OpenShift Architect
hace 4 días
Wokingham
OpenShift Architect Duration: Until May 2026 Rate: £525/day (Inside IR35) Clearance: Must be SC eligible (Active SC highly desirable) Location: Wokingham (Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week) About the Role We're looking for a seasoned OpenShift Architect to lead the design, build, and evolution of enterprise-scale OpenShift environments. This is a hands-on architecture role where you'll shape the future of containerized workloads, drive automation, and enable continuous innovation across a complex hybrid infrastructure. If you thrive in high-performance environments, enjoy solving architectural challenges, and want to make a real impact on mission-critical systems - this is the opportunity for you. What You'll Do • Architect and Design: Define scalable, secure, and resilient OpenShift architectures - from cluster topology to networking and storage., • Migrate and Modernize: Lead seamless migrations of enterprise workloads to OpenShift with minimal downtime., • Integrate and Automate: Connect OpenShift with VMware (vSphere, NSX), Pure Storage, and CI/CD toolchains to deliver a cohesive DevOps ecosystem., • Secure the Platform: Enforce RBAC, network policies, and compliance standards across environments., • Lead and Enable: Guide engineering and operations teams on best practices, optimization, and platform evolution., • Continuously Improve: Enhance platform reliability, performance, and automation through continuous iteration.What You'll Bring, • Deep OpenShift & Kubernetes expertise - architecture, deployment, and scaling in complex environments., • Containerization mastery - strong hands-on with Docker and container life cycle management., • VMware know-how - vSphere, vCenter, and NSX integration experience., • Networking & Storage fluency - ingress, load balancing, DNS, persistent volumes, and dynamic provisioning., • Automation & DevOps mindset - proficiency in Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Bash with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, ArgoCD)., • Multi-cloud exposure - AWS, Azure, or other IaaS platforms., • Solid Linux foundations - expert-level administration and troubleshooting.