Platform Engineer

Leidos Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Wellbeing programs

Extensive learning resources

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a hands-on Platform Engineer to build, support and improve secure application platforms. You will manage containerised workloads on Kubernetes platforms, drive automation, and collaborate with development, security and test teams to deliver reliable services.

Key activities include maintaining Rancher/OpenShift environments, migrating workloads, and advancing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes environments (OpenShift or similar).
• Experience administering Linux-based server or platform environments.
• Experience building, maintaining or troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).
• Automation and configuration management using Ansible, scripting or similar.
• Understanding Docker, containerised apps and Kubernetes patterns.
• Experience with Helm, IaC or other platform automation tooling.
• Knowledge of security scanning, vulnerability remediation and access controls.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support Kubernetes environments using Rancher and OpenShift to monitor workloads, deployments and platform health.
• Migrate containerised workloads between Kubernetes platforms, including Helm charts and routing.
• Develop, maintain and improve CI/CD and GitOps pipelines, supporting reliable Docker image build, test and deployment outcomes using Jenkins and Git.
• Automate platform configuration, deployment and operational tasks using Ansible, scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Administer Linux‑based platform environments, including upgrades, patching, troubleshooting and performance monitoring.
• Integrate applications with supporting platform services, including object storage, artifact repositories and Git repositories.
• Support secure platform operations, including security scanning, vulnerability remediation, certificate management, access controls and DevSecOps practices.
• Troubleshoot platform, pipeline and environment issues in collaboration with development, test and security teams.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Linux

CI/CD

Jenkins

Ansible

Scripting

Docker

Helm

Security

Tools

Rancher

Git

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Job description

About Leidos Australia

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.

Description

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.

Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission‑critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.

Benefits

• Flex Your Way - Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
• Wellbeing That Matters - Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
• Learn Without Limits - Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
• Work That Makes an Impact - Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
• Build Your Future - Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.
• And Much More - These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.

About The Team

You'll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.

Mission Software Systems (MSS) brings together expertise across intelligence, software, and cloud to deliver end-to-end capability supporting the full intelligence lifecycle, from planning through to dissemination and feedback. The team fosters a culture of innovation, leveraging modern engineering practices and shared infrastructure to rapidly build, test, and deploy software solutions across a range of environments, including cloud. MSS also plays a key role in advancing technology modernisation within Government, delivering scalable and adaptable solutions for complex enterprise challenges.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will build, support and improve the platform services used by engineering teams to develop, deploy and operate secure applications. You will support containerised workloads across Kubernetes platforms while improving automation, reliability and deployment practices.

• Maintain and support Kubernetes environments using Rancher and OpenShift to monitor workloads, deployments and platform health.
• Support the migration of containerised workloads between Kubernetes platforms, including updates to Helm charts, deployment configurations and routing.
• Develop, maintain and improve CI/CD and GitOps pipelines, supporting reliable Docker image build, test and deployment outcomes using Jenkins and Git.
• Automate platform configuration, deployment and operational tasks using Ansible, scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Administer Linux‑based platform environments, including upgrades, patching, troubleshooting and performance monitoring.
• Integrate applications with supporting platform services, including object storage, artifact repositories and Git repositories.
• Support secure platform operations, including security scanning, vulnerability remediation, certificate management, access controls and DevSecOps practices.
• Troubleshoot platform, pipeline and environment issues in collaboration with development, test and security teams.

About You

You bring hands‑on platform or infrastructure experience and enjoy replacing manual processes with reliable automation. You can investigate issues across infrastructure, pipelines and applications while keeping security and service continuity in view.

Essential

• Hands‑on experience supporting Kubernetes environments, including OpenShift or similar platform management tooling.
• Experience administering Linux‑based server or platform environments.
• Experience building, maintaining or troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines, particularly using Jenkins.
• Practical experience with automation and configuration management using Ansible, scripting or similar technologies.
• Understanding of Docker, containerised application delivery and Kubernetes deployment patterns.
• Experience with Helm, infrastructure as code or other platform automation tooling.
• Knowledge of security scanning, vulnerability remediation, certificate management, access controls and secure platform practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and collaboration skills.

Advantageous

• Experience migrating workloads between Kubernetes platforms, particularly Rancher and OpenShift.
• Experience integrating applications with object storage, artifact repositories or enterprise Git services.
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, observability or platform performance management.
• Experience working with DevSecOps practices and secure deployment environments.
• Exposure to complex, secure, regulated or restricted enterprise environments.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen. Security clearance requirements vary depending on the role and project and may include Baseline, NV1, NV2 or TSPV clearances. To be considered, applicants must hold, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, the appropriate security clearance and any associated customer access approvals required for the position.

Due to the nature of our work, applicants must be Australian Citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role. Certain roles may be subject International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements which may limit persons who hold dual nationality with certain proscribed countries from accessing material, or in the case of dual Australian-U.S citizens, may require the candidate to obtain a U.S. Persons Abroad authorisation from the U.S DDTC.

What To Expect When You Apply

• An initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition team
• An interview with the hiring manager or interview panel
• Any role‑specific assessment, technical discussion or customer step required for the position

We'll let you know what to expect before each stage, including who you'll meet and how to prepare. If you need any adjustments or support during the process, please let us know.

Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay And Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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