Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer

About the Position

Bring your ideas to life at Boeing, where we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful, and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

We are seeking a Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer to join our Infrastructure Team in Bristol, England or Milton Keynes, England. This role will be jointly responsible for the day-to-day support and maintenance of the Red Hat OpenShift Container platform and the wider Red Hat Linux server estate. The team provides support to multiple programs of work, including Ministry of Defence Information Services (MoD IS).

This is a hands-on role where the successful candidate will need to be highly proficient in container platform technologies, Docker, Kubernetes, RHEL OpenShift 3&4, and multiple Linux/UNIX operating systems (RHEL, HPUX, Solaris, CentOS). There will be a requirement to work with other teams to ensure the smooth delivery of projects and identify opportunities for improvement through automation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Red Hat OpenShift enterprise implementation and support.
• Ensuring availability, reliability, and performance of the OpenShift/Container Platform.
• Installation, maintenance, and configuration of production and non-production OpenShift environments.
• Perform patching, software implementations, and upgrades to Red Hat OpenShift platforms.
• Support the delivery of automated infrastructure.
• Perform and automate patching and monitoring activities.
• Work closely with other teams across the business to improve efficiency.
• Fault diagnosis including problem statements and mitigation planning.
• Provide input and design review to ensure best practice implementation of container platforms and automation toolchains.
• Be part of a 24x7 on-call team and provide extended hours support via a team Rota.
• Service and application migration activities (RHEL & OCP).

Requirements

• Ability to gain UK SC clearance.
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift upgrades, installations, and configuration (ideally managed large-scale migration and deployments).
• Hands-on experience in Red Hat OpenShift Administration activities.
• Knowledge of container monitoring tools and metrics.
• Ability to write scripts for OpenShift day-to-day task automation.
• OpenShift knowledge of OpenShift v 3.x & 4.x (Operators, registry, Networking, and CI/CD on OpenShift).
• Troubleshooting and performance tuning experience.
• Experience with automation techniques and toolchains (Ansible, Ansible Tower, Gitlab Jenkins).
• Thorough understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Experience in a UNIX and Red Hat (RHEL 8 & RHEL 9) administration role.

Preferred Qualifications

• DevOps/CI/CD process architecture/engineering experience.
• Red Hat Certification RHSA or RHCE.
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers & Kubernetes.
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration.
• Fluency in at least one scripting language such as Ruby, PowerShell, Python, or Java.
• Experience of working within a secure and high-availability environment.

We Offer

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans.
• Continuous learning - you’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you - we’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Diverse and inclusive culture - you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year.
• Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution.
• Company-paid BUPA Medical Plan.
• Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks.
• Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from the 27th week.
• 6x annual salary life insurance.
• Learning Together Programme to support your ongoing personal and career development.
• Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs, tools, and incentives.
• 6 weeks paternity leave.

About the Company

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful, and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Applications for this position will be accepted until Aug. 28, 2026.

Export Control Requirements:

This is not an Export Control position.

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain United Kingdom Security Check.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift:

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom).

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.