Platform Architect - Kubernetes/OpenShift

Platform Architect - Kubernetes/OpenShiftWokingham (Hybrid Working) £100,000 - £115,000 + perm benefits We''re looking for an experienced Platform Architect to join a team responsible for the ongoing architecture, engineering, and evolution of a large-scale Kubernetes platform operating within a live, enterprise production environment.This is not a project-focused role delivering greenfield Kubernetes deployments. Instead, you''ll be responsible for the strategic direction, continuous improvement, resilience, and operational effectiveness of a business-critical platform supporting complex enterprise workloads.You''ll work closely with platform engineering, infrastructure, security, and service teams to ensure the platform remains secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned to both operational and business objectives. The role offers the opportunity to influence platform strategy while remaining closely connected to the technical challenges of running Kubernetes at scale.What You''ll Be DoingOwn and evolve the platform architecture across a large-scale Kubernetes environment.Define and drive the platform roadmap, ensuring alignment to business and operational requirements.Lead architectural decisions covering scalability, reliability, resilience, security, and performance.Work with engineering teams to introduce new platform capabilities and improve existing services.Design solutions that support high availability, disaster recovery, and operational resilience.Assess ..... full job details .....