Technical Architect (Kubernetes/Openshift, Ibm Mq & API Gateway)

This role involves work on systems requiring government security clearance. Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the necessary clearance in accordance with applicable government requirements. MANDATORY SKILLS Kubernetes / OpenShift — Design & implement enterprise container applications on Kubernetes/OpenShift orchestration platforms; hands-on experience supporting containerised capabilities at scale. IBM MQ & API Gateway — Working experience administering IBM MQ messaging and API Gateway; ability to troubleshoot queues, queue managers, and channels; able to set up and operate MQ independently. Enterprise Web & Microservices Architecture — Proven ability to maintain large-scale enterprise online web architectures and microservices environments. GOOD-TO-HAVE SKILLS Agile processes and delivery tooling — understanding of the software delivery life cycle. Elastic ELK stack — administration, query development, and Kibana dashboard publishing. Web application stack knowledge — from end-user interaction through SSO, web server, app server, and database layers. Operational delivery — OS & application patching, performance monitoring, throughput tuning, operational automation. AWS administration. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Own one or two application products end-to-end — including patching, application support, and HA setup (e.g., WebSphere in HA mode in PROD). Maintain enterprise container architecture (3-tier) across up to 100 environments per site. Participate in application architecture sessions, providing inputs on integration points (Web Services, MQ, SFTP). Design, implement, and administer enterprise Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift / Cloud Foundry). Manage container provisioning, images, repository lifecycle, and deployment of container-centric services. Support enterprise web application and microservices architectures. Apply DevSecOps tooling and automation practices. Define and execute operational processes:OS-level and application-level patchingOperational housekeeping and archivalBackup and recovery Apply government-level security concepts: hardening, scanning, and maintaining security posture. Support AWS administration tasks. This role involves work on systems requiring government security clearance. Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the necessary clearance in accordance with applicable government requirements.