Senior Technical Lead - VMware & OpenShift

Ports North; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is recruiting a Senior Technical Lead in London to own VMware vSphere and OpenShift initiatives within a large enterprise platform modernisation programme. The role blends deep technical leadership with delivery accountability, guiding migration workstreams and ensuring successful outcomes.

The successful candidate will engage credibly with senior engineers, architects and executives, steering technical decisions and delivering value in a high‑regulation financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Deep technical expertise in VMware vSphere environments (enterprise-scale).
• Hands-on OpenShift and container platform experience.
• Experience leading technology migration or platform modernisation workstreams.
• Proven ability to engage credibly with senior technical, architecture and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own migration and platform modernisation workstreams for enterprise-scale initiatives.
• Engage senior engineering leaders, architects and sponsors to influence decisions.
• Drive progress and resolve complex technical challenges to deliver outcomes.

Skills

VMware vSphere

OpenShift

Migration experience

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery leadership

Technical judgment

Independent working

Ownership of outcomes

Job description

Senior Technical Lead - VMware and OpenShift

Location: London

Work type: Hybrid, 2 days per week onsite and 3 days remote

IR35 determination: Inside

Our client (major financial services) is seeking an experience Technical Lead to take ownership of key technology domains and migration workstreams within a large-scale enterprise platform modernisation programme.

The role combines deep technical expertise with strong delivery leadership. Successful candidates will be accountable for driving progress, resolving complex technical challenges and ensuring successful outcomes within their assigned area of responsibility.

A critical aspect of the role is the ability to engage confidently with senior engineering leaders, architects, programme stakeholders and executive sponsors, building credibility quickly and influencing decisions at all levels of the organisation.

Mandatory Experience & Technical Skills

Candidates must demonstrate:

• Deep technical expertise and hands-on experience in VMware vSphere environments, including enterprise-scale virtualisation platforms.
• Deep technical expertise and hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift and container platform technologies.
• Experience leading technology migration or platform modernisation workstreams.
• Proven ability to engage credibly with senior technical, architecture and executive stakeholders.
• Experience driving delivery within large, complex enterprise environments.
• Strong technical judgement, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.
• A track record of owning outcomes and delivering results rather than acting solely in an advisory capacity.

Desirable Skills & Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous:

• Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
• Platform engineering practices.
• Enterprise compute platforms and x86 infrastructure.
• Enterprise networking technologies and architecture.
• Storage platforms and data services.
• Infrastructure architecture across compute, storage and networking domains.
• Large-scale migration factory or transformation programmes.
• Operational resilience and regulated environments.
• Financial services sector experience.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com