DevOps Engineer (Operations & Infrastructure)

Australian Research Data Commons; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Opportunity to work on Australian data

Zusammenfassung

Australian Research Data Commons in Canberra, Brisbane or Melbourne is seeking a DevOps Engineer (Operations & Infrastructure) to design, operate and improve CI/CD pipelines and containerised environments. The role collaborates with systems admins, developers and data engineers to release national research data products securely.

The position involves managing rootless container deployments, infrastructure as code, and monitoring of clustered services, with a focus on identity, secrets

Qualifikationen

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams in a matrix environment.
• Experience working with or in the Australian higher education or research sector, with demonstrated understanding of research infrastructure and the role it plays in enabling research activity.
• Suitable experience and qualifications to meet the requirements outlined in the position description.

Aufgaben

• Build, operate and improve CI/CD pipelines (such as Bitbucket Pipelines), and automate builds, tests and deployments.
• Build and maintain rootless container-based deployments (such as Docker, Podman and Kubernetes) on Linux servers.
• Maintain infrastructure and configuration as code (such as Ansible and Terraform), and write scripts that automate routine tasks, working with system administrators.
• Deploy, operate and monitor clustered services (Neo4j, Elasticsearch and Solr) and data ingestion pipelines.
• Implement identity and access management, secrets management and cybersecurity practices across pipelines and environments.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Distributed teams experience

Higher education/research sector know‑

Tools

Bitbucket Pipelines

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Neo4j

Elasticsearch

Solr

Jobbeschreibung

DevOps Engineer (Operations & Infrastructure)

Australian Research Data Commons – Canberra ACT

The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) is Australia’s leading research data infrastructure, funded by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). We partner with the research community and industry to build leading-edge digital research infrastructure, providing Australian researchers with competitive advantage through data.

At the ARDC, we’re accelerating Australian research and innovation by driving excellence in the creation, analysis and retention of high-quality data assets. We’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, fostering an organisational culture that values individual differences and treats all people with respect, dignity and equity.

Our organisational values guide everything we do: Ambition, Focus, Collaboration, Flexibility, Transparency.

The ARDC is looking to recruit a DevOps Engineer (Operations & Infrastructure). This position can be based in Canberra, Brisbane or Melbourne.

About the ARDC

The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) is Australia’s leading research data infrastructure, funded by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). We partner with the research community and industry to build leading-edge digital research infrastructure, providing Australian researchers with competitive advantage through data.

At the ARDC, we’re accelerating Australian research and innovation by driving excellence in the creation, analysis and retention of high-quality data assets. We’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, fostering an organisational culture that values individual differences and treats all people with respect, dignity and equity.

Our organisational values guide everything we do: Ambition, Focus, Collaboration, Flexibility, Transparency.

The ARDC is looking to recruit a DevOps Engineer (Operations & Infrastructure). This position can be based in Canberra, Brisbane or Melbourne.

About the Role

As our DevOps Engineer (Operations & Infrastructure), you will help design, operate, maintain and improve the CI/CD pipelines, containerised environments, configuration management, security controls and monitoring that let ARDC’s national research data products be released reliably and run securely. You will work closely with systems administrators, developers and data engineers.

In this role, you will:

• Build, operate and improve CI/CD pipelines (such as Bitbucket Pipelines), and automate builds, tests and deployments.




• Build and maintain rootless container-based deployments (such as Docker, Podman and Kubernetes) on Linux servers.




• Maintain infrastructure and configuration as code (such as Ansible and Terraform), and write scripts that automate routine tasks, working with system administrators.




• Deploy, operate and monitor clustered services (Neo4j, Elasticsearch and Solr) and data ingestion pipelines.




• Implement identity and access management, secrets management and cybersecurity practices across pipelines and environments.

To find out more about this role, please visit our website to see the position description: https://ardc.online/2p8rz4zc

What We Are Looking For

We want to speak with individuals who have:

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.




• Experience working with geographically distributed teams in a matrix environment.




• Experience working with or in the Australian higher education or research sector, with demonstrated understanding of research infrastructure and the role it plays in enabling research activity.




• Suitable experience and qualifications to meet the requirements outlined in the position description.

Terms of Appointment

This position will be offered on a fixed term appointment through to 30 June 2028.

In return, we offer:

• A competitive remuneration package.




• Flexible working arrangements across our distributed team model.




• Professional development opportunities.




• The chance to work with talented individuals on exciting Australian research infrastructure projects.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which will include reference checks, verification of qualifications, and confirmation of the right to work in Australia. This role will require a National Police Check and/or Working with Children Check.

For more information or any questions please contact **@ardc.edu.au

Agencies, please note: we are managing this recruitment directly and are not seeking agency support at this stage.