4 hours ago
Manchester, United KingdomMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and enhance Kubernetes platform capabilities within BT private-cloud environments.
- Develop and maintain platform automation using Infrastructure as Code and software engineering practices.
- Implement and improve deployment, upgrade, and lifecycle management for Kubernetes clusters and supporting services.
- Integrate networking, monitoring, logging, and security capabilities into the Kubernetes platform.
- Improve platform reliability through proactive troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to incident resolution and problem management for platform services.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to proof-of-concept activities.
- Support production transitions for new platform capabilities.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience building, deploying, and operating Kubernetes platforms in private-cloud environments such as OpenStack, VMware, or Red Hat.
- Hands-on experience deploying and operating Kubernetes platforms in production.
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and/or Ansible.
- Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting, and networking fundamentals.
- Experience with automation practices.
- Desirable experience with OpenStack or VMware environments.
- Desirable experience with Rancher/RKE2 and Cluster API-based Kubernetes lifecycle management.
- Desirable experience with bare-metal provisioning and infrastructure lifecycle management.
- Scripting and automation experience with Python or Golang is desirable.
- Knowledge of enterprise storage platforms and Kubernetes CSI integrations is desirable.
- Experience with HashiCorp Vault, PKI, and certificate management is desirable.
- Understanding of telco cloud technologies including SR-IOV, Multus, and DPDK is desirable.
Benefits
- 10% on-target annual bonus.
- 24/7 access to an online private GP for the employee and immediate family.
- Paid carers leave of up to two weeks.
- Equalised maternity, paternity, and adoption leave, including 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay.
- Discounted EE and BT mobile and broadband products.
- Market-leading pension scheme with 5% employee and 10% employer contributions.
- Holiday purchase scheme.
- Optional healthcare, dental, gym membership, and other benefits.
- Hybrid working with three days per week in the office in Manchester, Ipswich, or London.
About BT
BT Group builds and operates telecom networks and digital services for consumers, enterprises, and public‑sector clients, selling broadband, fixed-line voice, mobile (via EE), and managed network, cloud, and cyber security services. It is headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange, with American depositary shares on the NYSE. BT also owns Openreach, which manages the UK’s fibre and copper access network used by multiple retail providers.