DPS Architect

Job Title: DPS Architect
Location: London, Birmingham or Sheffield
Salary/Rate: £600-£630
Start Date: 16th March
Job Type: Contract

Company Introduction: One of the worlds largest banking and financial services organisations, serving millions of customers across more than 60 countries. The bank is currently investing heavily in, adopting cloud-native and container-based infrastructure to support scalable, secure, and resilient digital banking services.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives
1. Design enterprise-grade architectures using Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes
2. Define cluster topology, networking models, and storage architecture
3. Design for high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery
4. Implement best practices for multi-zone and multi-region deployments

Required Skills/Experience
1. Strong experience designing enterprise architectures using Red Hat OpenShift
2. Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, containerisation, and orchestration
3. Strong understanding of networking concepts including ingress, DNS, and load balancing
4. Strong automation skills using Bash, Python, Ansible, or Terraform

Desirable Skills/Experience
1. Certifications in Red Hat OpenShift administration or architecture
2. Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cluster OpenShift deployments
3. Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana and Splunk
4. Familiarity with OpenShift Operators and Helm charts

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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