OpenShift Administrator (Lifecycle / Platform Operations) - Contract

Gigged.AI is an On-Demand Talent Platform specialising in the IT and technology sector. We have an opportunity live at the moment for an OpenShift Administrator (Lifecycle / Platform Operations) with one of our enterprise clients.

All proposals will be reviewed on the Gigged AI platform. In order to send a proposal please head to https://app.gigged.ai/find-a-gig/pOejq4RG8Xq and create a free talent profile.

Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 months rolling (likely 1–2 years)
Rate: £550/day
IR35: Inside IR35
Location: Hybrid – 2 days/week onsite in Sheffield initially (may reduce to a few days/month)

Overview

We’re seeking an experienced Senior OpenShift Administrator/ Platform Engineer to support the lifecycle management and operational stability of OpenShift clusters across on-premise and hybrid environments. This hands-on role focuses on Day-2 operations, upgrades, patching, monitoring, security, and platform reliability, working closely with DevOps and infrastructure teams.

Key Responsibilities

OpenShift Lifecycle Management

Manage full lifecycle of OpenShift clusters (OCP 4.x)

Perform upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation

Execute operational runbooks: node maintenance, certificate rotation, platform add-on management

Conduct platform health checks and preventative maintenance

Platform Reliability & Observability

Operate monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, and/or ELK

Build dashboards, tune alerts, and proactively resolve issues

Troubleshoot workloads and cluster services to ensure availability

Support capacity planning and performance optimisation

Incident Management & Troubleshooting

Provide L2/L3 platform support for incidents

Conduct root cause analysis and lead service restoration

Contribute to post-incident reviews and runbook improvements

Participate in an on-call rota where required

Security, Governance & Compliance

Manage platform networking, storage, and security configurations

Implement RBAC, namespace governance, and security policies

Support audit and compliance evidence for regulated environments

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

Develop automation using Terraform, Ansible, or similar

Standardise cluster provisioning and operational workflows

Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines

Collaboration & Documentation

Work with DevOps, infrastructure, and engineering teams to support platform adoption

Produce clear operational documentation, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides

Required Experience

Hands-on experience administering OpenShift / OCP 4.x, including cluster operations, upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting

Experience running OpenShift in on-premise and/or hybrid environments

Knowledge of container platform networking, storage, and security

Observability experience with Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK

Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Ansible, or similar)

Comfortable working in large enterprise environments with structured operational processes

Nice to Have

Experience in regulated or highly controlled environments

Broader DevOps platform engineering experience

CI/CD integration of container platforms