Senior Platform Engineer: Kubernetes, Go & Networking

Peoplebank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoplebank is partnering with a leading Australian telecommunications provider to recruit a skilled infrastructure engineer for permanent and contract opportunities in Sydney. The role focuses on building and supporting modern, secure platforms with Kubernetes, Ansible and Terraform, and developing applications in Go and Rust.

You will collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive regulatory initiatives, support data platforms like Elastic/OpenSearch/Kafka, and maintain

Qualifications

• On-premises infrastructure and virtualization expertise.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform and infrastructure automation.
• Development experience in Go, Rust, Python or similar languages.
• Knowledge of Elastic, OpenSearch and Kafka data platforms.
• Experience supporting enterprise networking and firewall technologies.
• Australian Citizen with NV1, NV2 or PV clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and support virtualised infrastructure platforms (Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform).
• Develop and maintain applications using Go and Rust.
• Contribute to automation, system integration and platform engineering initiatives.
• Support data management and analytics platforms (Elastic, OpenSearch, Kafka).
• Manage networking infrastructure (Cisco, firewalls).
• Collaborate with architects and project teams to implement solutions.
• Provide operational support across infrastructure and applications.
• Assist with upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

On-premises infrastructure & virtualis

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Go & Rust development

Python or similar

Elastic/OpenSearch/Kafka

Networking & firewall support

Clearance NV1/NV2/PV

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

OpenSearch

Elastic

Kafka

Cisco networking

Firewall technologies

Job description

Peoplebank is partnering with a leading Australian telecommunications provider to recruit a skilled infrastructure engineer for permanent and contract opportunities in Sydney. The role focuses on building and supporting modern, secure platforms with Kubernetes, Ansible and Terraform, and developing applications in Go and Rust.

You will collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive regulatory initiatives, support data platforms like Elastic/OpenSearch/Kafka, and maintain