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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Expert Principal - **Company:** Hays plc - **Location:** Midlothian, UK - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Bash Shell, Python (Programming Language), OpenShift, Ansible, VMware VSphere, Scripting, DevOps Tools - Open-source, System Availability, Containerization, Terraform, Golang, Vmware, Programming Languages - **Published:** July 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://computerjobs.com/gb/en/mob/job/EED42426C3FAD77A55 ## About the Role * Proven experience managing OpenShift on x86-based infrastructure & container technologies. * Strong focus on incident management, root cause analysis, and recovery. * Experience working with VMware vSphere/virtualised infrastructure environments. * Strong troubleshooting skills across: * Demonstrable experience in production operations & support environments * Experience supporting internal application teams consuming platform services. * Ability to work under pressure in critical service environments. * Experience with automation tools (eg, Ansible, Terraform, Scripting). * Competence in at least one Scripting/programming language (eg, Python, Bash, Go). * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling. ## Description Join a leading Banking and financial services provider as an OpenShift Platform Engineer. Job Overview We are seeking an experienced OpenShift Platform Engineer to join our OpenShift platform team on a contract basis, providing critical backfill support. The role focusses on the operational management, support, and continuous improvement of our enterprise OpenShift platform running on x86 infrastructure, within a highly regulated financial services environment.The successful candidate will be hands-on, operationally strong, and proactive, with a solid SRE mindset to enhance platform reliability, performance, and user experience for internal application teams. Tittle: OpenShift Platform Engineer Location: Edinburgh Start/End Date: 06-July-2026 (ASAP) to 06-Jan-2027 Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 09:00-05:30PM Key Responsibilities * Manage and support Red Hat OpenShift clusters hosted on x86 infrastructure. * Provide day-to-day operational support for the OpenShift platform, ensuring high availability and performance and BAU maintenance. * Implement and enhance automation across platform operations (provisioning, scaling, patching, incident response). * Maintain and improve platform reliability, observability, and resilience using SRE principles. * Contribute to incidents, problems, and change management processes in line with regulated environmental standards. * Partner with application teams to support onboarding, troubleshooting, and platform usage. * Diagnose and resolve complex platform and application issues across the stack (compute, storage, networking, containers). * Work closely with infrastructure teams supporting VMware virtualised environments. * Ensure compliance with security, audit, and regulatory requirements. * Produce and maintain clear technical documentation and operational run books. Key Requirement * Proven experience managing OpenShift on x86-based infrastructure & container technologies. * Strong focus on incident management, root cause analysis, and recovery. * Experience working with VMware vSphere/virtualised infrastructure environments. * Strong troubleshooting skills across: * Demonstrable experience in production operations & support environments * Experience supporting internal application teams consuming platform services. * Ability to work under pressure in critical service environments. * Experience with automation tools (eg, Ansible, Terraform, Scripting). * Competence in at least one Scripting/programming language (eg, Python, Bash, Go). * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling. How to Apply: If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. 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