Container Platform Support Consultant

Role Overview We are looking for a **Container Platform Support Consultant** with strong experience in Kubernetes administration, AWS EKS, container platform support, Terraform, Linux, and CI/CD. The role will focus on maintaining and supporting container platforms, resolving complex technical issues, improving platform reliability, and working across cloud and enterprise environments. Experience with **Azure AKS, SRE/Observability, OpenShift, Kafka, and banking or regulated environments** will be highly regarded. Key Responsibilities * Administer and support **Kubernetes clusters and container platforms** in production environments. * Provide operational support for **AWS EKS** , including cluster health, upgrades, networking, workloads, and troubleshooting. * Support containerised applications and resolve **L2/L3 platform incidents and technical issues** . * Manage infrastructure and platform configuration using **Terraform / Infrastructure as Code** . * Perform Linux administration, troubleshooting, patching, and performance monitoring. * Support and troubleshoot **CI/CD pipelines** and deployment processes. * Monitor platform health, availability, capacity, and performance. * Apply **SRE and observability practices** to improve reliability and operational resilience. * Troubleshoot networking, storage, ingress, authentication, and workload\-related Kubernetes issues. * Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, security, and application teams. * Contribute to platform automation, standardisation, documentation, and continuous improvement. * Support cloud container platforms including **AWS EKS and Azure AKS** . * Participate in incident response, root\-cause analysis, problem management, and production change activities. Essential Skills * Strong **Kubernetes Administration** experience. * Hands\-on **AWS EKS** experience. * Experience providing **Container Platform Support** in enterprise or production environments. * Strong **Terraform** / Infrastructure as Code experience. * Strong **Linux administration and troubleshooting** skills. * Practical experience with **CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices** . Desirable Skills * **Azure AKS** * **SRE / Observability** * **OpenShift** * **Kafka platform exposure** * Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, or equivalent. * Experience with cloud networking, security, IAM, ingress, service mesh, and container security. Experience * Strong enterprise experience supporting Kubernetes/container platforms. * Experience working in **production and business\-critical environments** . * **Banking, financial services, or other regulated\-environment experience** is preferred. * Strong incident management, troubleshooting, and stakeholder communication skills. Priority Skills **Priority 1 – Must Have** * Kubernetes Administration * AWS EKS * Container Platform Support * Terraform * Linux * CI/CD **Priority 2 – Preferred** * Azure AKS * SRE / Observability * OpenShift **Priority 3 – Advantage** * Kafka Platform Exposure * Banking / Regulated Environment Experience