Openshift Infrastructure Engineer - Secure Platforms Engineering / Kubernetes - (SC Clearance)

Position Description

At CGI, our Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit delivers mission-critical systems that help keep the UK safe and secure.

As an OpenShift Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and operating containerised platforms that enable scalable, resilient, and secure solutions. Working on complex, high-impact programmes, you will help drive innovation through cloud-native technologies and automation. You'll take ownership of platform engineering activities, contribute creative solutions to technical challenges, and collaborate within a supportive environment that enables continuous growth and meaningful impact.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee.

We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This position will be based on site near Gloucester 5 days a week.

Your future duties and responsibilities

In this role, you will design, deploy, and manage OpenShift-based infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability across containerised environments. You will take ownership of platform reliability, leveraging automation and infrastructure-as-code to deliver consistent and efficient deployments aligned with business and technical requirements.

You will collaborate closely with DevOps and development teams to support CI/CD integration and evolving application needs. Within a collaborative and expert-led environment, you will contribute innovative approaches to platform engineering, enhance automation practices, and ensure robust disaster recovery and continuity capabilities.

•Design & Manage OpenShift clusters and container platforms

•Automate & Streamline infrastructure using Ansible, OpenStack, and scripting

•Orchestrate & Maintain container workloads using Kubernetes

•Monitor & Optimise platform performance, capacity, and resilience

•Support & Integrate CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows

•Implement & Maintain disaster recovery and backup solutions

•Collaborate & Align with cross-functional engineering teams

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

You should have strong experience in container platform engineering, with hands-on expertise in OpenShift, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation.

You will bring a proactive approach to platform reliability and a strong understanding of modern cloud-native infrastructure within secure or enterprise environments.

•You should have proven experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes

•Strong understanding of containerised infrastructure and microservices

•Experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, OpenStack, Terraform)

•Proficiency in scripting (e.g., Bash, Python)

•Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

•Knowledge of infrastructure resilience, backup, and disaster recovery

•Familiarity with secure or regulated environments is advantageous

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