Openshift/Kubernetes Engineer

Azooa; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Azooa is hiring an experienced OpenShift engineer to support Services Australia’s on‑premises OpenShift platforms. You’ll combine hands‑on operations, automation and leadership, with onsite requirements and a potential hybrid arrangement.

Preferred Canberra location with Melbourne/Brisbane also considered. Start estimated 1 January 2027; NV1 clearance needed prior to commencement; occasional out‑of‑hours support may be required. Travel within reasonable distance to offices will be expected.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ systems administration experience, including OpenShift/Kubernetes cluster administration.
• Extensive Kubernetes networking, security, storage and troubleshooting experience.
• Knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, container images, registries, platform lifecycle and change/incident management.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer and maintain enterprise OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters for availability, security, scalability and resilience.
• Deliver installations, upgrades, patching, configuration changes and technology refreshes.
• Monitor health, performance and capacity; resolve networking, storage, compute, certificate and authentication issues.
• Automate platform operations and application delivery using Ansible, GitOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform or Helm.
• Implement secure configurations, vulnerability scanning, network segmentation and role-based access control.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, architecture and application teams; mentor junior engineers.
• Maintain documentation, operational standards and disaster recovery practices, and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

OpenShift administration/Kubernetes

Kubernetes networking

Security/compliance

Troubleshooting

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Degree or 5+ years ICT exp with 3+ yrs Kubernetes

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Helm

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Help keep essential government digital services running for millions of Australians.

Azooa is seeking an experienced OpenShift engineer to support Services Australia’s on-premises Red Hat OpenShift platforms. You’ll combine hands‑on operations, automation and complex troubleshooting with technical leadership and mentoring.

• Canberra preferred; Melbourne and Brisbane also considered.
• Hybrid arrangements may be considered. You must live within reasonable travelling distance of the relevant office and attend onsite for emergencies or business requirements.
• Estimated start: 1 January 2027.
• NV1 clearance must be held before commencement. The RFQ summary says candidates must be able to obtain NV1; its additional requirements specify clearance before starting.
• Occasional out-of-hours support may be required. The RFQ lists a maximum of 80 hours per week; actual hours require confirmation.

What you’ll do

• Design, deploy, administer and maintain enterprise OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters for availability, security, scalability and resilience.
• Deliver installations, upgrades, patching, configuration changes and technology refreshes.
• Monitor health, performance and capacity; resolve networking, storage, compute, certificate and authentication issues.
• Automate platform operations and application delivery using Ansible, GitOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform or Helm.
• Implement secure configurations, vulnerability scanning, network segmentation and role-based access control.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, architecture and application teams; mentor junior engineers.
• Maintain documentation, operational standards and disaster recovery practices, and drive continuous improvement.

What you’ll bring

• At least five years’ systems administration experience, including OpenShift/Kubernetes cluster administration.
• Extensive Kubernetes networking, security, storage and troubleshooting experience.
• Knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, container images, registries, platform lifecycle and change/incident management.

Highly regarded

• Government or regulated-environment experience, including ISM and Essential 8.
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or equivalent.
• Skills across Ansible, Helm, Python, CI/CD and Git.
• A relevant degree, or at least five years’ large-scale ICT experience plus three years in large-scale Kubernetes environments.

Reference: LH-08236