Senior Platform Engineer | OpenShift

Leidos; North Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Your Way

Wellbeing programs

Learning & development

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking an OpenShift Platform Engineer to design, deliver and evolve a secure, scalable container platform for development teams in a cloud-native environment. You will collaborate with DevOps, security and infrastructure teams to automate provisioning with IaC, manage OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms, and drive improvements in reliability, security and developer experience.

Applicants must be Australian citizens with active NV2 security clearance and strong experience

Qualifications

• Experience designing and supporting Red Hat OpenShift-based platforms in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain OpenShift platform services across enterprise environments.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

IaC

Automation

GitOps

CI/CD

Cloud AWS/Azure

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

GitLab

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

About Leidos Australia At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life. Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter. Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work. This includes: Flex Your Way – Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours. Wellbeing That Matters – Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. Learn Without Limits – Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities. Work That Makes an Impact – Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities. Build Your Future – Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way. And Much More – These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.

About the Team

You’ll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes. We deliver secure, resilient and innovative technology services that enable Defence enterprise and warfighting capabilities across multiple classified domains and networks. We provide world‑class ICT operations and agile digital modernisation using advanced analytics, automation, hybrid cloud, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, cybersecurity and AI to optimise highly complex, mission‑critical environments.

The Opportunity

As an OpenShift Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, delivering, and evolving a secure, scalable container platform that enables development teams to build, deploy, and operate critical applications with confidence. Working within a collaborative cloud and infrastructure team, you will help shape modern platform capabilities that support business and customer outcomes. Design, implement, and maintain Red Hat OpenShift platform services across complex enterprise environments, ensuring reliability, security, and operational excellence. Collaborate with application, DevOps, cloud, security, and infrastructure teams to streamline deployment pipelines, improve platform adoption, and enhance the developer experience. Automate platform provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle management using Infrastructure as Code and modern engineering practices. Contribute to platform strategy, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational support activities while promoting best practices for virtualisation, containerisation, observability, resilience, and cloud‑native delivery.

About You

You are passionate about modern platform engineering and enjoy creating reliable, secure environments that enable teams to deliver value faster. You bring a balance of technical capability, collaboration and continuous improvement, with a focus on delivering practical outcomes in complex environments.

Essential Experience

• Essential Experience designing, deploying, and supporting Red Hat OpenShift based container platforms and Kubernetes platforms in enterprise environments including Advanced Cluster Management. Experience with OpenShift Networking and OVN-K, Enterprise Networking concepts, Ingress and Traffic Management, Load Balancing Experience with OpenShift Storage configuration including OpenShift Data Foundation, Enterprise Storage Arrays, CSI, PV Experience with Linux system administration, container technologies, and cloud‑native architecture principles. Capability in automation and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, GitOps, or similar technologies. Knowledge of CI/CD practices and platform integration with tooling such as GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or comparable solutions. Experience implementing platform security, monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities. Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams. Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Advantageous Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Knowledge of service mesh, observability, DevSecOps, and cloud‑native security practices. Experience supporting highly available, regulated, or mission‑critical environments. Relevant Red Hat, Kubernetes, cloud, or automation certifications. Knowledge and hands on experience of server configuration (Dell, HPE, Cisco) Experience in storage technologies (NetApp, EMC) Knowledge or experience in different hypervisors (VMware, Hyper‑V)

Due to the nature of this role, you must be an Australian Citizen and hold an active NV2 security clearance.

If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact Ben George, Talent Acquisition.

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Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. Pay Range: The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

Securing Your Data

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Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.