OpenShift Engineer

CGI Group Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services firm in the UK is seeking a professional to design and manage secure OpenShift environments for critical systems. This role involves engineering cluster operations and enhancing automation for mission-driven applications. The ideal candidate will possess strong automation skills with OpenStack, Ansible, and a solid understanding of Kubernetes principles. Benefits include comprehensive insurance coverage, medical benefits, pension plan, and flexible time off.

Benefits

Insurance coverage

Medical benefits

Pension plan

Flexible time off

Qualifications

• Experience with OpenShift design and operation.
• Strong automation skills with OpenStack and Ansible.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes principles.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate OpenShift infrastructure at scale.
• Implement automation using OpenStack and Ansible.
• Support disaster recovery and backup automation.

Skills

Automation skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift environments

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

In this role, you will design, deploy and manage secure, high‑performing OpenShift environments that underpin critical systems. You’ll take ownership of cluster operations, performance and lifecycle management while applying creative engineering approaches to enhance automation and platform resilience. Working closely with DevOps, architecture and development teams, you will help evolve container platforms that support mission‑driven applications across Space, Defence and Intelligence programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer & Maintain: Design, deploy and operate OpenShift infrastructure at scale.
• Automate & Streamline: Implement automation with OpenStack, Ansible and scripting languages.
• Orchestrate & Optimise: Manage Kubernetes workloads, container deployments and microservices.
• Protect & Recover: Support disaster recovery, backup automation and continuity planning.
• Collaborate & Integrate: Work with DevOps teams to evolve CI/CD and IaC workflows.

Qualifications

• Practical experience designing and operating OpenShift environments.
• Strong automation skills using OpenStack, Ansible and scripting (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration principles.
• Experience supporting CI/CD and infrastructure‑as‑code practices.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup processes and secure platform operations.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues with a proactive, improvement‑focused mindset.

Benefits

• Insurance coverage
• Medical benefits
• Pension plan
• Member Assistant Programme
• Check4Cancer
• Flexible time off
• Share Purchase Plan
• Member discounts
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Profit Participation Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programme

London, England, United Kingdom

Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance.