Platform/Solutions Architect - OpenShift, Linux, IaC, Ansible, IDP
Posted Today by Xpertise
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Platform/Solutions Architect role focuses on defining high-level architecture for a programme, with an emphasis on designing and implementing OpenShift on-premise environments. The position requires expertise in transitioning from virtualized infrastructure to bare metal and hybrid deployment models. Candidates must possess extensive experience in large-scale transformation programmes and on-premise infrastructure. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and is classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define high-level architecture across the entire programme.
- Design and implement OpenShift on-premise environments.
- Progress from virtualized infrastructure to bare metal and hybrid deployment models.
- Enable developer self-service models.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Platform Architect or Solutions Architect on large-scale transformation programmes.
- Strong experience designing and implementing Red Hat OpenShift on-premise environments.
- Experience across VM-based and bare metal deployments.
- Proven experience in heavily on-premise infrastructure estates (Linux-based).
- Experience designing for containerisation at scale.
- Strong understanding of hybrid cloud architecture and migration strategies.
- Experience working with Linux environments (VM & bare metal).
- Experience with Docker/container technologies.
- Experience with GitLab (CI/CD pipelines).
- Experience with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
- Experience with Ansible (automation/configuration management).
- Experience with Morpheus or similar self-service provisioning platforms.
- Experience enabling developer self-service models.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Platform/Solutions Architect - OpenShift, Linux, IaC, Ansible, IDP
Xpertise have an urgent requirement for a Platform/Solutions Architect - OpenShift, Linux, IaC, Ansible, IDP.
This role will be responsible for defining high-level architecture across the entire programme. A key focus will be designing and implementing OpenShift on-premise environments, progressing from virtualised infrastructure to bare metal, and ultimately towards hybrid deployment models.
Candidates will have the following essential skills and experience:
- Proven experience as a Platform Architect or Solutions Architect on large-scale transformation programmes
- Strong experience designing and implementing Red Hat OpenShift on-premise environments
- Experience across VM-based and bare metal deployments
- Proven experience in heavily on-premise infrastructure estates (Linux-based)
- Experience designing for containerisation at scale
- Strong understanding of hybrid cloud architecture and migration strategies
- Experience working with:
- Linux environments (VM & bare metal)
- Docker/container technologies
- GitLab (CI/CD pipelines)
- Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
- Ansible (automation/configuration management)
- Experience with Morpheus or similar self-service provisioning platforms
- Experience enabling developer self-service models
Outside IR35 - London - hybrid working
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