The Company
The Company is a full lifecycle digital integrator delivering transformational outcomes through the built and natural environment using IBM Maximo as a software solution. It has a global presence including several hundred staff in the UK where it is heavily involved in UK defence contracts.
The Position
The IBM MAS Infrastructure Specialist is responsible for the design, installation, configuration, and ongoing management of IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) across on‑premise, bare metal and cloud environments.
This role focuses on the underlying platform and infrastructure, ensuring MAS is deployed securely, performs optimally, and aligns with enterprise architecture and operational requirements.
The specialist will work closely with application consultants, cloud teams, security teams, and client stakeholders to deliver reliable and scalable MAS environments.
Key Responsibilities;
IBM MAS & Platform Deployment;
* Install, configure, and upgrade IBM Maximo Application Suite components
* Perform MAS installations using IBM Red Hat OpenShift
* Manage MAS lifecycle operations including patching, upgrades, and version alignment
OpenShift & Container Platform Management;
* Deploy and administer Red Hat OpenShift clusters for MAS workloads
* Troubleshoot cluster health, performance, and capacity issues
Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering
* Design target architectures for MAS
* Provision infrastructure
* Collaborate with cloud landing zone and networking teams
Security & Compliance
* Implement security best practices
* Ensure MAS deployments comply with enterprise security and governance standards
Operations & Support
* Provide 2nd/3rd line support for MAS infrastructure issues
* Monitor system performance, logs, and alerts
* Document environments, installation procedures, and operational runbooks
* Support DevOps and CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
The Candidate
As a potentially suitable candidate your technical skills & experience should ideally include proven experience installing and managing IBM Maximo Application Suite along with strong expertise with Red Hat OpenShift, Single Node OpenShift and Kubernetes.
Cloud certifications (Azure / AWS) and experience in asset management, utilities, transport, or manufacturing sectors is preferred along with DevSecOps or SRE experience.
In terms of operating systems & middleware, experience with IBM Db2, Oracle & MS SQL Server, Kafka (as used within MAS) and Object storage (S3-compatible) would be welcomed.