Role: Red Hat Deployment and Platform Engineer
Type: Contract inside IR35 (6 months and extendable)
Location: Wokingham
SC Clearance Eligibility: Must
Job Description
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Red Hat Deployment and Platform Engineer to join our high-performance engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for deploying, automating, and maintaining enterprise-grade platforms built on Red Hat technologies and container orchestration systems. You will work closely with DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams to streamline deployment processes, enhance platform reliability, and ensure secure, consistent, and scalable environments.
Your responsibilities:
- Deploy, configure, and manage platforms based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and related technologies.
- Implement and maintain Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and secure configurations.
- Manage build, deployment, and orchestration processes using Jenkins and similar CI/CD tools.
- Automate deployment and configuration activities using scripting, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.
- Develop, enhance, and maintain automated build and deployment pipelines.
- Ensure repeatable, reliable, and secure deployment processes aligned with best practices.
- Contribute to SRE practices including monitoring, incident response, latency management, and service reliability improvements.
- Support observability initiatives by integrating monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
- Troubleshoot platform issues across Red Hat, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, networking, and security layers.
- Work with DevOps, Infrastructure, Security, and Development teams to ensure seamless end-to-end deployments.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation, deployment runbooks, and operational workflows.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Your Profile
The ideal candidate is a highly skilled platform engineer with strong hands-on experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Kubernetes, and CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins. They possess a deep understanding of automated deployment practices, infrastructure reliability, and modern DevOps methodologies. A strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to operate in secure, compliance-driven environments are essential. SRE experience and a passion for automation, observability, and operational excellence will be highly beneficial for this role.
Technical Skills
- Extensive hands‑on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
- Strong experience with Kubernetes (OpenShift experience is a plus).
- Proficient in Jenkins and pipeline management.
- Strong background in deployment automation and scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, YAML).
- Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) tools is beneficial.
- Understanding of SRE concepts such as monitoring and alerting, reliability and resilience engineering, automation of operational tasks.
Professional Skills
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving abilities.
- Experience working in secure or compliance‑driven environments.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently in high‑pressure or time‑critical situations.
Certifications (Good to Have)
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or equivalent.
- Kubernetes certifications (CKA / CKAD).
