Linux Software Engineer

Downer; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on health care

Reservist Leave

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Downer is seeking a Linux Software Engineer in Canberra to deliver Defence ICT capability uplift and production environment support. You will design, build, automate, and maintain Linux-based systems, integrating software components and ensuring configuration compliance in high-security environments.

Experience with OpenStack, Ansible, and DevOps practices is valued, with AGSVA clearance preferred. The role involves collaboration with Defence teams, documentation, and ensuring adherence to

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software development across Linux-based systems and Windows environments.
• Experience developing software for Linux operating systems, including customising, administering and hardening Linux servers and applications.
• Experience automating and scripting installation, customisation and configuration activities.
• Experience developing and maintaining Linux standard operating environment images, technical documentation and system support artefacts.
• Exposure to DevOps methodologies and providing technical advice aligned to broader business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, build, administer and support production HQOTM MPE nodes.
• Develop, maintain and integrate software components, applications and interfacing systems.
• Automate solution installation, application customisation and system configuration activities.
• Support Linux configuration compliance, patch management, software lists and baselines.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including SOPs, BLIs, training material and configuration control artefacts.

Skills

Linux development

Linux administration

Scripting/Automation

DevOps

OpenStack

Ansible

Windows environments

Tools

OpenStack

Ansible

Job description

Join our Downer Professional Services team and play a key role in delivering complex defence and national security projects that safeguard Australia's future.

Downer Professional Services is comprised of two business units, our Technical, Advisory, and Capability consulting practice and Team Downer, a major service partner to Defence. Together, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory and delivery partner of choice for our clients in Defence and National Security.

We currently have an opportunity for a Linux Software Engineer in Canberra, ACT to work on Defence ICT capability uplift and production environment support projects.

What You'll Do

These roles offer a broad scope, with key role responsibilities include:

• Design, document, build, administer and support production HQOTM MPE nodes.
• Develop, maintain and integrate software components, applications and interfacing systems.
• Automate solution installation, application customisation and system configuration activities.
• Support Linux configuration compliance, patch management, software lists and technical baselines.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including SOPs, BLIs, training material and configuration control artefacts.

What You'll Bring

• Extensice experience in software development, ideally across Windows-based virtual environments and Linux-based systems.
• Experience developing software for Linux operating systems, including customising, administering and hardening Linux servers and applications.
• Experience automating and scripting application installation, customisation and configuration activities.
• Experience developing and maintaining Linux standard operating environment images, technical documentation and system support artefacts.
• Exposure to DevOps methodologies, with the ability to provide technical advice aligned to broader business and capability requirements.

Experience with deployable communication and information systems, systems engineering processes, the Defence Capability Lifecycle, agile project management, Ansible scripting, OpenStack or Windows SOE development will be highly regarded.

Due to the nature of the work, the successful applicant must hold and maintain an AGSVA Security Clearance, as required by the Commonwealth. In some cases, compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) may also be required.

Why Downer Professional Services

At Downer Professional Services, we're not just a workplace - we're a business dedicated to contributing to the shaping of the future of defence in Australia. As the country's only sovereign prime, we're committed to making a real difference in protecting Australia's interests.

What is means to belong at Downer Professional Services

• Meaningful work: Help to deliver critical Defence projects that protect Australia and shape its future.

• Professional development: Access career mapping, accelerated learning programs, and shared learning through our Communities of Practice.

• Great perks: Enjoy discounts on healthcare, retail, vehicles, and more through Perks@Downer.

• Veteran support: Benefit from initiatives like up to 20 days of Reservist Leave to stay connected post-service.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to help you put your best foot forward.