OpenShift SME (Product Specialist)

vanloq - workforce solutions • United Kingdom
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Seeking an experienced OpenShift Subject Matter Expert to join a leading financial services organisation on a 10-month contract. The successful candidate will act as the technical lead and product specialist for the OpenShift platform. Strong technical skills and experience in enterprise environments are required.

Key Highlights
Technical lead and product specialist for OpenShift platform
10-month contract
Financial services organisation
Key Responsibilities
Act as the OpenShift technical lead and SME for the platform
Support the Product Owner from a technical perspective
Provide architectural guidance and best practice recommendations for OpenShift platform design and implementation
Technical Skills Required
Red Hat OpenShift Containerisation Kubernetes Linux (RHEL) VMware Networking Ansible Terraform CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices
Benefits & Perks
Remote work
10-month contract
Nice to Have
Generalist infrastructure knowledge
Enterprise hardware environments
Automation and Infrastructure as Code

Job Description


OpenShift SME (Product Specialist)

Location: Remote (UK-based)

Duration: 10 months initial contract

Engagement: Inside IR35

Sector: Financial Services


Overview

We are seeking an experienced OpenShift Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a leading financial services organisation on an initial 10-month contract. This role is fully remote (UK-based) and sits inside IR35.

The successful candidate will act as the technical lead and product specialist for the OpenShift platform, working closely with the Product Owner to provide technical direction, architectural guidance, and platform oversight within a highly regulated enterprise environment.


Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the OpenShift technical lead and SME for the platform
  • Support the Product Owner from a technical perspective, translating business requirements into technical solutions
  • Provide architectural guidance and best practice recommendations for OpenShift platform design and implementation
  • Oversee platform stability, scalability, resilience, and performance
  • Lead technical decision-making and roadmap planning for the OpenShift estate
  • Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, security, and DevOps teams
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise security, governance, and regulatory standards (financial services environment)
  • Support automation and CI/CD best practices
  • Troubleshoot complex platform and infrastructure issues
  • Provide documentation, knowledge transfer, and technical leadership to internal teams


Required Experience & Skills

  • Strong, hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift (design, build, run, and optimisation)
  • Experience acting as a technical lead or platform SME within enterprise environments
  • Deep understanding of containerisation and Kubernetes
  • Experience supporting product owners and contributing to platform strategy
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure and IT environments


Desirable / Beneficial Experience

  • Generalist infrastructure knowledge including:
  • VMware
  • Linux (RHEL preferred)
  • Windows Server
  • Networking (DNS, load balancing, firewalls, routing, segmentation)
  • Enterprise hardware environments
  • Automation and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Ansible, Terraform)
  • CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices
  • Experience within financial services or other regulated industries
  • Understanding of security best practices in container platforms


Candidate Profile

  • Strong communicator capable of working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Able to operate autonomously in a remote environment
  • Comfortable working in structured, regulated enterprise settings
  • Strategic thinker with hands-on technical depth
  • Proactive and solution-oriented


Additional Information

  • Initial 10-month contract
  • Inside IR35
  • UK-based remote role
  • Financial services client


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