Platform Engineer - Kubernetes, CI/CD & Automation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Wellness program

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a hands-on Platform Engineer to build, support and enhance secure, containerised services used by engineering teams. You will manage Kubernetes environments (OpenShift or equivalent), implement CI/CD pipelines, and drive automation across the platform.

You will work with Rancher, OpenShift and Jenkins, applying scripting and Ansible to streamline deployments while maintaining security controls and incident response capabilities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on platform or infrastructure experience with automation.
• Experience with secure platform practices and DevSecOps.
• Strong troubleshooting and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, support and improve platform services for engineering teams.
• Maintain Kubernetes environments and monitor platform health.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Linux

Jenkins

Ansible

Docker

Helm

Security

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Tools

Rancher

Git

OpenShift

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking a hands-on Platform Engineer to build, support and enhance secure, containerised services used by engineering teams. You will manage Kubernetes environments (OpenShift or equivalent), implement CI/CD pipelines, and drive automation across the platform.

You will work with Rancher, OpenShift and Jenkins, applying scripting and Ansible to streamline deployments while maintaining security controls and incident response capabilities.