Openshift Specialist (NV1 | NV2)

ACT
Cloud & Platform
Contract

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.

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