Cloud & DevOps Engineer - AWS, K8s, NV1 (Hybrid/Remote)

Cloud & DevOps Engineer - NV1 Required

Contract Duration: 3 Months (with potential extension)

Location: Primarily Melbourne (Hybrid) / open to Canberra and Adelaide based candidates

We are seeking a Cloud & DevOps Engineer for a 3-month contract (with potential extension).

• Melbourne Candidates: Hybrid model (3 days/week on-site).

• Other Locations: Remote work allowed, with occasional visits to a local office as required.

• On-Call: Roster-based rotation (approximately once every 4 to 5 weeks).

• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3).

• DevOps & Automation: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, and Packer to automate releases and infrastructure provisioning.

• Monitoring & Maintenance: Implement and maintain Elastic Stack (ELK) monitoring solutions to ensure optimal system performance and reliability.

• Containerization: Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift.

• Scripting & Linux Admin: Perform Linux (RHEL) server-side administration and write automation scripts using Bash or Python.

• Application Support: Work with PHP-based application environments.

• Security & Compliance: Enforce IAM, network security, data protection, and compliance best practices across cloud environments.

• Support & Documentation: Provide advanced troubleshooting for production issues and maintain detailed infrastructure documentation.

• Clearance: Must hold an Active NV1 Clearance.

• Experience: Junior to Intermediate level (Minimum 5 years in Cloud & DevOps roles, with strong hands-on AWS experience).

• Tech Stack:

  • Cloud: AWS (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3)

  • DevOps/IaC: Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Packer

  • Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

  • OS & Scripting: Linux (RHEL), Bash, Python

  • Monitoring: Elastic Stack (ELK)

  • App Stack: Experience with PHP environments

• Education & Certifications: Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or a related field. AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are a plus.

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Ian Cardinal on or email and quote the above job reference number.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.