Openshift Specialist (NV1 NV2)

• Contract:Initial 6 Months (High likelihood of extensions)
• Clearance:NV2 Preferred (NV1 with the ability to upgrade considered)

• Location:Canberra (Onsite)
• Contract:Initial 6 Months (High likelihood of extensions)
• Rate:$1,300-$1,600 per day (depending on experience)
• Clearance:NV2 Preferred (NV1 with the ability to upgrade considered)

We're partnering with a global technology business client delivering critical national capability and are looking for experienced OpenShift Engineers to join a long-term programme within a secure Defence environment.

This is an opportunity to work on highly secure infrastructure supporting mission-critical platforms, with excellent contract longevity and exposure to cutting-edge Red Hat technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain enterprise Red Hat environments.
• Develop and maintain Ansible Playbooks for infrastructure automation and repeatable deployments.
• Deploy and support Red Hat OpenShift container platforms.
• Manage Red Hat Satellite environments.
• Support Red Hat CoreOS and RHEL 9/10 operating systems.
• Contribute to infrastructure automation, platform engineering and operational improvements.
• Work within highly secure environments following Federal Government engineering and architecture processes.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture and operational teams across Defence programmes.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Red Hat OpenShift
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 9/10)
• Red Hat CoreOS
• Red Hat Satellite
• Ansible Playbooks & Infrastructure Automation
• Scripted deployments and platform automation
• Experience working within Australian Defence environments
• Strong understanding of Federal Government delivery frameworks and engineering processes
• Experience working within secure or classified environments

Highly Desirable

• Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF)
• Experience working within secure enclaves
• Experience across Defence or National Security programmes
• Exposure to enterprise platform engineering and containerisation

Security Clearance

Candidates must hold:

• NV2 Clearance (preferred), or
• NV1 Clearance with the ability to upgrade.