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Kubernetes/Containerisation Consultant, £500 per day outside IR35

Kubernetes/Containerisation Consultant, £500 per day outside IR35

Remote

Working, United kingdom

£ 500 /day

Freelance

01-12-2025

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Leadership CI/CD Kubernetes VMware Networking Architecture CI/CD Pipelines

Job Specifications

Kubernetes/Containerisation Consultant, £500 per day outside IR35
6-12 months initially, Remote Working
Bench IT require an of experienced Solution Architect with strong hands-on expertise in Kubernetes cluster life cycle automation, specifically using Cluster API (CAPI) and ideally, the Metal³ (Metal Cubed) provider for bare-metal provisioning.
The Consultant will work across design, define architecture and patterns, and provide technical oversight for the deployment and integration of a Kubernetes cluster management platform across bare metal and SUSE and Rancher environments.
This is a customer-facing role requiring both strategic architecture and practical implementation leadership.
Responsibilities & Experience:
Lead end-to-end architecture for Kubernetes cluster management using Cluster API (CAPI).
Deep practical Kubernetes experience (cluster operations/platform building).
Design and oversee implementation of Metal³ bare-metal provisioning, including integration with Ironic.
Work with internal and customer engineering teams to define:
Ensure seamless integration with existing infrastructure (networking, security, storage, VMware vSphere).
Produce architecture documentation.
Provide technical leadership and knowledge transfer to customer and internal teams.
Proven hands-on experience with Cluster API (CAPI).
Experience with Metal³/Metal Kubed, including PXE/Ironic-driven provisioning.
Experience with declarative automation (GitOps, YAML, IaC).
Desirable Skills:
Knowledge of VMware
SUSE
Rancher
Experience with VMware Tanzu
Experience in telco, edge, or large-scale distributed platform deployments
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling
Kubernetes/Containerisation Consultant, £500 per day outside IR35
6-12 months initially, Remote Working

About the Company

Bench iT is a cloud-based benchmarking program designed specifically for quantity surveyors looking to streamline their construction cost analysis and reporting. With its powerful suite of tools, Bench iT provides automated insight into rates and overall construction costs across a quantity surveyor's portfolio of current and past projects, allowing for easy comparison, aggregation, and estimation from within the app. Gone are the days of manually sifting through data and spreadsheets. Bench iT automates the process, saving... Know more