Senior Platform Engineer (OpenShift, Kubernetes)

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer to support the relocation of a critical on-premise application platform to a new physical site. This role is hands-on and pivotal to ensuring platform continuity, operational resilience, and compliance post-migration. You will work closely with local engineering teams to re-establish infrastructure and container orchestration environments, as well as produce robust documentation for long-term supportability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the migration and reconfiguration of a business-critical application platform to a new site.

• Collaborate with on-site teams to document operational procedures, dependencies, and configurations.

• Validate and re-establish the full platform stack, including infrastructure, OS, networking, and Middleware.

• Rebuild and verify container environments (OpenShift, Kubernetes) to ensure full functionality.

• Develop automated pipelines for configuration management and application deployment.

• Ensure compliance with licensing and vendor agreements during and post-migration.

• Deliver detailed, high-quality handover documentation for BAU support teams.

Technical Requirements

• Extensive experience in platform engineering within hybrid and cloud environments (Azure or private cloud).

• Strong hands-on knowledge of OpenShift, Kubernetes (preferably EKS), and Infrastructure as Code.

• Proficiency with configuration management tools such as Ansible.

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (eg, Jenkins).

• Scripting/programming skills in one or more of the following: Python, PowerShell, C#, Java, JavaScript (React).

• Solid understanding of databases and SQL within platform contexts.

Desirable Certifications

• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator

• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Application Developer

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes