Red Hat OpenShift Engineer
Rate: £675/day
Contract: Inside IR35
Location: Remote, UK-based only
Sector: NHS or Central Government is ESSENTIAL
Overview
We are supporting a programme in the NHS that is seeking an experienced Red Hat OpenShift Engineer to support the build, operation, and optimisation of container platforms underpinning critical digital and data services.
The role focuses on designing and running secure, resilient OpenShift platforms, working closely with platform, cloud, security, and application teams.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and operate Red Hat OpenShift clusters in production environments
Support OpenShift deployments across cloud and hybrid infrastructure
Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for containerised workloads
Ensure platform security, resilience, and performance in line with public sector standards
Work closely with security architects to embed security-by-design and compliance controls
Support application teams with containerisation, deployment, and troubleshooting
Contribute to platform documentation, operational runbooks, and best practices
Required Experience
Strong hands-on experience as an OpenShift Engineer or Platform Engineer
Proven experience building and operating Red Hat OpenShift in enterprise environments
Solid Kubernetes expertise, including networking, storage, and ingress
Experience running OpenShift on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and on-prem
Strong Linux and Red Hat ecosystem experience
Experience working within the NHS or UK central government is essential
Understanding of public sector security and compliance requirements (for example NCSC guidance, DSPT)
Nice to Have
Experience supporting data platforms, analytics, or AI/ML workloads on OpenShift
Exposure to GitOps tooling (for example Argo CD) and Infrastructure as Code
Experience working in highly regulated or mission-critical environments
Strong stakeholder and communication skills
Apply now or email for more information.