering (DCF) firewalls and Axess Gate proxy publication pathways. Nice-to-Have Requirements ● Network Segregation: Experience restructuring container topologies to partition high-volume automated Machine-to-Machine (M2M) traffic separate from User-to-Machine (U2M) endpoints. ● No SQL & Caching: Experience supporting persistence over Mongo DB clusters and memory-based engine Redis. ● Relational Databases: Broad experience connecting microservices directly via SQL*Net to highly available Postgre SQL and Oracle instances. Responsibilities & Tasks ● Solution Architecture & Design: Define and validate solution and application architectures for new and existing IT products using Red Hat Open Shift (OCP 4) and cloud infrastructure. ● Dossier & Blueprint Authoring: Produce Architectural Requirement Dossiers (ARD) detailing logical, physical, network, and security layers using Archimate or standard UML modeling. ● Security & Compliance: Ensure full adherence to cyber security standards, zero-trust concepts, export control regulations (EC, Dual-Use, ITAR), and audit logging requirements. ● Stakeholder & Community Alignment: Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Product Owners, and Dev Ops teams to align technical choices with business strategies. ● Mentoring & Leadership: Guide development and operations teams on cloud-native best practices, design patterns, and clean code principles. ● Innovation & Lifecycle Management: Evaluate new technologies and tools to continually optimize cost, performance, scalability, and maintainability. Success Metrics ● Quality & On-Time Delivery: Consistently deliver high-quality ("first-time-right") architectural solutions on schedule. ● Innovation & Cost Optimization: Propose cost-effective, innovative application and infrastructure solutions. ● Customer & Stakeholder Satisfaction: Achieve high satisfaction levels from business domains and global enterprise IT partners. ● Team Synergy: Foster strong collaboration across local and international cross-functional teams. This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth. Company: Airbus India Private Limited Employment Type: Permanent ------- Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Digital By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. 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