Openshift Platform Lead (Virtualization Services) - Sheffield (Hybrid) - IR35

Title: OpenShift Platform Lead - Virtualization Services Location: Sheffield/Hybrid (2-3 days onsite mandatory) Duration: 6-12 Month Contract + Extension Inside IR35 Additional information: Some evening/weekend work required for maintenance windows Available 24 x7 during major issues We are looking for an experienced OpenShift Platform Lead to own and manage an OpenShift-based virtualization platform delivering enterprise VM hosting services. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with responsibility for the full platform life cycle, including architecture, BAU operations, patching, upgrades, incident response, platform stability, and VM migration from Legacy infrastructure. Key responsibilities Own the technical strategy and roadmap for the OpenShift Virtualization platform Lead platform life cycle management, including installation, upgrades, patching, and decommissioning Drive platform stability, performance optimisation, governance, compliance, and security Lead major incident response, RCA, and change/release activity Deliver IaC and GitOps practices for platform management Lead VM migration from Legacy/VMware platforms to OpenShift Virtualization Essential skills and experience 8-12 years of IT infrastructure experience 5+ years of hands-on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (4.x) 3+ years of OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) or similar VM hosting platform experience 3+ years in platform/infrastructure leadership 2+ years with RHEL and Red Hat CoreOS ..... full job details .....