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Senior Platform Engineer – Red Hat OpenShift / Kubernetes
Contract | Manchester | Hybrid | 2 Days Onsite / 3 Remote | Initial 6 month contract
We are looking for an experienced Senior Platform Engineer with strong hands-on experience deploying and building Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms to join a major infrastructure transformation programme.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in building a new internal hosting platform, helping to consolidate and modernise enterprise infrastructure onto a common, next-generation technology stack. With a small and busy specialist team already delivering the transformation, additional experienced engineers are required to hit the ground running, accelerate delivery and increase team capacity.
The Role
You will be a hands-on technical contributor supporting the build and deployment of a new on-premises private cloud platform, based on bare-metal Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes.
You will work closely with architects, engineers and delivery teams, helping to build and deliver a modern, scalable internal hosting platform.
Essential Technical Skills
We are looking for strong hands-on experience across the following:
- Red Hat OpenShift – proven experience deploying and building OpenShift platforms, not solely administering or operating existing clusters
- Kubernetes – strong hands-on experience with enterprise Kubernetes environments
- GitLab CI/CD – experience developing and maintaining pipelines used to automate platform deployment and infrastructure delivery
- Ansible – strong hands-on experience using Ansible for platform build, configuration and infrastructure automation
- Platform / Infrastructure Engineering – proven experience building and delivering enterprise-scale infrastructure platforms
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OpenShift deployment/build, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD and Ansible are the key technical requirements for this role. We are specifically looking for candidates who have built and deployed OpenShift platforms, rather than candidates whose experience is limited to operating or administering an existing OpenShift environment.
What You'll Be Doing
- Supporting the build and deployment of a new Red Hat OpenShift-based internal hosting platform
- Deploying and configuring OpenShift and Kubernetes infrastructure
- Automating platform build and configuration using Ansible
- Developing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines to support automated platform delivery
- Helping to establish repeatable and scalable infrastructure deployment processes
- Working alongside architects and engineers to deliver the new platform
- Supporting the ongoing evolution and scaling of the platform
- Contributing to a major infrastructure transformation programme
- Helping increase delivery capacity within a small, highly skilled technical team
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to work on a major enterprise infrastructure transformation, helping to build a new internal hosting platform from the ground up. You will have the opportunity to work with modern technologies including Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD and Ansible, while contributing directly to a high-profile platform engineering initiative.
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Key Highlights
- Major enterprise infrastructure transformation
- Build a new Red Hat OpenShift-based internal hosting platform
- Hands-on OpenShift and Kubernetes deployment
- Automation using Ansible
- Platform delivery through GitLab CI/CD
- High-impact role with immediate responsibility
- Opportunity to shape a modern enterprise platform
- Work alongside experienced architects and engineers
- Flexible hybrid working
- Fast interview and decision process
The Ideal Candidate
You will be an experienced hands-on Platform Engineer who can step into a complex enterprise environment and make an immediate impact. You will have a proven track record of deploying and building Red Hat OpenShift platforms, alongside strong Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD and Ansible experience. You will be comfortable working on large-scale infrastructure transformation projects and operating in a fast-paced environment where technical expertise and the ability to deliver quickly are essential.
Interview Process
The interview process is designed to be quick and straightforward:
- Single-stage interview
- Technical discussion with a specialist
- Team fit and experience discussion
- Interview panel including senior team members and potentially an additional technical specialist
- Fast decisions are expected.
Interested? If you are a hands-on OpenShift Platform Engineer with strong Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD and Ansible experience and are looking for an opportunity to contribute to a major infrastructure transformation, we would love to hear from you.
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