Cloud Platform Engineer​/Linux Administrator

Cloud Platform Engineer / Red Hat Linux, Open Stack & Open Shift at Virgin Media O2

Location: Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Reading, Sheffield

Job Family: Digital & Technology

Job Type: Full Time

Posted Date: 06-Jan-2026

Reference #: 70230

Senior Level: Mid-Senior level

Employment Type: Full‑time

Job Function: Engineering and Information Technology;
Industry: Telecommunications

The Cloud Platform Engineer will be responsible for VMO2’s on‑premise Cloud Infrastructure with responsibility for Builds, Upgrades, Configuration, Automation, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement. We require a technically skilled candidate with expertise in Linux Administration, coupled with Red Hat solutions including Open Stack Cloud and/or Open Shift. VMO2’s IT Private Cloud is the platform upon which most critical business applications reside and must deliver 99.999% availability.

The Cloud Platform Build Engineer is accountable for ensuring that the cloud platforms meet the availability and performance target set out to deliver business critical services. This role works alongside other engineering functions and requires a broad and extensive understanding of managing cloud environments across core technologies.

• As a leading technical resource for the Cloud Platform, make technical decisions that define the parameters for delivering optimum performance and customer experience.
• Accountable for the performance of the cloud environment throughout its lifecycle, ensuring the latest software, security patches and system upgrades are applied within defined SLA’s.
• Constantly improve speed to market by ensuring continuous deployment through automation targeting 100% of day‑to‑day tasks being automated.

• Excellent Linux administration experience, particularly in Red Hat.
• Experience with high availability applications, monitoring, and logging tools.
• Strong knowledge of virtualization technologies.
• Networking experience.

• Red Hat certification, RHCSA/RHCE/RHCVA.
• Experience in developing orchestration tools, automation tools using Ansible.
• Experience of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment using Agile methodologies.
• Experience building, configuring and operating a Red Hat Open Stack cloud.
• Experience with container‑based technologies such as Open Shift, Docker and Kubernetes.

Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a comprehensive reward package bursting with benefits, and extras you can add if you’d like. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, ensuring you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

Once you’ve submitted an application, the next steps likely include a technical and competency‑based interview. Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, so we may bring the closing date forward. If you’re offered a job, it will be conditional on passing background checks – all roles require a criminal record check and some roles a financial probity check.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and work hard to remove bias and barriers. We encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.