Infrastructure Platform Engineer (OpenShift)

We are partnered with a Financial Services Institution to look for a hands-on Platform Infrastructure Engineer. This role sits within the Infrastructure team and focuses on the day-to-day operation, stability, and reliability of Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms.

This is a core infrastructure role, not a DevOps or application engineering position. The successful candidate will act as the local SME for container platforms and work closely with global infrastructure teams across regions.

Key Responsibilities

Operate and maintain Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift clusters in a production environment

Perform BAU activities including patching, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting

Support platform stability, availability, and performance across environments

Manage namespaces, access control, networking, routing, and platform configuration

Work with monitoring and logging tools to ensure proactive issue detection

Respond to infrastructure incidents, participate in on-call rotations, and support incident resolution

Collaborate with global infrastructure teams on standards, changes, and deployments

Work closely with local infrastructure, network, and server teams

Support on-site infrastructure activities, including data centre visits when required

Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures

Required Experience

At least 6 years of experience in Infra / Platform Engineering

Strong experience administering Kubernetes in production

Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift (on-prem, cloud, or hybrid)

Solid Linux system administration background

Good understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, routing, ingress)

Experience supporting production environments with operational responsibility

Comfortable working independently and owning platform outcomes

Experience with monitoring, logging, and incident management

Nice to Have

Exposure to hybrid infrastructure environments (on-prem + cloud)

Familiarity with ITIL-based incident and change processes

Experience working in regulated or enterprise environments

Basic scripting or automation experience (Bash, Python, Ansible)

Understanding of application deployment concepts on container platforms