Senior OpenShift Engineer

Balncs; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Balncs is seeking a Senior OpenShift Engineer in Sydney to design, implement, and operate OpenShift clusters across development, staging, and production. You will ensure high availability, security, and performance while automating deployments and enabling robust CI/CD practices.

You will work closely with software engineering and security teams, contribute to platform standards, documentation, and knowledge sharing, and mentor other engineers in Kubernetes and OpenShift best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong hands-on OpenShift and Kubernetes experience from design to lifecycle management.
• Proficiency with Docker and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Solid Linux administration, networking, and security practices in cloud/hybrid environments.
• Experience with monitoring/logging/observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK).
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex platform issues, and to optimize performance.
• Excellent collaboration and communication with software engineering and DevOps teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain OpenShift clusters for development, staging, and production.
• Ensure high availability, security, and performance of container platforms.
• Configure and manage containerized applications and automate infrastructure deployments.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Troubleshoot platform issues and optimize reliability; mentor engineers on best practices.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Containers

DevOps tools

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Linux administration

Networking security

Monitoring observability

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Role Description The Senior OpenShift Engineer is a full-time, on-site role based in Sydney, NSW. This position is responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining OpenShift clusters, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across development, staging, and production environments. Day-to-day tasks include configuring and managing containerized applications, automating infrastructure and application deployments, implementing monitoring and logging solutions, and troubleshooting platform issues. The role collaborates closely with forward deployed engineers, developers, and security teams to optimize workflows, improve reliability, and support continuous delivery. The Senior OpenShift Engineer is also expected to contribute to platform standards, documentation, and knowledge sharing, while mentoring other engineers on best practices in Kubernetes and OpenShift.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes, including cluster design, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency with container technologies and DevOps tools, such as Docker, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
• Solid understanding of Linux administration, networking, and security practices in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stacks) for container platforms.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex platform and application issues, and to optimize performance and reliability.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working closely with software engineering and DevOps teams.
• Experience in forward deployed or customer-facing engineering environments, supporting AI, data, or software products is an advantage.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.