Cloud and DevOps Engineer - NV1 Cleared

Paxus Australia Pty Ltd.; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Contract extension potential

Job summary

Paxus Australia Pty Ltd. in Melbourne is seeking a Cloud & DevOps Engineer for a 3‑month contract with potential extension.

The role supports design, deployment, and ongoing management of AWS infrastructure and DevOps pipelines in a hybrid Melbourne setup, with remote options and occasional office visits. Candidates should have active NV1 clearance and 5+ years in Cloud & DevOps, strong hands-on AWS experience, and familiarity with containers, IaC, and monitoring stacks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years in Cloud & DevOps roles with strong hands-on AWS experience.
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable AWS infrastructure.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, and Packer.
• Implement and maintain Elastic Stack (ELK) monitoring solutions.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Perform Linux (RHEL) administration and write automation scripts (Bash, Python).
• Support PHP-based application environments.
• Enforce IAM, network security, data protection, and compliance best practices.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and maintain infrastructure documentation.

Skills

AWS

CI/CD

Linux Admin

Bash

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

AWS Certifications (optional)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

Packer

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

ELK

Job description

Cloud & DevOps Engineer - NV1 Required

Contract Duration: 3 Months (with potential extension)

Location: Primarily Melbourne (Hybrid) / open to Canberra and Adelaide based candidates

About the Role

We are seeking a Cloud & DevOps Engineer for a 3-month contract (with potential extension).

• Melbourne Candidates: Hybrid model (3 days/week on-site).

• Other Locations: Remote work allowed, with occasional visits to a local office as required.

• On-Call: Roster-based rotation (approximately once every 4 to 5 weeks).

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3).

• DevOps & Automation: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, and Packer to automate releases and infrastructure provisioning.

• Monitoring & Maintenance: Implement and maintain Elastic Stack (ELK) monitoring solutions to ensure optimal system performance and reliability.

• Containerization: Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift.

• Scripting & Linux Admin: Perform Linux (RHEL) server-side administration and write automation scripts using Bash or Python.

• Application Support: Work with PHP-based application environments.

• Security & Compliance: Enforce IAM, network security, data protection, and compliance best practices across cloud environments.

• Support & Documentation: Provide advanced troubleshooting for production issues and maintain detailed infrastructure documentation.

Key Requirements & Qualifications

• Clearance: Must hold an Active NV1 Clearance.

• Experience: Junior to Intermediate level (Minimum 5 years in Cloud & DevOps roles, with strong hands-on AWS experience).

• Tech Stack:

  • Cloud: AWS (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3)

  • DevOps/IaC: Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Packer

  • Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

  • OS & Scripting: Linux (RHEL), Bash, Python

  • Monitoring: Elastic Stack (ELK)

  • App Stack: Experience with PHP environments

• Education & Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or a related field. AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are a plus.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.