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

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.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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