Lead Platform Architect (OpenShift) in Reading

Energy Jobline ZR; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Lead Platform Architect (OpenShift) to own the architecture and evolution of large-scale OpenShift platforms in a hybrid Reading-area environment. This strategic role focuses on platform direction, security and resilience, rather than hands-on coding.

The ideal candidate will have commercial OpenShift and enterprise Kubernetes experience, IaC (Terraform), CI/CD expertise, and a track record in large enterprises or regulated settings.

Qualifications

• Commercial OpenShift platform architecture experience.
• Enterprise Kubernetes platform architecture and lifecycle management.
• Designing, evolving and governing production container platforms.
• IaC with Terraform, and CI/CD automation.
• Hybrid cloud and on-premise platform environments.
• High availability, resilience, DR and platform security.
• Experience in large enterprise, managed services or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and evolution of OpenShift platforms.
• Define platform strategy and technical direction.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to evolve enterprise platforms.
• Ensure security, resilience and scalability of platforms.

Skills

OpenShift architecture

Kubernetes architecture

Platform engineering

Microservices & cloud technologies

CI/CD

Terraform

Hybrid cloud

Platform governance

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Description

Lead Platform Architect (OpenShift) - Hybrid - Reading area (2 days per week on site)

Up to £110,000 + Bonus

I'm recruiting for a Lead Platform Architect to take ownership of the architecture and evolution of large-scale Red Hat OpenShift platforms supporting business-critical services within complex enterprise environments. This isn't a hands-on engineering role. It's an opportunity to define platform strategy, influence technical direction, and ensure enterprise OpenShift platforms remain secure, resilient and scalable as they continue to evolve.

We're looking for someone with experience in:

• Commercial OpenShift platform architecture (essential)
• Enterprise Kubernetes platform architecture and platform lifecycle management
• Designing, evolving and governing production container platforms
• Platform engineering, microservices and cloud- technologies
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD and automation
• Hybrid cloud and/or on-premise platform environments
• High availability, resilience, disaster recovery and platform security
• Working within large enterprise, managed services or regulated environments

This role would suit someone who has moved beyond implementation and enjoys solving platform-wide challenges, setting architectural standards, shaping long-term platform strategy and working closely with engineering teams to evolve enterprise platforms.

Please note: Applicants must be Sole UK and eligible to obtain SC Security Clearance (active SC is advantageous).