SC Cleared - Openshift Fullstack Developer - Inside IR35

Sanderson Government & Defence; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced OpenShift Engineer to focus on the deployment and configuration of Red Hat OpenShift clusters. You will leverage automation tools and CI/CD workflows to ensure secure and reliable platform operations. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in OpenShift and Kubernetes, along with skills in Terraform, Ansible, and GitHub workflows. This position offers a dynamic work environment and a chance to contribute to innovative projects.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on expertise in Red Hat OpenShift & Kubernetes.
• Proficient in automation tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience with CI/CD practices and GitHub workflows.
• Familiarity with Podman and container image management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of RHEL administration & troubleshooting.
• Ability to monitor and log for operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, upgrade, and manage OpenShift clusters.
• Automate infrastructure and configuration using Terraform and Ansible.
• Manage CI/CD workflows and application deployment with GitHub.
• Implement security best practices for container orchestration.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams for support of containerized workloads.
• Maintain reliability and performance monitoring of the platforms.

Skills

Red Hat OpenShift & Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

GitHub workflows

Podman

RHEL administration & troubleshooting

Monitoring

Logging

Scripting

Elastic Container Registry

Job description

An opportunity for an experienced OpenShift Engineer to join a leading technology programme, focusing on the deployment, configuration, and life cycle management of Red Hat OpenShift clusters. The role involves leveraging automation and CI/CD workflows to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable platform operations across on‑prem and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, upgrade, and manage OpenShift clusters.
• Automate infrastructure and configuration with Terraform, Ansible, and Helm.
• Manage CI/CD workflows and application deployment with GitHub and Operators.
• Implement security best practices (RBAC, network policies, image handling).
• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to support containerized workloads.
• Maintain reliability, monitoring, and logging for platform performance.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands‑on expertise with Red Hat OpenShift & Kubernetes.
• Automation tools: Terraform, Ansible, Helm.
• CI/CD practices and GitHub workflows.
• Podman and container image management.
• RHEL administration & troubleshooting.
• Monitoring, logging, and Scripting for operational efficiency.
• Experience with Elastic Container Registry.

If you believe your profile is a potential fit for this role, get in touch with me and we can discuss the role in more detail.

Reasonable Adjustments

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