Openshfit Architect - 6-Month Contract - Hybrid (London or Sheffield)
Openshfit Architect - 6-Month Contract - Hybrid (London or Sheffield)
We are seeking an experienced OpenShift Architect to lead the design, planning, and execution of OpenShift architecture and migration strategies for enterprise platforms. This role will focus on delivering scalable, secure, and highly available OpenShift environments, with a strong emphasis on migration from existing infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Design target OpenShift architectures, including cluster topology, networking, and storage.
- Lead migration assessments and planning, covering containerisation, workload transfer, and data migration with minimal downtime.
- Design and optimise OpenShift deployments integrated with VMware (vSphere, vCenter, NSX) and Pure Storage (FlashArray/FlashBlade).
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows for OpenShift environments.
- Ensure solutions meet high availability, scalability, disaster recovery, and security requirements.
- Implement security best practices (RBAC, network policies, encryption).
What You Will Ideally Bring
- Proven experience designing and delivering OpenShift architectures and migrations.
- Strong Kubernetes and containerisation expertise.
- Hands-on experience with VMware and Pure Storage.
- Solid understanding of networking, storage, and cloud-native security principles.
- CI/CD and DevOps tooling experience (eg Jenkins, GitHub, ArgoCD).
Contract Details
- Duration: 6 months (with potential extension)
- Day Rate: Up to £550 per day (Inside IR35)
- Location: London/Sheffield - Hybrid Based
- Start Date: ASAP