Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Automation Specialist

Paxus; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxus invites applications for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Automation Specialist in Australia. The role focuses on automating lifecycle of Red Hat OpenShift clusters, implementing observability, and delivering secure, scalable infrastructure across private cloud environments.

Hybrid work arrangement with locations in Canberra, Melbourne, or Brisbane. Strong experience in OpenShift/Kubernetes, IaC, Ansible, GitOps, and CI/CD pipelines is required; NV1 clearance or eligibility is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Proven experience deploying enterprise OpenShift or Kubernetes platforms.
• Expertise in telemetry, observability and CI/CD automation.
• Hands-on automation with Ansible, GitOps and IaC.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, manage and automate OpenShift/OpenStack environments.
• Automate cluster provisioning, configuration, scaling and lifecycle management.
• Implement telemetry, monitoring and observability across infrastructure.
• Configure monitoring agents and data pipelines for performance.
• Develop automation scripts, Ansible playbooks and IaC solutions.
• Implement and manage GitOps workflows with ArgoCD.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines for infra deployment.
• Manage OpenShift operators, ingress/egress, security and operations.
• Support Linux-based infra and enterprise private cloud environments.
• Improve developer productivity with standardised dev environments and tooling.
• Collaborate to enhance platform reliability and efficiency.

Skills

OpenShift

Ansible

GitOps

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

OpenStack

Scripting / IaC

Observability

Tools

ArgoCD

Job description

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 Hat 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.