Platform Architect; Kubernetes​/OpenShift

About the job you’re considering

We’re seeking an experienced and motivated Open Shift Platform Architect to apply their skills within a complex and evolving Managed Services environment. Our clients are undergoing significant transformation, with operational resilience, service availability, and risk management playing a critical role in their business strategies.

Hybrid working
:
The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of company offices, client sites, and your home, noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

As an integral part of the Capgemini Architecture community, you’ll be empowered to provide:

• Own and govern platform architecture across Managed Services contracts
• Develop and implement resilience strategies covering business continuity and disaster recovery
• Assess vulnerabilities across IT landscapes and business processes
• Design and assure failover and recovery solutions
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to embed resilience into security frameworks
• Lead resilience testing, simulations, and scenario planning
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Provide best‑practice guidance to technical teams
• Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders

• Proven experience as an architect for a Kubernetes‑based platform (preferably Open Shift) operating in data centre and cloud‑hosted environments
• Proven experience in platform architecture, disaster recovery, or business continuity
• Experience working in Agile programmes
• Experience in complex Managed Services environments
• Strong technical knowledge of cloud, infrastructure, networking, and cybersecurity
• Knowledge of ISO 22301, NIST, ITIL, or equivalent frameworks
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and stakeholder communication skills
• Relevant certifications such as CBCP, CISSP, or TOGAF are desirable

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:
– Declare they have a disability, and
– Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last five years, along with other criteria and requirements. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre‑employment checks, including identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back three continuous years, and an unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).