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# Senior Platform Engineer (On-Prem OpenShift)

- **Company:** Hays plc
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £208,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Linux System Administration, OpenShift, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Software Deployment, Git Flow, Kubernetes
- **Published:** July 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/senior-platform-engineer/hays-job107644082

## About the Role

* 5-10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Engineering or DevOps
 * Strong background in infrastructure, including systems, networking or storage
 * Proven experience building and operating Kubernetes platforms within on-premise environments
 * Experience running Kubernetes infrastructure rather than simply deploying applications into Kubernetes
 * Strong Linux administration skills, ideally within Red Hat environments
 * Experience implementing automation, CI/CD and GitOps workflows
 * Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
 * Engineering-first mindset with a hands-on approach
 * Naturally inquisitive and capable of working across multiple technology domains

## Description

You'll be joining a globally recognised financial services organisation undertaking a major transformation of its core platform infrastructure. The team is responsible for building and operating a large-scale private cloud platform that underpins critical business services, with a strong focus on automation, reliability, security and platform engineering best practices.

This is a highly technical engineering environment where teams own the full lifecycle of the platforms they build, from design and implementation through to operational support.

Your new role
As a Platform Engineer, you'll be responsible for the design, build, automation and operation of an enterprise-scale on-premise Kubernetes platform based on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP).

This is not an application-focused Kubernetes role. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of the underlying infrastructure and platform components required to run and support a production Kubernetes estate.
You'll work across compute, networking, storage, security and platform tooling to deliver a highly automated and resilient environment for engineering teams across the organisation.


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