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OpenShift Senior Engineer (Kubernetes/OpenShift)

3 LocationsFull-time£73k2026-08-20 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid · United Kingdom

Core

Technical leadership role shaping the future of the OpenShift and Private Cloud platform, enabling AI, data-intensive, and serverless workloads for a tier-one financial institution.

Role type

Senior IC Platform Engineer (OpenShift/Kubernetes) with strategic leadership scope

Builds

OpenShift and Private Cloud platform services for enterprise application teams

Domain

Financial Services / Cloud Native Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

OpenShift/Kubernetes platform architecture, hybrid cloud design, security & compliance engineering, infrastructure automation (IaC/CI/CD), SRE practices, multi-squad leadership, technical strategy & governance

Preferred skills

AI/ML workload enablement on Kubernetes, serverless/event-driven platform design, vendor roadmap influence, engineering community building, cost transparency & capacity planning

Technologies

OpenShift, Kubernetes, Jira, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD tools

Responsibilities

Set technical direction and architectural guardrails for OpenShift; lead high-impact design decisions on resilience, security, and scalability; coach senior engineers and influence cross-functional stakeholders; manage complex multi-squad initiatives and operational readiness; represent the platform in governance and design reviews

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership