Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Automation Specialist

Paxus; Canberra; Híbrido; AUD 150.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Paxus is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Automation Specialist to design, implement and support enterprise-scale container platforms, private cloud infrastructure and automation solutions.

The role focuses on automating the lifecycle of OpenShift clusters, observability across OpenStack and OpenShift environments, and improving developer experience via automated tooling and streamlined delivery pipelines.

Formación

• Proven experience designing and operating enterprise-scale container platforms.
• Strong automation, IaC and scripting capabilities.
• Experience with OpenShift/OpenStack in production environments.
• NV1 security clearance preferred or eligible.

Responsabilidades

• Design, deploy and automate enterprise-scale OpenShift and OpenStack environments.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, scaling and lifecycle management.
• Implement telemetry, monitoring and observability across platforms.
• Develop automation scripts and IaC using Ansible and related tools.
• Enable GitOps workflows with ArgoCD.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure delivery.
• Manage OpenShift operators, networking and platform security.
• Collaborate with teams to improve reliability and performance.

Conocimientos

OpenShift

OpenStack

Infrastructure as Code

Automation scripting

CI/CD pipelines

GitOps

Ansible

Linux administration

Container orchestration

Observability

Herramientas

Red Hat OpenShift

OpenStack

Ansible

ArgoCD

CI/CD tooling

Terraform

Descripción del empleo

Job Opportunity: Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Automation Specialist

Location: Canberra, ACT | Melbourne, VIC | Brisbane, QLD
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Contract Duration: 12 months, with potential extensions of up to 24 months
Security Clearance: Must hold or be eligible to obtain NV1 security clearance, with clearance required before commencement
Seniority: Senior / EL1 equivalent

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Automation Specialist to design, implement and support enterprise-scale container platforms, private cloud infrastructure and automation solutions within a complex technology environment.

This role will focus on automating the lifecycle of Red Hat OpenShift clusters, implementing end-to-end observability across OpenStack and OpenShift environments, and improving developer experience through automated tooling and streamlined delivery pipelines.

The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in infrastructure automation, container orchestration, cloud platforms and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), helping deliver secure, scalable and reliable infrastructure services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, manage and automate enterprise-scale Red Hat OpenShift and OpenStack environments.
• Automate cluster provisioning, configuration, scaling and lifecycle management.
• Implement and maintain telemetry, monitoring and observability solutions across infrastructure platforms.
• Configure monitoring agents, collectors and data pipelines to support infrastructure and application performance monitoring.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts, Ansible playbooks and Infrastructure as Code solutions.
• Implement and manage GitOps workflows using tools such as ArgoCD.
• Build, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines to streamline infrastructure deployment and operational processes.
• Manage OpenShift operators, ingress/egress configurations, platform security and cluster operations.
• Support Linux-based infrastructure and enterprise private cloud environments.
• Improve developer productivity through standardised development environments and automated developer tooling.
• Collaborate with technical teams to enhance platform reliability, security, scalability and operational efficiency.

Essential Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Proven experience designing, deploying and managing enterprise-scale container platforms, such as Red Head OpenShift or production Kubernetes environments, or private cloud and virtualisation platforms such as Red Hat OpenStack.
• Strong experience implementing telemetry pipelines, instrumentation collectors and observability solutions across infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in infrastructure automation, scripting and Infrastructure as Code.
• Hands‑on experience with Ansible, GitOps, ArgoCD and CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience managing complex infrastructure environments with a focus on reliability, security and performance.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces or other cloud-based integrated development environments.
• Relevant certifications in Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, OpenStack or Linux.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise or government infrastructure environments.

Security and Eligibility Requirements

• Must have an active NV1 security clearance before commencing the engagement.
• Must be comfortable working in a hybrid environment, with the ability to attend onsite when operational requirements arise.

Contract Details

• Engagement: 12-month initial contract.
• Extensions: Potential extensions of up to a further 24 months.
• Locations: Canberra, Melbourne or Brisbane.
• Working arrangement: Hybrid, subject to business requirements.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.