Overview
An exciting opportunity for a passionate Cloud Architect to join a unique, multi-national Information Management function. Ideal candidates should be committed to the future of software defined data centres and open source technologies and have the dedication in supporting our engineering community in a dynamic, fast paced development environment.
Responsibilities
- Design and architect OpenStack-based private cloud solutions (RHOSO)
- Lead the deployment and management of Red Hat OpenShift clusters
- Define and implement cloud-native architecture patterns
- Integrate OpenStack with container platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes)
- Drive automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
- Ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery strategies
- Establish security best practices across infrastructure and platforms
- Collaborate with DevOps, security, and application teams
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and governance
- Evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and improvements
Qualifications
- Cloud & Virtualisation
- Strong experience with OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Keystone)
- Hands-on experience designing and deploying private cloud environments
- Understanding of multi-region / multi-tenant architectures
- Container Platforms
- Deep expertise in Red Hat OpenShift (OCP 4.x)
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and components
- Experience with container lifecycle management
- Automation & DevOps
- Proficiency with Ansible, Terraform, or similar IaC tools
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD)
- Scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
- Storage
- Experience with Ceph or other distributed storage systems
- Understanding of block, object, and file storage concepts
Preferred Qualifications
- Red Hat certifications (e.g., RHCA, RHCE, OpenShift certification)
- Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments
- Familiarity with service mesh (Istio) and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Exposure to GitOps practices
Remuneration, Benefits & Working Arrangements
Salary: Up to £74,000 depending on experience. Dynamic (hybrid) working: 1-2 days per week on-site due to workload classification.
Security Clearance: British Citizen only. This role will require DV Clearance. All successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks after offer stage.
- Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
- Pension: up to 14% total employer/employee contributions (can be increased by up to 2%)
- Flexible working: options for flexible working arrangements
- Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave; enhancements for other leave types
- Facilities: site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking
- Healthcare options: Healthcare Cash Plan and various private medical insurance provisions
- Additional lifestyle and wellbeing benefits: discounts, vouchers, gym memberships, and other programs
Dynamic Working: We support flexible start times and remote work where possible, with up to 15 days of Flexi-leave per annum in addition to 25 days of annual leave and bank holidays.
About MBDA
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of our role in supporting the Armed Forces and partner with governments to defend freedom. We support employee networks and a values-led culture with a personal development programme. We encourage ongoing learning and provide opportunities for career progression.
Notes
All applicants should be aware of the security clearance requirements and the need to meet nationality restrictions where applicable.
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