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Contract Role: OpenShift Specialist / Platform Engineer
Location: Remote with occasional travel to London 
Duration: 6 Months Initially, 2 Year Programme 
Start Date: ASAP
Outside IR35
Rate: Negotiable 

Overview:

Our client is undergoing a significant transformation and migrating to OpenShift as their container platform of choice. They are seeking an experienced OpenShift Specialist to support the implementation, deployment, and operational handover of the new platform.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who has led or been heavily involved in OpenShift migration projects and can work confidently with both technical teams and senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the deployment and configuration of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

• Assist in the migration of existing applications and workloads into the OpenShift environment

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines aligned to containerised delivery

• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth integration

• Implement security best practices and ensure the platform is compliant with internal policies

• Provide documentation and knowledge transfer to internal teams

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues during the build and migration phases

Essential Experience:

• Proven experience deploying and managing OpenShift clusters (preferably v4+)

• Strong Kubernetes knowledge and experience working with containerised applications

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Tekton or ArgoCD

• Scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform)

• Familiarity with Helm charts, Operators, and GitOps practices

• Strong understanding of networking, security, and monitoring within OpenShift

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables

Desirable:

• Experience with cloud-native technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments

• Familiarity with service mesh (e.g., Istio) and logging/monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, EFK stack)

This role would suit a contractor who:

• Has delivered similar OpenShift projects end-to-end

• Can liaise effectively with platform, development, and security teams

• Is comfortable working in complex enterprise environments

Contract Role: Playwright Test Lead - Salesforce Environment
Location: Remote 
Duration: 3 Months Initially
Start Date: ASAP
Outside IR35

Overview:

Our client is looking for an experienced Playwright Test Lead to drive the implementation of Playwright within their Salesforce environment. This role is critical to enhancing their automation capability and embedding modern testing practices across the delivery lifecycle.

The successful contractor will take ownership of designing and setting up the Playwright framework, leading automation strategy, and ensuring robust test coverage across Salesforce components.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of Playwright for automated end-to-end and regression testing

• Build and maintain scalable, reusable, and maintainable test frameworks

• Collaborate with Salesforce developers, QA engineers, and DevOps to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

• Mentor internal teams and define best practices for test automation within a Salesforce context

• Identify gaps in existing QA processes and introduce improvements

• Own the testing roadmap, framework decisions, and automation tooling setup

• Ensure tests are reliable, fast, and provide clear feedback to the development team

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as a Test Automation Lead or similar role

• Strong expertise with Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript-based automation)

• Hands-on experience implementing Playwright from scratch into large-scale environments

• Good understanding of testing in Salesforce ecosystems (Sales/Service Cloud or custom Apex apps)

• Experience integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)

• Strong understanding of test design, cross-browser testing, and test data management

• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement abilities

Desirable:

• Familiarity with Salesforce test automation limitations and best practices

• Experience working in regulated or enterprise-scale environments

• Knowledge of API testing tools (e.g., Postman, REST Assured)

• ISTQB certification or similar (nice to have)

Administrator

Our client is currently seeking an experienced Administrator to join their team, reporting directly to the Manager. This role will provide essential administrative support to both operational and management teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing general enquiries, payroll processes, procurement activities, monitoring and reporting tasks, as well as handling invoicing and payments.

• Maintaining organized and efficient administrative systems, ensuring all correspondence and documentation meet professional standards and auditing requirements.

• Handling routine queries efficiently and providing timely, appropriate responses.

• Professionally managing client, resident, and general enquiries via telephone and email, maintaining high customer service standards.

• Ensuring all enquiries are resolved within established business service-level timelines.

• Coordinating events, travel arrangements, accommodation bookings, and related logistics.

• Supporting the Office Manager with administrative tasks and special projects as required.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Good standard of education.

• Previous experience in an administrative role.

• Competent IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Efficient, professional, with the ability to multitask.

• Strong communication, organizational, and time-management skills.

• Enthusiastic, flexible, and proactive attitude.

• Capable of working independently as well as part of a team.