Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Canberra, Australia Posted on 21/10/2026

Infrastructure Engineersimplement, manage and retire the infrastructure (including physical, virtual,networking and cloud infrastructure) that supports digital services.

The experienced SeniorOpenShift Engineer will be able to navigate the monitoring, installation,configuration, administration, troubleshooting and maintenance of on-premisesRed Hat OpenShift clusters, particularly within the context of government services.The ideal candidate will provide technical support, troubleshoot problems andautomate solutions to ensure stable and efficient operation of OpenShiftenvironments, with a proven ability to lead cloud projects, mentor junior staffand integrate seamlessly into a complex, dynamic team environment.

Experience and knowledgeacross a breadth of ICT technologies or methodologies is highly desirable,these include:

• Ansible
  

Python

• Git
  

As a Senior OpenShift Engineerat Services Australia, you will play a critical role in managing and optimisingour OpenShift platform to meet the highest standards of performance, security,and compliance. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Design, deploy,and manage OpenShift or other Kubernetes clusters inenterprise environments, ensuring high availability andscalability.
  
• Assist developersin automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerisedapplications using OpenShift, utilising CI/CD pipelines for efficientservice delivery.
  
• Oversee clustermanagement, resource allocation, and capacity planning within Red HatOpenShift environments, ensuring optimal performance and responsibleresource utilisation.
  
• Develop andimplement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Ansible,Terraform, or Helm to support scalable and resilient cloudinfrastructure.
  
• Ensure the security of OpenShift environments by implementing best practices,including vulnerability scanning, network segmentation, and role-basedaccess control.
  
• Lead technicalteams in the execution of OpenShift projects, mentoring junior engineersand managing project timelines and deliverables.
  
• Work closely withcross-functional teams, including developers, architects, and businessstakeholders, to ensure smooth operations and alignment with businessgoals.
  
• Maintaincomprehensive documentation of systems, processes, and best practices, andactively share knowledge with the team.
  

Requirements Key duties andresponsibilities OpenShift Administration &Operations

• Administer,Configure and maintain the Agency's on-premises Red Hat OpenShiftContainer Platform environments, ensuring platform availability,stability, performance and operational resilience.
  
• Perform OpenShiftplatform lifecycle activities including cluster installation,configuration, upgrades, patching, maintenance and technology refreshactivities.
  
• Monitor platformhealth, capacity, performance and availability, proactively identifyingissues before they impact services.
  
• Troubleshoot andresolve complex OpenShift, Kubernetes and underlying infrastructureissues, including networking, storage, compute, certificate,authentication and cluster components.
  
• Implement andmaintain OpenShift platform configurations, policies, operators andsupporting services in accordance with Agency standards and securityrequirements.
  
• Develop andmaintain automation for the platform administration and operationalactivities using appropriate tools, technologies including Ansible,GitOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
  
• Workcollaboratively with infrastructure, security, application and engineeringteams to investigate incidents, implement changes and resolve complextechnical issues.
  
• contribute to thedevelopment and continuous improvement of OpenShift operationalprocedures, technical standards, documentation, monitoring, disasterrecovery and
  

Technical Skills (continued)

• Plan and delivercomplex platform changes, including OpenShift upgrades, patching,configuration changes and technology refresh activities.
  
• Lead andcontribute to collaborative technical team discussions, operating in anagile environment.
  
• Identifyopportunities to automate repetitive operational activities and improveplatform reliability, efficiency and consistency.
  
• Work effectivelyacross infrastructure, security, application and architecture teams todelivery integrated technology outcomes for the Agency.
  
• Analyseoperational data, incidents and platform performance information toidentify trends, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
  

Knowledge / Qualifications

• Red Hat OpenShiftContainer Platform and Kubernetes administration, including clusterarchitecture, operators, nodes workloads, networking, storage, securityand platform lifecycle.
  
• Working knowledgeof enterprise infrastructure components that support container platformssuch as compute, networking, storage, load balancing, DNS, certificatesand identity services, with the ability to collaborate with specialistteams to diagnose and resolve issues
  
• OpenShift securityand access management, including authentication, authorisation, RBAC,security controls and secure platform configuration.
  
• OpenShift logging,alerting, troubleshooting and performance management practices.
  
• Containerisationtechnologies and cloud-native platform concepts, including Kubernetesworkloads, containers images, registries and application deploymentpatterns.
  
• Platformautomation and DevOps practices including GitOps, Ansible, CI/CD andInfrastructure-as-code.
  
• RelevantAustralian Government security frameworks, policies and standardsincluding Essential 8, Information Security Manual (ISM).
  
• Enterprise Change,Incident, problem and configuration management practices relevant to theoperation of critical government technology platforms.