Security Cleared (SC) OpenShift Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Security Cleared (SC) OpenShift Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Posted 5 days ago by Synergize Consulting Ltd

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United Kingdom Remote-first, some travel to Lincoln or Newcastle if needed
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Azure Kubernetes Service Bash (Scripting Language) Business Operations Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Jenkins Keycloak Kubernetes OpenShift Security Clearance Verification And Validation

Summary: The role involves leading technical assurance, validation, and migration activities for an OpenShift platform upgrade within a global IT consultancy. The position requires Security Clearance (SC) and focuses on migrating critical workloads to a new OpenShift 4.18 environment. The candidate will be responsible for building and validating OpenShift clusters and ensuring platform stability. This is a contract position classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and validate OpenShift 4.x clusters from scratch
  • Migrate apps, infrastructure components, and OpenShift operators
  • Validate platform configurations, installation scripts, and services
  • Work closely with CI/CD tools, IaC, and GitOps methodologies

Key Skills:

  • Strong OpenShift & Kubernetes experience (v4.x preferred)
  • Comfortable with enterprise OpenShift setup and tuning
  • Familiar with key operators: Vault, Quay, Clair, Keycloak, Istio
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)
  • CI/CD tools: Jenkins, ArgoCD, Tekton
  • Scripting in Bash or Python

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We have partnered with a global IT consultancy on a high-priority OpenShift platform upgrade and are looking for a Security Cleared (SC) OpenShift Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead technical assurance, validation, and migration activities for a new OpenShift 4.18 environment.

This is a contract position (inside IR35) and SC clearance is required (or you must be eligible and willing to go through vetting).

Project Overview:

You'll support the migration of critical workloads from OpenShift 4.14 to a clean-slate 4.18 build. This includes validating core components, migrating applications and operators, and ensuring platform stability for essential business operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and validate OpenShift 4.x clusters from scratch

  • Migrate apps, infrastructure components, and OpenShift operators

  • Validate platform configurations, installation scripts, and services

  • Work closely with CI/CD tools, IaC, and GitOps methodologies

Technical Skills Required

  • Strong OpenShift & Kubernetes experience (v4.x preferred)

  • Comfortable with enterprise OpenShift setup and tuning

  • Familiar with key operators: Vault, Quay, Clair, Keycloak, Istio

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)

  • CI/CD tools: Jenkins, ArgoCD, Tekton

  • Scripting in Bash or Python

Desirable Certifications

  • Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift

  • Kubernetes CKA

  • Red Hat Certified Application Developer

Additional Info:

  • Remote-first (some travel to Lincoln or Newcastle if needed)

Apply now to join a business-critical transformation programme supporting secure, enterprise-scale OpenShift migration.

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