Job Description
ARO Platform Engineering Consultant (Azure Red Hat OpenShift) - London and remote - 5 months+/RATE: £525 per day inside IR35
One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for an ARO Platform Engineering Consultant.
Please find some details below:
CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS
Location: London
Work setup: 2-3 days onsite/week
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA
Role Description:
.*ARO Platform Engineering Consultant*
*Position Summary*
We are seeking an experienced Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) Platform Engineering Consultant to design, implement, and operationalize an enterprise container platform. The consultant will establish the ARO landing zone, Terraform automation framework, GitHub Actions CI/CD standards, security guardrails, RBAC model, and developer self-service capabilities.
This role will partner with Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Security, IAM, and Application teams to create a standardized platform that enables secure and scalable application onboarding while enforcing enterprise governance and compliance requirements.
*Roles & Responsibilities*
*1. ARO Platform Architecture*
*Responsibilities*
- Design and implement Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) clusters for production and non-production environments.
- Define cluster topology, networking, ingress, egress, and connectivity standards.
- Establish namespace/project provisioning standards.
- Define platform architecture patterns for application onboarding.
- Create reusable reference architectures and design standards.
- Establish disaster recovery and multi-region design patterns.
- Lead technical design reviews and architecture decisions.
*2. Terraform Platform Automation*
*Responsibilities*
- Develop reusable Terraform modules for:
- ARO Clusters
- Namespaces/Projects
- Azure RBAC
- Entra Groups
- Workload Identity
- Key Vault Integration
- Azure Container Registry
- Datadog Monitoring
- Network Connectivity
- Implement Infrastructure as Code standards and governance.
- Manage Terraform state, module versioning, and release processes.
- Establish policy-as-code controls and security baselines.
- Support fully automated environment provisioning.
*3. GitHub & GitHub Actions Enablement*
*Responsibilities*
- Design GitHub Enterprise organizational structure.
- Define repository standards and governance practices.
- Build reusable GitHub Actions workflow templates.
- Establish CI/CD deployment standards for ARO-hosted applications.
- Implement:
- Branch protections
- Pull request controls
- Security scanning
- Code quality gates
- Artifact signing
- Deployment approvals
- Create self-service onboarding processes for application teams.
- Lead migration from Legacy deployment pipelines to GitHub Actions.
*4. Identity, Roles & Privileges*
*Responsibilities*
- Design enterprise RBAC model for ARO.
- Integrate Microsoft Entra ID authentication with OpenShift.
- Define least-privilege access standards.
- Implement Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for elevated access.
- Define role assignments and approval workflows.
- Establish service-
ARO Platform Engineering Consultant (Azure Red Hat OpenShift) - London and remote - 5 months+ employer: Octopus Computer Associates
As a leading employer in the SAP consulting space, we offer our SAP Time Management Consultants a dynamic work environment that balances remote flexibility with on-site collaboration in Huntingdon. Our commitment to employee growth is reflected in our supportive culture, where continuous learning and professional development are prioritised, alongside competitive rates and the opportunity to work with prestigious blue-chip clients on impactful projects.
Contact Details:
Octopus Computer Associates Recruitment Team
