Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer (Contractor)
Location: Onsite & Remote (initial on-site requirement in Hampshire for migration)
Contract Length: 6 months
Start Date: ASAP

Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to enable the relocation of a critical on-premises application platform to a new site. The role involves close collaboration with the existing on-site team to ensure the environment-spanning physical infrastructure, OS, container orchestration, and application platform-is fully operational post-move. The successful candidate will document operational procedures, validate system integrity, and support the platform's continuity.

Key Responsibilities
* Work hands-on to plan and execute the migration of a business-critical application platform to a new physical location.
* Collaborate with local teams to fully document operational procedures, dependencies, and configurations.
* Ensure continuity and supportability of the platform post-move, including compliance with licensing and vendor support agreements.
* Reconfigure and validate physical equipment, networking, operating systems, and middleware services.
* Re-establish and verify OpenShift and container platform configurations in the new environment.
* Build and refine automated deployment and configuration pipelines.
* Produce high-quality handover documentation for support teams.

Technical Requirements
Platform Engineering - Specialising in:
* Developing infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure or private cloud platforms, delivering high availability and fully automated environments using primarily open-source software.
* Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly using OpenShift.
* Proven expertise with containerisation and orchestration tools, especially Kubernetes (preferably EKS).
* Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible (preferred).
* Hands-on knowledge of building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, e.g., Jenkins.
* Working experience in one or more programming/scripting languages: Java, JavaScript (React), PowerShell, C#, Python.
* Solid understanding of databases and SQL in platform contexts.

Desired Certifications
* Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator
* Red Hat Certified OpenShift Application Developer
* Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

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