Senior Platform Engineer (Openshift/Kubernetes)
Summary: The Senior Platform Engineer (OpenShift/Kubernetes) role involves supporting a major infrastructure transformation programme for a confidential client. The position requires hands-on engineering expertise in building a modern internal hosting platform using Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes. The role is hybrid, requiring two days onsite and three days remote work, and offers the potential for contract extension. Candidates will collaborate with architects and engineers in a fast-paced environment to deliver high-quality solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the build and deployment of a new enterprise hosting platform.
- Work alongside architects, engineers, and delivery teams to accelerate platform delivery.
- Contribute hands-on engineering expertise within a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
- Help modernise infrastructure through platform engineering best practices.
- Deliver high-quality solutions with minimal ramp-up time.
Key Skills:
- Strong commercial experience with Red Hat OpenShift.
- Excellent Kubernetes expertise.
- Proven platform engineering or infrastructure engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience building and deploying enterprise platforms.
- Ability to work independently within complex technical environments.
- Experience with Ansible (desirable).
- Networking fundamentals (desirable).
- Experience delivering infrastructure transformation or platform modernisation programmes (desirable).
- Experience working within large-scale enterprise environments (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £589 daily
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer (Openshift/Kubernetes) Location: Manchester, Birmingham or Slough (Hybrid – 2 days onsite, 3 remote) Rate: £560-£589 a day Start Date: Mid July Job Type: Contract - 6 months Senior Platform Engineer (OpenShift/Kubernetes) – Contract Location: Manchester, Birmingham or Slough (Hybrid – 2 days onsite, 3 remote) Contract: Initial contract with extension potential We're supporting a confidential client delivering a major infrastructure transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team. This is an opportunity to play a key role in building a modern internal hosting platform using Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes , helping to deliver a strategic platform that will underpin future infrastructure services.
What you'll be doing
- Support the build and deployment of a new enterprise hosting platform.
- Work alongside architects, engineers and delivery teams to accelerate platform delivery.
- Contribute hands-on engineering expertise within a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
- Help modernise infrastructure through platform engineering best practices.
- Deliver high-quality solutions with minimal ramp-up time.
Essential Skills
- Strong commercial experience with Red Hat OpenShift .
- Excellent Kubernetes expertise.
- Proven platform engineering or infrastructure engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience building and deploying enterprise platforms.
- Ability to work independently within complex technical environments.
Desirable Skills
- Experience with Ansible.
- Networking fundamentals.
- Experience delivering infrastructure transformation or platform modernisation programmes.
- Experience working within large-scale enterprise environments.
What's on Offer
- The opportunity to work on a major infrastructure transformation programme.
- A modern technology stack centred around OpenShift and Kubernetes.
- A collaborative engineering team with experienced platform specialists.
- Hybrid working – 2 days onsite at either Manchester, Birmingham or Slough , with flexibility around onsite days.
- Fast, single-stage interview process.
- Immediate start available.
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