Senior OpenShift Engineer – On-Prem, NV1 Clearance (Hybrid)

IAG Defence and National Security

Melbourne

Hybrid

AUD 140,000 - 170,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

IAG Defence & National Security is seeking an experienced Senior OpenShift Engineer to manage and optimise an on-premises Red Hat OpenShift platform for a government context. You will oversee cluster installation, upgrades, security, and automation while collaborating with developers, security, and infrastructure teams in a dynamic environment.

The role requires strong OpenShift/Kubernetes expertise, DevOps practices, and governance familiarity.

Qualifications

5+ years' systems administration experience including OpenShift or Kubernetes cluster administration
Extensive Kubernetes administration experience including networking, security, storage and troubleshooting
Knowledge of OpenShift security and access management including authentication, authorisation and RBAC
Experience with automation and DevOps practices including GitOps, Ansible, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
Working knowledge of the infrastructure supporting container platforms including compute, networking, storage, load balancing, DNS, certificates and identity
Knowledge of Australian Government security frameworks, including the Essential Eight and the Information Security Manual (ISM) ideally from a government or regulated environment
Experience with enterprise change, incident, problem and configuration management
Degree in computer science, IT or software engineering highly regarded, or 5+ years in a large ICT environment plus 3+ years in a large Kubernetes environment
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration, or equivalent, highly regarded

Responsibilities

Administer, configure and maintain on-premises Red Hat OpenShift platforms, keeping them available, stable and resilient
Run platform lifecycle activities, including cluster installation, upgrades, patching and technology refresh
Monitor platform health, capacity and performance, and troubleshoot complex OpenShift, Kubernetes and underlying infrastructure issues
Automate platform operations using Ansible, GitOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Secure the platform through vulnerability scanning, network segmentation and role-based access control
Support developers with CI/CD pipelines for containerised applications
Lead technical delivery and mentor junior engineers