Extensive hands-on experience operating large-scale OpenShift or Kubernetes platforms in production environments.
Proven ability to lead platform operations across multiple clusters and environments.
Strong experience leading major incident response and coordinating resolution across multiple technical teams.
Deep understanding of operational security controls including RBAC, certificates, secrets, tokens, and audit requirements.
Experience governing platform change, upgrades, and lifecycle management within formal risk and control frameworks.
Strong observability and operational monitoring experience, with a focus on reducing noise and improving signal quality.
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, aligning Operations, Engineering, SRE, and Security stakeholders.
Extensive experience working in Agile environments, using Jira to manage complex operational initiatives and dependencies.
Experience operating OpenShift across private cloud or hybrid cloud estates at scale.
Strong familiarity with SRE and reliability engineering practices applied from an operational perspective.
Experience acting as the primary operational interface with vendors such as Red Hat during support cases and escalations.
Passion for building strong operational communities, mentoring operators, and raising operational standards across teams.
