Infrastructure Engineer

Hays · Canberra ACT · Full time
Posted 4d ago

Infrastructure Engineer

KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • Design, deploy and automate enterprise-scale OpenShift and OpenStack environments.
  • Implement observability and monitoring solutions across infrastructure and application environments.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps deployment practices.

NV1 required | 12-Month Contract + Extension Options | ACT, VIC or QLD

Your new company
Hays is partnering with a major Federal Government department to source an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a strong background in platform automation, container technologies and cloud infrastructure. This opportunity sits within a large-scale enterprise environment supporting critical digital services used by millions of Australians.
Working as part of a highly technical infrastructure team, you will help design, automate and support enterprise container platforms and private cloud environments. The role focusses on Red Hat OpenShift, OpenStack, infrastructure automation, observability, and CI/CD practices, helping drive platform reliability, scalability and operational efficiency across a modern infrastructure ecosystem.
Your new role
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will:

  • Design, deploy and automate enterprise-scale OpenShift and OpenStack environments
  • Support the provisioning, scaling and lifecycle management of container platforms
  • Implement observability and monitoring solutions across infrastructure and application environments
  • Configure and maintain telemetry pipelines, agents and collectors
  • Develop and support infrastructure-as-code solutions and automation frameworks
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps deployment practices
  • Work closely with engineering teams to streamline platform operations and developer experiences
  • Contribute to platform reliability, performance optimisation and operational excellence

What you'll need to succeed
You will bring strong experience across modern cloud and container platforms, including:

  • Enterprise Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift administration and engineering
  • OpenStack or private cloud infrastructure environments
  • Infrastructure automation using Ansible and Infrastructure as Code practices
  • GitOps methodologies using tools such as ArgoCD
  • CI/CD pipeline development and automation
  • Linux systems administration and platform engineering
  • Monitoring, telemetry and observability tooling within large-scale environments
  • Strong troubleshooting, automation and infrastructure delivery skills

    Highly regarded:

  • Experience with OpenShift Dev Spaces or similar cloud-based developer tooling
  • Kubernetes, OpenShift, OpenStack or Linux certifications
  • Experience working within large enterprise or government ICT environments

What you'll get in return

  • Initial 12-month contract
  • Extension options up to 24 months
  • Hybrid working arrangements
  • Canberra, Melbourne or Brisbane locations
  • Opportunity to work with modern container and private cloud technologies
  • Exposure to large-scale infrastructure platforms delivering critical government services

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or email Lillee.Keane@hays.com.au.
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Skills

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AutomationAutomation skillsCi/cdCloud infrastructureContainer technologiesGitopsInfrastructure as codeKubernetesLarge-scale infrastructure managementLinux systems administrationMonitoring and observability toolsOpenshift dev spacesOpenstackRed hat openshiftTroubleshooting

Licenses & certifications

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Linux certificationOpenshift certificationOpenstack certification

Perks & benefits

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Extension options up to 24 monthsInitial 12-month contractOpportunity to work with modern container and private cloud technologies