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One of our Federal Government Clients is seeking to engage a Senior OpenShift Administrator. This is a long-term contractual position.
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Contract Duration: 03 Years (12 Months initially + 24 Months extension)Work Location: Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and MelbourneWork Arrangement: The candidate must work full-time onsite at the mentioned location for the first 6 weeks. After that, WFH may be considered case-by-case, but a minimum of 3 days/week onsite is required.Eligibility: You must need to be Australian Citizen.Tentative Start Date: 1st July 2025Position Description: The Senior OpenShift Administrator implements, manages, and retires the infrastructure (including physical, virtual, networking, and cloud infrastructure) that supports digital services.
The agency is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior OpenShift Administrator who can navigate the monitoring, installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of on-premises Red Hat OpenShift clusters, particularly within the context of government services.
The ideal candidate will provide technical support, troubleshoot problems, and automate solutions to ensure stable and efficient operation of OpenShift environments, with a proven ability to lead cloud projects, mentor junior staff, and integrate seamlessly into a complex, dynamic team environment.
Key duties and responsibilities: Design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot OpenShift or other Kubernetes clusters in enterprise environments, ensuring high availability, reliability, and scalability.Assist developers in automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications using OpenShift, utilising our GitOps platform and CI/CD pipelines for efficient service delivery.Oversee cluster management (inc. in-place cluster upgrades), resource allocation, configuration management, and capacity planning within Red Hat OpenShift environments, ensuring optimal performance and responsible resource utilisation.Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Helm to support scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure.Ensure the security of OpenShift environments by implementing best practices, including vulnerability scanning, network segmentation, and role-based access control.Lead technical teams in the execution of OpenShift projects, mentoring junior engineers and managing project timelines and deliverables.Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, and business stakeholders, to ensure smooth operations and alignment with business goals.Maintain comprehensive documentation of systems, processes, and best practices, and actively share knowledge with the team.On-call duties may be required in extenuating circumstances; however, this is not the default expectation.Occasional/infrequent out of hours support may be required for maintenance or supporting activities.Selection Criteria: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or related field highly desirable, or demonstrated continuous professional experience of at least 5+ years in a large scale ICT environment, and additionally 3+ years in a large scale Kubernetes environment is a suitable alternative.At least 5+ years of experience in system administering - including experience in OpenShift/Kubernetes cluster administration.Extensive experience in Kubernetes administration - including networking, security, storage, and troubleshooting within containerised environments.Experience in a government or highly regulated environment, with demonstrated compliance to standards such as the Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential 8.Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or equivalent certification, or a willingness to obtain these certifications within the first 3-6 months of employment.Certifications in Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or a willingness to obtain these certifications within the first 3-6 months of employment.Experience and knowledge across a breadth of ICT technologies or methodologies is highly desirable, including Kubernetes, Ansible, Helm, Python & Bash, CI/CD Pipelines, Git, and Linux.The Next step is easy: If you are interested, you may send an email to ******
Referral incentive program: As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get $1000 for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates.
Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeContractJob functionOtherIndustries: IT Services and IT Consulting
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