Platform Architect

F5 Consultants; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Consultants in Reading is seeking a Principal Platform Architect to own the architecture and evolution of large-scale Red Hat OpenShift platforms that support critical services in complex enterprise environments.

This strategic role focuses on setting platform direction, ensuring security, resilience and scalability, and guiding long-term evolution rather than hands-on coding, working closely with engineering teams across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Enterprise Kubernetes platform architecture and platform lifecycle management.
• Designing, evolving and governing production container platforms.
• Platform engineering, microservices and cloud-native 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.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and evolution of large-scale OpenShift platforms.
• Define platform strategy and influence technical direction.
• Ensure enterprise OpenShift platforms remain secure, resilient and scalable.
• Set architectural standards and guide long-term platform evolution.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to evolve enterprise platforms.

Skills

Kubernetes architecture

Platform engineering

Cloud-native technologies

Hybrid cloud

Tools

OpenShift

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Hybrid – Reading area (2 days per week on site)

I'm recruiting for a Principal 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:

• Enterprise Kubernetes platform architecture and platform lifecycle management
• Designing, evolving and governing production container platforms
• Platform engineering, microservices and cloud-native 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 Nationals and eligible to obtain SC Security Clearance (active SC is advantageous).