Principal Red Hat OpenShift Consultant

Location: UK - London, UK - Birmingham, UK - Cardiff, UK - Edinburgh, UK - Hatfield, UK - Manchester, UK - Milton Keynes, UK - Nottingham, UK - Reading | Job-ID: 219616 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: IT ConsultingLife on the teamAre you an experienced OpenShift Consultant or Architect with a passion for enterprise architecture, cloud-native platforms, and helping organisations modernise at scale? This is an exciting opportunity to become a recognised technical authority, shaping OpenShift strategy across some of the UK's most complex enterprise environments. You'll combine strategic consultancy, architectural governance, and customer engagement while influencing the future direction of our OpenShift capability.You'll be joining a collaborative team of architects, consultants, and technical specialists delivering large-scale cloud transformation programmes across public and private sector customers.Working closely with customers, Red Hat, and internal stakeholders, you'll define best practices, shape enterprise architectures, and support major programmes spanning hybrid cloud, container platforms, and application modernisation.What you'll doAct as the technical authority for complex OpenShift and Kubernetes solutionsDefine enterprise reference architectures, standards, and best practices across the practiceLead architecture strategy for large-scale hybrid and multi-cloud transformation programmesProvide governance and technical assurance across high-profile customer engagementsSupport strategic pre-sales activities, major bids, and customer workshopsAdvise senior customer stakeholders including CTOs, Heads of Engineering, and Platform OwnersDrive security, resilience, and operational best practice across OpenShift environmentsCollaborate with Red Hat and internal teams to develop new propositions and reusable delivery assetsMentor consultants and architects while helping grow the OpenShift practiceStay at the forefront of cloud-native technologies and emerging industry trendsWhat you'll needExtensive experience designing and delivering enterprise Red Hat OpenShift solutionsExpert knowledge of Kubernetes, container platforms, and hybrid/multi-cloud architecturesStrong consultancy and enterprise architecture experience within complex customer environmentsExperience defining architecture standards, governance, and technical best practicesProven ability to lead large-scale cloud transformation programmesStrong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior technical and business leadersExperience supporting complex pre-sales engagements and strategic customer opportunitiesA passion for mentoring technical teams and developing consultancy capabilityExcellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomesDesirable certifications include:Red Hat OpenShift (EX280 essential, EX316/EX267 desirable, RHCA highly advantageous)Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD)Ongoing professional development in enterprise architecture and cloud-native technologiesIf you're looking for a role where you can combine enterprise architecture, technical leadership, and strategic consultancy while shaping the future of OpenShift solutions at Computacenter, we'd love to hear from you.About usComputacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers’ infrastructures.We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.Interested in joining a company with a strong sense of community?We’re growing. We’re hiring. We encourage. We empower. We support.#winningtogether #peoplematter