OpenShift Enterprise Architect & Technical Authority

Computacenter; England; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking an experienced OpenShift Consultant/Architect to shape enterprise cloud-native platforms and guide OpenShift strategy across UK enterprise environments. You'll merge consultancy, architecture governance, and customer engagement to influence the future of our OpenShift capability.

Working with customers, Red Hat, and internal teams, you'll define best practices, lead reference architectures, and support large-scale hybrid cloud transformations spanning container platforms

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise Red Hat OpenShift solutions.
• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes, container platforms, and hybrid/multi-cloud architectures.
• Strong consultancy and enterprise architecture experience within complex customer environments.
• Experience defining architecture standards, governance, and technical best practices.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale cloud transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior technical and business leaders.
• Experience supporting complex pre-sales engagements and strategic customer opportunities.
• A passion for mentoring technical teams and developing consultancy capability.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for complex OpenShift and Kubernetes solutions.
• Define enterprise reference architectures, standards, and best practices across the practice.
• Lead architecture strategy for large-scale hybrid and multi-cloud transformation programmes.
• Provide governance and technical assurance across high-profile customer engagements.
• Support strategic pre-sales activities, major bids, and customer workshops.
• Advise senior customer stakeholders including CTOs, Heads of Engineering, and Platform Owners.
• Drive security, resilience, and operational best practice across OpenShift environments.
• Collaborate with Red Hat and internal teams to develop new propositions and reusable delivery assets.
• Mentor consultants and architects while helping grow the OpenShift practice.
• Stay at the forefront of cloud-native technologies and emerging industry trends.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud strategy

Consultancy

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift

Kubernetes

Job description

Computacenter is seeking an experienced OpenShift Consultant/Architect to shape enterprise cloud-native platforms and guide OpenShift strategy across UK enterprise environments. You'll merge consultancy, architecture governance, and customer engagement to influence the future of our OpenShift capability.

Working with customers, Red Hat, and internal teams, you'll define best practices, lead reference architectures, and support large-scale hybrid cloud transformations spanning container platforms