Role Overview: We are seeking a Senior Consultant with a software engineering approach to delivering automation, balancing critical concerns such as security, maintainability, testing, re-usability, and resiliency. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, results-oriented, and delivery-driven individual with minimal need for guidance. The role involves working on large, multi-threaded, globally distributed, and complex projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, engaging in both on-site and remote work environments. Key Responsibilities: Deliver infrastructure automation using modern practices, ensuring high levels of security, maintainability, testing, and re-usability. Architect, build, and maintain cloud-native applications with an emphasis on event-driven, microservice-based architecture using OpenShift and Kafka. Develop production-ready APIs and application code in Python3; knowledge of Go is an advantage. Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and GitLab. Build observability into applications, leveraging alerting, logging, and monitoring frameworks to ensure quick recovery from failure. Collaborate with distributed and cross-functional teams to deliver transformation at scale, migrating legacy applications to cloud-native architectures. Communicate effectively with senior executives and key stakeholders, providing project updates and leading issue resolution. Essential Skills & Qualifications: Significant experience in infrastructure automation in complex environments, using tools such as Ansible (Ansible Automation Platform), Chef, and Terraform. Proven track record in delivering transformation at scale, particularly in cloud-native architecture. Strong background in software development, particularly in Python3, with experience in production-ready API and application code. Deep understanding of DevOps/DevSecOps/SRE methodologies and experience implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery best practices. Experience with cloud-native applications, leveraging technologies like OpenShift and Kafka for event-driven, microservice-based systems. Excellent knowledge of CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab), and the ability to integrate observability frameworks into applications. Desirable Skills & Qualifications: Experience working on large, multi-threaded, globally distributed, and complex projects. Hands-on, results-driven individual with minimal need for supervision. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize effectively, while identifying and mitigating project risks. Experience communicating with senior leadership and managing key stakeholders to drive project outcomes. Nice-to-Have Skills: Experience with Go programming language. Knowledge of APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift.